OH BABY!! Missouri State Comments.

[Panthers Win!!]

Up by 17 points, midway through the second half (6 mins to go). Looks good and some folks that have been in a slump seem to be fighting their way out of it. They need a game like this. Time to hold on now!

[JayJ79]

can't start celebrating yet.
but it IS nice to have a lead going into the stretch.

[UNI92]

It really looks like they have their confidence back. They're playing hard, getting the loose balls and hitting big shots.
They look like a top 25 team tonight!!

[igo4uni]

Looks like we get SIU tomorrow.

peace

igo4uni

[NJ Panther]

Brooks sucks... Jacobson is overrated...we're going to the NIT...etc.
Keep on complaining, because it seems to work!
Good, but not great game, but we'll take it. Offense was improved. Great effort by Stout, much better game by Brooks, good effort by Coleman, good effort Jacobson. On Defense Jacobson absolutely embarased Ahearn in his home town. No FG's for the leading scorer in the league! Thats just awesome Benny! Stout is the man, Mac has that coaching swagger again, and best of all we get to hear the Barry Hinson song and complain show yet another season! The man has an amazing ability to complain about how his team gets overlooked. Expect him to run his mouth until selection Sunday. But seriously best of all, the noise created by the Panther fans! How awesome was that. Now, go get the Flying Saluki Dogs Who Eat Children!!!

Ah Jeg, do I have to pay your royalties for using that?

[Uncle TubaCat]

Hey Bears!

START YOUR TRACTORS!!!!!

[B.True]

lights out at midnight boys......rest up for another big game against the salukis!

confidence and swagger.....what a solid second half tonight!

go panthers

[Khan4Cats]

Let's take our tractors to the Dance! (After two more wins, too!)

[UNIMIS2001]

What a great game!!!

[DRAKELAWPANTHER]

Did anyone else want to shoot the announcers? How many times do we have to hear: This is a must-win for UNI. Missouri State is a lock for the NCAA. I swear, those FSN announcers trash us EVERY game.

[Kaboom]

NJ, right on...i like what i saw.

[JayJ79]

I considered it a must-win, for the most part.

they MIGHT have made the tourney if they lost. but it became shaky. Plus, they would have had ZERO momentum going into the NCAA.

with the win, they have strengthened their bid for the NCAA tourney (though another win or two would certainly be nice), and theyve gained some confidence and momentum.

[Khan4Cats]

I still believed we would be in regardless. But now the worst our last 10 will be is 5-5 if we don't win the whole thing, 6-4 if we do. That would have been the only negative on our resume for the committee to use against us. Plus we are guaranteed a winning record against the RPI top 50. Now we play for ourselves and seeding.

[UNI Prof]

It seemed as though the announcers kept calling Stout Coleman. Did that happen or am I hearing things?

[ejacobson]

The called Coleman, Carwford twice. I know that for sure.

Great game by the boys. Played a little desperate and wild in the first half, but Mac got everyone calmed down and they just rolled in the second.

Can't say enough about the coaching move of switching Ben to PG and Brooks to SG.

Allowed Brooks to get the open looks he can knock down.

Grant played great again, and yes he probably did deserve the win the POY.

Benny had some trouble hitting them all, but wow he just owned Ahearn all night.

Coleman started really rough and came on strong in the second.

Crawford did his thing, quietly scoring playing D, and helping this team win.

JLitt played teneacious D and had some great drives to keep us in the game early on.

What a solid team effort and a great game to get this team back on the right track.

Bring on the "Egyption Dogs" as the FSN annoucners called them all night. *Or more correctly (thanks Reed I always need a good proofreader and without NJ around I need all the help I can get) "Flying Saluki Dogs Who Eat Children"

GO PANTHERS!!!