DES MOINES (AP) — Klint Carlson made three 3-pointers and scored 17 points and surging Northern Iowa defeated Drake 71-63 on Saturday.
The Panthers (10-11, 5-5) lost their first five Missouri Valley Conference games but now have won five in a row.
Jeremy Morgan and Bennett Kock each scored 16 points for Northern Iowa, which made 20-of-27 free throws to 7-of-10 for Drake.
Ore Arogundade had three 3-pointers and 15 points to lead the Bulldogs (7-15, 5-5), who had a five-game home winning streak snapped.
An 8-0 run with a 3-pointer from Carlson and a basket and 3-pointer from Luke McDonnell gave the Panthers the lead for good at 44-37 with 10:45 left. Arogundade made a 3-pointer to cut the lead to four with just less than eight minutes left, but UNI answered with a 12-5 run to lead by 11. Drake wouldn’t get closer than eight.