No. 11 Northern Iowa 56, Bradley 39: Nate Buss scored 11 points off the bench as the Panthers matched the longest winning streak in school history with their 15th straight in a Missouri Valley Conference win at home.

Bottled up for most of the game, Seth Tuttle finished with nine points on 4-of-4 shooting and eight rebounds for Northern Iowa (26-2, 15-1 MVC), which won its 17th straight at home. Jeremy Morgan had eight points while reserve Wes Washpun added 11 points and three assists for the Panthers, who made 9-of-29 beyond the arc.

Auston Barnes recorded five points and a game-high nine rebounds for Bradley (8-21, 3-13), which lost for the 12th time in 14 games. Nate Wells had six points while Tramique Sutherland supplied five points and five assists for the Braves, who shot 26.1 percent while scoring 16 points in the second half.

A 1-of-6 start beyond the arc and strong defense on Tuttle kept the Panthers from delivering a knockout blow in the first half. Buss' second triple of the half gave Northern Iowa its largest lead at 27-21 with less than one minute remaining before a Cunningham bucket made it 27-23 at the break.

Neither team could find the shooting touch in the second half, but Northern Iowa made enough baskets to outscore the Braves 17-7 during the opening 11 minutes. Matt Bohannon's 3-pointer pushed the lead to 49-30 with eight minutes left while a steal and dunk by Washpun made it 51-33 with 4 1/2 minutes remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Tuttle had two field-goal attempts and four points in the first half for the Panthers, who finished 5-of-16 from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes. ... Northern Iowa improved to 37-1 under coach Ben Jacobson when it holds an opponent to fewer than 50 points. ... Tuttle saw his streak of 13 straight games in double figures come to an end.