With the ball in his hands, Deon Mitchell pushed the ball in transition and scored 11 of his 13 points after the break. Paul Jesperson also had 13 and 10 of them came in the final 20 minutes after he made 5 of 6 from the field and 3 of 4 from behind the arc. Three others were in double figures as Seth Tuttle picked up 12 points and seven rebounds, Wes Washpun also scored 12 as he fueled a UNI rally from an early eight-point deficit and Jeremy Morgan put in 11.

There was some speculation that UNI was primed for a letdown following a big win under unusual circumstances Tuesday at Stephen F. Austin. Falling behind an inferior Morgan State (0-3) team didn't help that perception, but no Panther gave much credit to the notion once another win was in the bag Thursday.

"We had a big win so we were pretty pumped up and had a slow start, but we made some adjustments and picked it up in the second half," Mitchell said.

Jacobson said the team responded well upon arriving back to Cedar Falls Tuesday afternoon.