Up Next: Virginia Commonwealth

[06panther10]

Deon's two turnovers in the lane were just crushing, crushing blows.

Indefensible possessions.

[swarthmore]

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Seth Tuttle disappeared in the biggest game of his senior season. Let his teammates and some fans down. WES was the BEST. YOU have so much heart and I LOVE IT! xoxo

There will be bigger games than this, in large part due to Tuttle.

[Codytwo]

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I wouldnt bet on it. The valley is a garbage league in the minds of many. If the teams uni beat in the preseason dont do much they could be left with little in the quality win column.

I find this site interesting:

http://www.rpiforecast.com/wizard/Northern%20Iowa.html

I just ran a projection with UNI losing to VCU, Iowa, WSU and WSU in the regular season. Then two MVC wins against Loyola and Illinois State followed by a loss to WSU.

The outcome was a 28-5 record, RPI of 16 and SOS of 97. If we didn't make the tourney with that sort of resume then I would have to believe that the same committee for FCS is making the NCAA tourney selections.

[Codytwo]

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Agreed. They could move up in the polls.

I agree. I honestly think it could go either way. We'll drop just because we lost or we'll maintain or move up because we were able to hold our own on the road against a quality team.

[OH, NEWBY]

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Great to see Bohannon light it up after halftime. He needed a game like this to get his confidence back up. I thought the team played with a lot of heart tonight and just came up a little short. The thing that puzzled me the most was why Wes gave the ball up to Deon to run the last possession of regulation. We needed to have Wes run off the ball screen to get to the paint. Either he was going to make a shot at that point or get fouled and make free throws. He was zoned in the whole game. What a game by that young man!

[Codytwo]

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I hope Dannen and VCU's AD understand how games like this can build a friendly rivalry and generate positive momentum for the program. Was tonight's game the last of our agreement or do we have two more games?

Tonight's game wwould bring a crowd to McLeod next year and I'm sure VCU's fans won't forget tonight and would love to see UNI in Richmond again in the near future.

[JagsNCats]

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We'll drop out of the top 25 because voters hate mid majors. Wes is the heart of this team and played a hell of a game. Deon has his moments but struggled down the stretch. Coach probably should've let Wes take the ball at the end of regulation but those are tough decisions. Seth had a rough game and Jake has shown that he'll go with the lineup he thinks can finish the game plenty of times before. Tough to question his decisions when he's had this much success. Win on Saturday and this loss is insignificant. We have a special team here so keep the faith PantherNation!

[CyCarp]

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I agree. I honestly think it could go either way. We'll drop just because we lost or we'll maintain or move up because we were able to hold our own on the road against a quality team.

I'll be shocked if we stay in. I'd guess we drop to like 28 or 29. Some voters are just gonna see a loss.

[Kyle]

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Deon is the opposite of clutch.

I always remember Johnny's shot being completely unreliable right up until the game was on the line. Wes is that guy for us this year, but unfortunately Jake decided Deon was going to take the last shot in regulation. Obviously hindsight is 20/20 but if the ball is in Wes' hands on that last possession I believe we walk out with the W.

[OH, NEWBY]

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Deon is the opposite of clutch.

I always remember Johnny's shot being completely unreliable right up until the game was on the line. Wes is that guy for us this year, but unfortunately Jake decided Deon was going to take the last shot in regulation. Obviously hindsight is 20/20 but if the ball is in Wes' hands on that last possession I believe we walk out with the W.

Absolutely agree. Wes wasn't going to be denied.

[06panther10]

Deon is the opposite of clutch.



I always remember Johnny's shot being completely unreliable right up until the game was on the line. Wes is that guy for us this year, but unfortunately Jake decided Deon was going to take the last shot in regulation. Obviously hindsight is 20/20 but if the ball is in Wes' hands on that last possession I believe we walk out with the W.

Just a brutal decision. I dont get it. Wes was dominating.

[Kyle]

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Also LOL at R&B coming out of the woodwork after our first loss.

When we are 9-0 and ranked he is nowhere to be found. Now that we pick up our first loss on the road in double OT he claims the sky is falling.

[kochrab]

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Sad we couldn't walk out with the win tonight, but oh well. I would rather lose to VCU and learn from this than lose to Denver and go on a tailspin. This team is special. One loss won't kill us right now. Keep taking care of business and we will be just fine. Go panthers!

[UnderParPanther]

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wow, what a fun game! i'm pretty sure we are playing them at least next year, but i hope this turns into an every year thing. this team is vastly improved from last season and i cant say enough about how much wes has improved on the offensive end. free throw shooting bit us again, but we still had a chance in regulation to walk out of a gym against a very good team in their house. couple of things that i rehash with the wife after almost every decent game...1) please let someone other than deon have the ball before the end of half or at the end of the game....i'd love to see the actual % of times we get a shot up as it seems like it would be about 20%.... and 2) please substitute the last 10 minutes of the game/overtime...guys get tired....i thought lohaus played a good 1st half and hasnt been rewarded with minutes late...I'd like to see him get the chance.

like i said before, this is a much better team than previous years as they have really battled back through some ingame adversity that teams of the past allow to get to them and end up losing! lets hope for an injury free rest of the season!! go panthers!

[95UNIGRAD]

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Also LOL at R&B coming out of the woodwork after our first loss.

When we are 9-0 and ranked he is nowhere to be found. Now that we pick up our first loss on the road in double OT he claims the sky is falling.

Gutless poster picking a gutless time to come out of the woodwork.

C'mon r&b