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UNI men's basketball is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 10 years, and the Panthers are set to play St. John's in the first round.
For the first time in 10 years, the Northern Iowa men’s basketball team is dancing. The Panthers – who spent the season bouncing back from a few impactful injuries – took home the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. No.
12-seeded UNI is set to face fifth-seed St. John’s on Friday, March 20 at 6:10 p. m.
CT in San Diego, Calif. But leading up to that announcement, there was a week full of peaks and valleys. In Division I men’s basketball, the Missouri Valley hosts one of the earliest conference tournaments – with a week between the champion being crowned and Selection Sunday kicking off.
So, after becoming the first team in conference history to win four games in four days to claim the trophy, the waiting game began for Northern Iowa. No set seeding; no known opponent; no regional destination. Just a moment in between the two most important points of the season to get back to the fun of the game.
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