EVANSVILLE, Ind. (UNI) — The University of Northern Iowa dropped a 54-51 overtime decision to the Evansville Purple Aces on Tuesday in the Ford Center.

UNI (11-11 overall, 4-6 Missouri Valley Conference) had a 47-41 lead after a Marc Sonnen 3-pointer with 90 seconds left in the game. But Evansville (13-9, 6-4 MVC) got 3-pointers from Colt Ryan and Ned Cox to tie the game and force overtime.

The Panthers had a chance to tie the Purple Aces in the closing seconds of overtime but Anthony James’s three-pointer bounced off the room.