Northern Iowa claims second straight MVC crown

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03/07/2010 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kwadzo Ahelegbe poured in a game-high 24 points to go along with five rebounds, as the top-seeded Northern Iowa Panthers punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament by taking down the second-seeded Wichita State Shockers, 67-52, in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game.

Jake Koch added 13 points for the Panthers (28-4), who beat Illinois State in last year's MVC title game. Jordan Eglseder ended with 10 points for Northern Iowa, which improved to 3-1 in conference title bouts.

Clevin Hannah finished with 12 points and six rebounds for the Shockers (25-9), who were trying to win their first MVC crown since 1987. Garrett Stutz chipped in 11 points and six boards in defeat.

Trailing 39-33 a few minutes into the second half, the Panthers put together a 23-3 run to essentially seal the victory. Ahelegbe had nine points during the stretch, which Johnny Moran ended with a trey for a 56-42 lead with five minutes to play.

The Shockers never got closer than nine the rest of the way.

The Panthers used a 7-0 spurt in the early stages of the first half to take a 12-5 lead with less than 12 minutes to go. Wichita State then made a trio of three-pointers during an ensuing 11-0 burst, which Demetric Williams ended with a trey to give the Shockers a 16-12 edge with about nine minutes remaining.

The remainder of the frame was a tight battle that saw Wichita State take a 31-28 margin into the locker room.

Game Notes

The Shockers have two MVC crowns...The Panthers became the first school to repeat as MVC champs since Creighton in 2002-03....UNI leads the all-time series with Wichita State, 23-18...Northern Iowa shot 43.5 percent from the field, while the Shockers made just 32.7 percent of their shots...UNI outscored Wichita State, 39-21, in the second half.

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ODDS TO WIN THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Notre Dame
Ohio State
West Virginia
Texas
USC
Florida
California
Auburn
Oklahoma
Iowa
Louisville
Florida State
Michigan
Miami (FL)
LSU
Penn State
Virginia Tech
Nebraska
Tennessee
Georgia
Arizona State
Oregon
Clemson
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Alabama
Arkansas
Boston College
Michigan State
Maryland
South Carolina
Colorado
Purdue
Georgia Tech
TCU
UCLA
Arizona
Pittsburgh
Iowa State
Wisconsin
North Carolina State
Virginia
North Carolina
Fresno State
Hawaii
Northwestern
BYU
Oregon State
UNLV
Field (Any Other Team)
5-1
7-1
8-1
8-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
18-1
20-1
20-1
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20-1
20-1
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40-1
40-1
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100-1
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100-1
100-1
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40-1



ODDS TO WIN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Miami (FL)
Florida State
Virginia Tech
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina State
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Duke
2-1
2-1
3-1
7-1
15-1
15-1
15-1
30-1
30-1
30-1
50-1
500-1



ODDS TO WIN BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Texas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas Tech
Colorado
Iowa State
Texas A&M
Kansas State
Missouri
Kansas
Baylor
Oklahoma State
7-5
9-5
9-2
12-1
14-1
15-1
15-1
30-1
30-1
35-1
100-1
100-1



ODDS TO WIN SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Auburn
Florida
LSU
Georgia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Mississippi State
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
5-2
11-4
4-1
6-1
7-1
7-1
9-1
20-1
28-1
75-1
100-1
300-1

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