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 University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team captured its ninth win in 10 games with a 64-61 victory over the Bradley Braves in the McLeod Center.
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).