The Northern Iowa men open the Missouri Valley race on Wednesday night at home against Belmont.
The Panthers are 2-4 and after losses to North Carolina and Texas Tech closed the Battle 4 Atlantis with a lopsided win over Stanford.
That’s UNI Ben Jacobson who likes the progress his team made during the tournament.
Belmont enters the Valley race with a record of 4-3.
Jacobson says the Bruins are difficult to defend.