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CHICAGO (AP) Leon Bond III scored 22 points as Northern Iowa beat UIC 83-56 on Wednesday night.
Bond shot 9 for 12, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc for the Panthers (4-4, 1-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Trey Campbell added 17 points while going 6 of 9 (5 for 5 from 3-point range) and also had five rebounds, five assists, and three steals. Tytan Anderson shot 7 of 11 from the field and 2 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points, while adding seven rebounds and three steals.
Javon Jackson led the way for the Flames (5-4, 0-1) with 14 points. UIC also got 13 points and 17 rebounds from Sasa Ciani. Modestas Kancleris also had 11 points and six rebounds.
Northern Iowa took the lead with 10:29 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 46-32 at halftime, with Campbell racking up 15 points. Northern Iowa pulled away with a 14-1 run in the second half to extend a 13-point lead to 26 points. They outscored UIC by 13 points in the final half, as Bond led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.
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