Panthers snap five-game skid in five-point win over league-leading Murray State.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Trey Campbell’s 27 points helped Northern Iowa defeat Murray State 81-76 on Saturday.

Campbell added five rebounds and five assists for the Panthers (13-8, 5-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Leon Bond III scored 16 points while shooting 7 of 11 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line and added six rebounds. Will Hornseth shot 6 of 9 from the field and 2 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points, while adding six rebounds. The Panthers stopped a five-game slide with the victory.

The Racers (16-5, 8-2) were led by Roman Domon, who recorded 29 points and two steals. Fredrick King added 16 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks for Murray State. Layne Taylor had 13 points.

Hornseth scored 13 points in the first half and Northern Iowa went into halftime trailing 38-37. Campbell scored 17 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Northern Iowa to a five-point victory.

UNI ADDITIONAL NOTES

• UNI improves to 4-2 all-time against the Racers, including 2-2 vs. Murray State at home.
• Murray State is just the fourth team to score 70+ points against the Panther defense on Saturday. The Racers’ 76 points were the second-most allowed by UNI this season, the most allowed in MVC play and the fewest scored by MSU in conference action this year.
• UNI is now 98-12 (.890) when scoring 80+ points under head coach Ben Jacobson. Saturday marked the Panthers’ first game scoring at least 80 points since Dec. 1 against Coe.
• Northern Iowa has now held ten of its last 11 opponents to 30% or less from three-point range. The Panthers have also made at least one three-pointer in 168 consecutive games.
• Trey Campbell’s season-high 27 points are the second-most of his career, three points shy of his career-high 30 point showing at Illinois State last season. Campbell’s showing also propelled him to 25th on UNI’s all-time scoring list.
•  Leon Bond III sits 33 points shy of scoring his 500th point as a Panther.

UP NEXT
The Panthers return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 28 when they visit the Southern Illinois Salukis. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT at the Banterra Center in Carbondale with live coverage available on the MVC TV Network/ESPN+ and the Panther Sports Radio Network (93.5 The Mix).