Southern had a chance to tie the game with 9.7 sec remaining but a Matt Shaw 3 point attempt rattled in and out and Southern took the loss.
Shaw was on fire in this game and scored 22 points total. He had a great look at the basket on his final shot, but it wasn't meant to be.
Randal Falker battled foul trouble in the second half and Eric Coleman took advantage of Southern down low with Falker on the bench. Falker's 4th and 5th fouls both came on questionable calls but give UNI credit for capitalizing when they had a mismatch.
Coleman finished with 22 points, hitting an impressive 14 of 19 from the foul line. Adam Viet got it done from downtown hitting 6 of 9 from deep, and finishing with 19 points total.
The loss knocks SIU completely out of NCAA Tournament contention and ends a run of 6 straight tourney bids. Southern will likely head to the NIT, which we will discuss in the coming days. For now it's a disappointing loss at the hands of UNI and the Salukis end the MVC Tournament with a 17-14 record overall.
