UNI MBB Rallies to Defeat Illinois State, 54-53

The University of Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit and scored a 54-53 win at Illinois State on Sunday, January 25, 2015.

UNI's Nate Buss drained a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left to give the Panthers a 54-53 lead. UNI's Marvin Singleton sank his first 3-pointer of the season with 2:55 left to complete a comeback that saw the Panthers trailed 46-34 with 10:48 remaining in the game.

UNI improves to 18-2 overall and 7-1 in Missouri Valley Conference action. Illinois State drops to 12-8 overall and 4-4 in MVC play.

UNI will travel to Southern Illinois on Wednesday to take on the Salukis. Tip is set for 7 p.m.

NOTES: UNI's Seth Tuttle scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds ... it marks the 19th career double-double for Tuttle and the 17th time he has scored 20 or more points ... Tuttle also became only the second player in UNI history to tally 1,500 points and 800 rebounds - joining Eric Coleman on that elite list ... UNI held Illinois State to 34.4 percent shooting from the field.