Editor: The following is a part of a press release from unipanthers.com.
(Cedar Falls, IA) – The UNI men’s basketball team has added seven non-conference games to its 2018-19 schedule. The additional home games were released today.
The Panthers will host a pair of exhibition games to start the season, hosting the Knights of Wartburg College October 28 and then the Peacocks of Upper Iowa University on November 1.
The team will open up the regular season by playing a midweek game on November 6 when Bemidji State comes to the McLeod Center. The Panthers will hit the road for the first time, traveling to Arlington, Texas to take on the University of Texas Arlington.
The Panthers will get to enjoy a three-game slate at the 2018 Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Once back the team will travel to Norfolk, Virginia, to take on Old Dominion November 23.
The road games continue with a matchup in Logan, Utah, with Utah State on November 28. The Panthers will then head to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to play South Dakota State in the US Bank Stadium Basketball Classic December 1.
The University of Dubuque will come to Cedar Falls before the Panthers travel to Des Moines for the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic and face off against the Hawkeyes from the University of Iowa on December 15.
Grand Canyon University will make the trip to the McLeod Center December 19. The Panthers will play host to the Fighting Hawks of University of North Dakota December 22 and wrap up the non-conference schedule with a 7 p.m. game against Stony Brook on December 29.
The Panthers open conference play January 2 when they travel to Peoria, Illinois, to take on Bradley.
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ICYMI: Semifinal # 2 today at #ArchMadness will feature a contrast of styles as # 5 @UIC_MBB faces # 4 @RacersHoops in the 2:30 game.
It's final: @UNImbb 68 @UEAthletics_MBB 59. The Panthers get @Redbird_MBB on Friday night. Campbell finishes with 23 points. Smith with a double-double. AJ Casey was great with 23 & 10. Panthers with 16 assists.
4:05 left: @UNImbb 57 @UEAthletics_MBB 54. Aces' ball. UNI upside? Campbell with 21 points. Down side - Bond 0/6 from deep. UE upside? Casey with 20 & 9. Down Side? 2/11 from deep in the second half. Anybody's game at #ArchMadness
7:25 left: @UNImbb 55 @UEAthletics_MBB 52. Trey Campbell with 21 points for the Panthers and AJ Casey with 18 for the Aces. Tristan Smith is such a game changer. He has 8 pts & 9 rebounds, but that doesn't tell the story. #ArchMadness
