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.

2012–13 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
CIT, Semifinals
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	21–15 (11–7 The Valley)
Head coach	Ben Jacobson (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Erik Crawford Kyle Green P.J. Hogan
Home arena	McLeod Center

2012–13 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 22 Creighton †	13	–	5		.722			28	–	8		.778
Wichita State	12	–	6		.667			30	–	9		.769
Northern Iowa	11	–	7		.611			21	–	15		.583
Evansville	10	–	8		.556			21	–	15		.583
Indiana State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Illinois State	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Missouri State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	22		.333
Bradley	7	–	11		.389			18	–	17		.514
Drake	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Southern Illinois	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
† 2013 MVC tournament winner As of April 6, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll

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.