League-leading UNI opened the second half with a 21-7 scoring run to take control for good in a 67-59 win over the Missouri State Lady Bears Sunday at JQH Arena. The Panthers (17-5, 10-1 MVC) buried MSU with 10 three-pointers—a season-high for a Lady Bear opponent—to notch their ninth consecutive Missouri Valley Conference win, while the Lady Bears (16-7, 7-4 MVC) dropped their second consecutive home game.

Missouri State will go on its longest road swing of the MVC season Thursday (Feb. 10), when the Lady Bears begin a three-game trip with a 6:05 p.m. (Central) contest against Indiana State in Terre Haute.