Northern Iowa Panthers

By CHUCKIE MAGGIO ST. BONAVENTURE -- The St. Bonaventure Bonnies’ first-half lull caught up to them this time. Bona faced its fourth halftime deficit in its last five games Saturday afternoon at the Reilly Center. There was another furious rally, a scoring barrage that tied the game at 62 with 10:49 remaining, but there was no comeback victory. Northern Iowa defeated SBU … [Read more...] about Not this time: AJ Green scores 35 points as Northern Iowa hands Bonnies first loss of season

By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Ben Jacobson has been at Northern Iowa longer than Mark Schmidt has been at St. Bonaventure. Jacobson, who took over for former boss Greg McDermott at the end of the 2005-06 season, has led the Panthers to four NCAA Tournaments and a Sweet 16. When Jacobson compared this year’s NIU outfit to his top teams of year’s past in preseason, then, Saturday’s game at … [Read more...] about Bonnies return to Reilly Center, direct attention to Northern Iowa