After upsetting two top 10 teams in the Division III NCAA Tournament, the Wartburg men's basketball team finally encountered an opponent it couldn't conquer.
The Wartburg Knights are getting quite a reward for upsetting two top 10-ranked opponents on consecutive evenings -- their first trip to the Sweet 16 in three decades.
It's been more than a quarter century since the Wartburg men's basketball team won an NCAA Tournament game. The 26-year drought ended Friday night (March 3, 2017).
A year ago, the Wartburg women's basketball team took the excitement of their unexpected at-large selection into the NCAA Tournament all the way to the Final Four. This season, the joy ended prematurely.
Illinois State claimed a share of the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title with a 63-42 triumph over the UNI Panthers at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls Saturday afternoon (Feb. 25, 2017).
The UNI Panthers rallied from a 12-point deficit in the final eight minutes to score a 58-57 road win over Southern Illinois Saturday night (Jan. 21, 2016).
The UNI Panthers won a thrilling game at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, beating Loyola of Chicago, 72-69, in double-overtime Wednesday night (Jan. 18, 2017).
The UNI Panthers snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 79-60 victory over in-state rival Drake at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls Sunday afternoon (Jan. 15, 2017).