Bohannon, Jesperson lead Panther men over Stephen F. Austin

CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Matt Bohannon and Paul Jesperson scored 15 points apiece and Jeremy Morgan and Wes Washpun had 14 each, leading Northern Iowa to a 70-60 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday morning.

The Panthers (1-1) led the entire game, increasing its 40-26 halftime advantage to 19 points on Bohanon’s 3-pointer early in the second half. T.J. Holyfield’s tip-in cut it to 58-50 with 4 minutes left, but the Lumberjacks (0-2) got no closer.

Stephen F. Austin’s Thomas Walkup scored 30 points on 12-of-20 shooting from the field, and he added eight rebounds.

Northern Iowa survived 17 turnovers by holding the Lumberjacks to 36-percent shooting (22-of-62).

The game tipped off at 7 a.m. and was part of ESPN’s 24-hour basketball marathon.