# 2012–13 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–15, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Illinois State. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated North Dakota, UIC and Bradley to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Weber State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Deon Mitchell | Guard | 6–1 | 203 | Sophomore | Pflugerville, Texas |
| 4 | Chip Rank | Forward | 6–6 | 235 | Junior | Cedarburg, Wisconsin |
| 5 | Matt Bohannon | Guard | 6–4 | 210 | RS Freshman | Marion, Iowa |
| 10 | Seth Tuttle | Forward | 6–8 | 221 | Sophomore | Sheffield, Iowa |
| 11 | Wes Washpun | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Freshman | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 12 | Marvin Singleton | Forward | 6–6 | 245 | Sophomore | St. Louis Park, Minnesota |
| 14 | Nate Buss | Forward | 6–8 | 216 | Sophomore | Charles City, Iowa |
| 20 | Jake Koch | Forward | 6–9 | 255 | RS Senior | Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| 21 | Matt Morrison | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | RS Junior | Solon, Iowa |
| 23 | Marc Sonnen | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Senior | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 24 | Max Martino | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | RS Sophomore | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 31 | Chris Olivier | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | RS Freshman | Glenwood, Illinois |
| 32 | Matt MacDougall | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Freshman | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 33 | Austin Pehl | Center | 6–10 | 265 | RS Senior | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| 34 | Tyler Lange | Forward | 6–6 | 226 | RS Junior | Sac City, Iowa |
| 52 | Anthony James | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | RS Senior | St. Louis, Missouri |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/27/2012* 1:00 pm | Briar Cliff | W 84–48 | | McLeod Center (2,125) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/04/2012* 5:30 pm | Northern State | W 69–48 | | McLeod Center (3,232) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 12:00 pm | Wartburg | W 103–50 | 1–0 | McLeod Center (3,104) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/14/2012* 7:00 pm | Toledo | W 84–81 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | McLeod Center (3,257) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/17/2012* 7:00 pm | North Dakota | W 72–47 | 3–0 | McLeod Center (3,227) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/22/2012* 8:30 pm, NBCSN | vs. No. 2 Louisville Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals | L 46–51 | 3–1 | Imperial Arena (3,126) Nassau, Bahamas |
| 11/23/2012* 2:30, AXS TV | vs. Stanford Battle 4 Atlantis | L 50–66 | 3–2 | Imperial Arena (1,462) Nassau, BAH |
| 11/24/2012* 12:00 pm, AXS TV | vs. No. 19 Memphis Battle 4 Atlantis | L 47–52 | 3–3 | Imperial Arena (1,113) Nassau, BAH |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm, KWWL | Milwaukee | W 72–61 | 4–3 | McLeod Center (4,121) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm | Northern Colorado | W 76–59 | 5–3 | McLeod Center (3,366) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/08/2012* 5:00 pm, NBCSN | at George Mason | W 82–77 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | Patriot Center (6,487) Fairfax, VA |
| 12/15/2012* 1:30 pm, BTN | vs. Iowa Big Four Classic | L 73–80 | 6–4 | Wells Fargo Arena (13,180) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/19/2012* 9:00 pm, TWCSN | at No. 21 UNLV MWC–MVC Challenge | L 59–73 | 6–5 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,484) Las Vegas, NV |
| 12/23/2012* 1:00 pm | Saint Mary's | W 82–75 | 7–5 | McLeod Center (3,865) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/30/2012 5:00 pm, FSN | at Wichita State | L 41–66 | 7–6 (0–1) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 01/02/2013 7:00 pm, KWWL | Indiana State | L 61–65 | 7–7 (0–2) | McLeod Center (4,035) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/05/2013 7:00 pm | at Illinois State | W 70–60 | 8–7 (1–2) | Redbird Arena (6,951) Normal, IL |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm, KWWL | Evansville | L 59–62 | 8–8 (1–3) | McLeod Center (4,155) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/12/2013 1:00 pm, FSN | Bradley | W 84–53 | 9–8 (2–3) | McLeod Center (4,074) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/15/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 12 Creighton | L 68–79 | 9–9 (2–4) | CenturyLink Center (17,391) Omaha, NE |
| 01/20/2013 2:00 pm | Drake | W 85–55 | 10–9 (3–4) | McLeod Center (4,215) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm, KWWL | Southern Illinois | W 58–45 | 11–9 (4–4) | McLeod Center (3,656) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/26/2013 12:00 pm | at Indiana State | L 58–59 | 11–10 (4–5) | Hulman Center (6,554) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/29/2013 7:00 pm | at Evansville | L 51–54 $^{OT}$ | 11–11 (4–6) | Fort Center (3,681) Evansville, IN |
| 02/02/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 15 Wichita State | W 57–52 | 12–11 (5–6) | McLeod Center (6,023) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/05/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | W 48–37 | 13–11 (6–6) | McLeod Center (3,573) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/10/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bradley | W 68–65 | 14–11 (7–6) | Carver Arena (7,205) Peoria, IL |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm, KWWL | Creighton | W 61–54 | 15–11 (8–6) | McLeod Center (6,970) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm, Mediacom | at Drake | W 71–64 | 16–11 (9–6) | Knapp Center (6,711) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/19/2013 7:00 pm | at Missouri State | W 69–63 | 17–11 (10–6) | JQH Arena (5,704) Springfield, MO |
| 02/23/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Denver Bracketbusters | L 57–63 | 17–12 | McLeod Center (6,325) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm, FSN | at Southern Illinois | L 57–63 | 17–13 (10–7) | SIU Arena (5,351) Carbondale, IL |
| 03/02/2013 7:00 pm | Illinois State | W 80–72 | 18–13 (11–7) | McLeod Center (6,621) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 2013 Missouri Valley Conference tournament |||||
| 03/08/2013 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Illinois State Quarterfinals | L 65–73 | 18–14 | Scottrade Center (14,004) St.Louis, MO |
| 2013 CIT |||||
| 03/20/2013* 7:00 pm | North Dakota First Round | W 77–66 | 19–14 | McLeod Center (2,450) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 03/23/2013* 7:00 pm | UIC Second Round | W 63–51 | 20–14 | McLeod Center (3,025) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 03/26/2013* 7:00 pm | Bradley Quarterfinals | W 90–77 | 21–14 | McLeod Center (3,390) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 03/30/2013* 7:00 pm | Weber State Semifinals | L 56–59 | 21–15 | McLeod Center (5,033) Cedar Falls, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||