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Northern Iowa Defeats Wartburg 72-43 - Recap

The battle between Northern Iowa and Wartburg didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Wartburg was handed a 72-43 defeat on Wednesday at McLeod Center.

Bennett Koch had 25 points for Northern Iowa and Tywhon Pickford chipped in with 9 points. Isaiah Brown had 2 assists for them, while Tywhon Pickford was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 13 boards.

Wartburg got 12 points from Jaran Sabus in a losing cause and another 10 points from Sawyer Herman. Trevor Larson contributed 2 assists for them, while Nate Woeste had 8 rebounds.

Northern Iowa was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Northern Iowa had a 48-38 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.