Final
Young, No. 23 Creighton outlast Northern Iowa
Jan 11, 2012 - 4:42 AM Omaha, NE (Sports Network) - Antoine Young scored 21 points, including a backbreaking three-pointer in the final minutes, lifting No. 23 Creighton to a 63-60 win over Northern Iowa.Doug McDermott, who originally committed to Northern Iowa, finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Bluejays (14-2, 4-1 MVC), who have won four straight conference games since dropping their MVC opener to Missouri State.
Marc Sonnen scored 15 points -- on five three-pointers in the first 11 minutes -- to pace the Panthers (12-5, 2-3), who had a two-game winning streak snapped.
Down 56-54 with 4:12 to play, the Bluejays scored the next seven points to take a 61-56 lead.
Grant Gibbs hit back-to-back jumpers to start the spurt, and Young nailed a straightaway three-pointer with 2:07 remaining.
Anthony James knocked down a jumper to pull the Panthers within three and after a Josh Jones turnover, Northern Iowa got the ball back with 44 seconds left.
Jake Koch nailed a short jumper to make it 61-60 with 21 seconds left.
After Gibbs made two free throws on the other end, James had a chance to tie it, but his deep three from the right wing didn't go down.
McDermott corralled the rebound for Creighton and missed the front end of a 1- and-1, but Chip Rank's desperation heave from beyond halfcourt didn't fall.
James capped a 16-4 run with back-to-back three-pointers to give Northern Iowa a 31-20 advantage with just over seven minutes to play in the opening half.
The Bluejays, though, clamped down defensively and held Northern Iowa without a field goal for the final 7:12 of the half. The Jays outscored the Panthers 12-2 during the stretch and trailed, 33-32, heading into the break.
Game Notes
The sophomore McDermott originally committed to Northern Iowa because his father, Greg McDermott, -- who's now the head coach at Creighton -- played for the Panthers in the 1980s. He was the head coach at UNI from 2001-2006 and led the school to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 2004-2006. Doug McDermott was released from his letter of intent so he could play for his father, who took the Creighton head coaching job following the 2009-10 season...Creighton holds a 28-15 lead in the all-time series.
- NORTHERN IOWA: 60
CREIGHTON: 63
Final
Jan 10 10:54 PM - 114
rootsRUWTbot Added 31 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
Northern Iowa 56, Creighton(23) 56 2nd - 3:33Jan 10 10:36 PM - 83
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Northern Iowa 53, Creighton(23) 52 2nd - 4:51Jan 10 10:34 PM - 54
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Northern Iowa 52, Creighton(23) 50 2nd - 7:06Jan 10 10:27 PM - NORTHERN IOWA: 33
CREIGHTON: 32
Halftime
Jan 10 9:44 PM - NORTHERN IOWA: 0
CREIGHTON: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Jan 10 9:04 PM
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