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No. 14 Northern Iowa handles Drake 69-53

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February 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Seth Tuttle scored 16 points, Matt Bohannon added 14 and 14th-ranked Northern Iowa handled Drake 69-53 Saturday for its 11th straight win. Paul Jesperson for the Panthers (22-2, 11-1 Missouri Valley), who shot 11 of 20 from 3-point range and 64 percent overall.

Northern Iowa raced out to a 16-point halftime lead and was only briefly threatened in the second half. Drake (7-17, 4-8) closed to 51-42 before allowing three straight 3s that put the Panthers in control.

Reed Timmer had 10 points for Drake (7-17, 4-8), which had won three in a row.