The Panthers are heading to the championship game after beating Bradley 57 to 40.
They play the winner the of Wichita State vs Illinois State tomorrow afternoon.
Bradley had a strong win over Creighton yesterday, however UNI took an
early lead and held on.
Top scorers for the Panthers were Jordan Eglseder and Marc Sonnen with 10 points.
Top scorers for the Braves were Andrew Warren with 12 points and Sam Maniscalco with 10 points.
Bradley was called for two goal tending fouls, one in each half which gave the Panthers 4 points.
UNI was strong off the top in the first half with a 50 percent shooting average, however the second half Bradley defense picked up and had less basket opportunities and made fewer field goals.
Panthers had a lead the whole game, the biggest lead coming in the second half with a 24 point lead.
Bradley had 14 turnovers to UNI's 7.
Bradley's Sam Singh had 8 rebounds the most for the game.
Bradley did a good job on defense the second half, by only letting UNI score 21 points the whole second half, most three point shots.
UNI has the ability to play 10 players.
This gives them a good edge when they are able to rotate players in and out of the game.
They do not wear down as fast.
It will be interesting to see how the Panthers play tomorrow.
Also, it will be neat to see how loud UNI fans can be.
