Northern Iowa suffered its third straight loss, Tuesday night. Illinois-Chicago shot a sizzling 62 percent in the second half and rallied for a 69-61 win in the McLeod Center. UNI coach Ben Jacobson says there were too many mistakes on defense.

The Panthers fall to 4-3 in Missouri Valley play.

Trey Campbell led UNI with 21 points. Ben Schwieger added 17 and the Panthers were only three-of-24 from three point range.