Northern Iowa burns Texas on half-court buzzer-beater
Paul Jesperson banked in a half-court shot at the buzzer to give 11th seeded Northern Iowa a 75-72 win over No. 6 seed Texas Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's West Region.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Northern Iowa Panthers
75
Texas Longhorns
72
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNI | 44 | 31 | 75 |
| TEX | 36 | 36 | 72 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Green Bay Phoenix | W 89-76 | NCAAM |
| 11/7/26 | @ Furman Paladins | L 83-98 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | vs Cornell (IA) Rams | W 106-70 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 75-72
Paul Jesperson made 42-foot Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:03 72-72
Isaiah Taylor made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 72-70
Wes Washpun made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 71-70
Foul on Javan Felix.
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LayUpShot 0:29 71-70
Klint Carlson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 69-70
Prince Ibeh made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 69-69
Foul on Matt Bohannon.
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JumpShot 2:16 69-69
Connor Lammert made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:56 69-67
Matt Bohannon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:56 68-67
Foul on Prince Ibeh.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 68-67
Jeremy Morgan made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 67-67
Jeremy Morgan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:23 66-67
Foul on Javan Felix.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:38 66-67
Connor Lammert made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:38 66-66
Connor Lammert made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:38 66-65
Foul on Klint Carlson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:28 66-65
Eric Davis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Taylor.
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LayUpShot 7:17 66-62
Jeremy Morgan made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:46 64-62
Matt Bohannon made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:00 62-62
Isaiah Taylor made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:00 62-61
Isaiah Taylor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:00 62-60
Foul on Jeremy Morgan.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:14 62-60
Matt Bohannon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:14 61-60
Matt Bohannon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:14 60-60
Foul on Kerwin Roach Jr..
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LayUpShot 8:41 60-60
Matt Bohannon made Layup. Assisted by Jeremy Morgan.
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LayUpShot 9:06 58-60
Kerwin Roach Jr. made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:29 58-58
Wes Washpun made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:29 57-58
Wes Washpun made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:29 56-58
Foul on Isaiah Taylor.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:45 56-58
Connor Lammert made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:45 56-57
Foul on Wes Washpun.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:03 56-57
Wes Washpun made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:03 55-57
Wes Washpun made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:03 54-57
Foul on Connor Lammert.
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LayUpShot 10:40 54-57
Wes Washpun made Layup.
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JumpShot 11:04 52-57
Javan Felix made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:21 52-55
Wes Washpun made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:21 51-55
Wes Washpun made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:21 50-55
Foul on Prince Ibeh.
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JumpShot 11:43 50-55
Eric Davis Jr. made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:08 50-53
Paul Jesperson made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:22 47-53
Foul on Isaiah Taylor.
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LayUpShot 12:30 47-53
Kerwin Roach Jr. made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 13:03 47-51
Foul on Paul Jesperson.
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PersonalFoul 13:06 47-51
Foul on Kerwin Roach Jr..
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DunkShot 13:25 47-51
Kerwin Roach Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Isaiah Taylor.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:05 47-49
Eric Davis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Taylor.
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PersonalFoul 14:20 47-46
Foul on Wyatt Lohaus.
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PersonalFoul 14:36 47-46
Foul on Wyatt Lohaus.
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PersonalFoul 16:29 47-46
Foul on Isaiah Taylor.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:49 47-46
Demarcus Holland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor Lammert.
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PersonalFoul 17:06 47-43
Foul on Jeremy Morgan.
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LayUpShot 17:06 47-43
Isaiah Taylor made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:19 47-41
Matt Bohannon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wes Washpun.
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PersonalFoul 17:26 44-41
Foul on Javan Felix.
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TipShot 17:45 44-41
Connor Lammert made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 18:36 44-39
Foul on Demarcus Holland.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:53 44-39
Javan Felix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Taylor.
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PersonalFoul 19:43 44-36
Foul on Wes Washpun.
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End Game 0:00 75-72
End of Game
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 75-72
Paul Jesperson made 42-foot Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:03 72-72
Isaiah Taylor made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:11 72-70
Kerwin Roach Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 72-70
Wes Washpun missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 72-70
Wes Washpun made Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 0:11 71-70
Texas Timeout
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PersonalFoul 0:11 71-70
Foul on Javan Felix.
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Defensive Rebound 0:13 71-70
Wes Washpun Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:13 71-70
Isaiah Taylor missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:29 71-70
Klint Carlson made Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 0:37 69-70
Northern Iowa Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:45 69-70
Matt Bohannon Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 69-70
Prince Ibeh missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 69-70
Prince Ibeh made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 69-69
Foul on Matt Bohannon.
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Offensive Rebound 0:46 69-69
Prince Ibeh Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:46 69-69
Isaiah Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:05 69-69
Texas Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:15 69-69
Eric Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:15 69-69
Wes Washpun missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:41 69-69
Isaiah Taylor Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 1:44 69-69
Texas Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:44 69-69
Wes Washpun Block.
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LayUpShot 1:44 69-69
Javan Felix missed Layup.
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Steal 1:51 69-69
Javan Felix Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:51 69-69
Paul Jesperson Turnover.
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JumpShot 2:16 69-69
Connor Lammert made Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:33 69-67
Jeremy Morgan Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:44 69-67
Matt Bohannon Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:44 69-67
Isaiah Taylor missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:56 69-67
Matt Bohannon made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:56 68-67
Northern Iowa Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:56 68-67
Matt Bohannon missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:56 68-67
Foul on Prince Ibeh.
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Defensive Rebound 2:57 68-67
Northern Iowa Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:57 68-67
Connor Lammert missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 3:12 68-67
Texas Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:12 68-67
Wes Washpun Block.
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JumpShot 3:12 68-67
Isaiah Taylor missed Jumper.
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Team Stats
UNI
TEX
21-43
FG
25-56
49
Field Goal %
45
8-20
3PT
9-23
40
Three Point %
39
25-32
FT
13-18
78
Free Throw %
72
30
Rebounds
32
5
Offensive Rebounds
11
25
Defensive Rebounds
21
7
Assists
10
2
Steals
2
3
Blocks
4
10
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
1
10
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
24
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
24
16
Largest Lead
7
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