CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (Interstat) — Greyson Uelmen scored 23 points and Northern Iowa used a decisive second-half run to pull away from Cornell College for a 106-70 victory in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Tuesday at McLeod Center. The Panthers improved to 1-0 with the non-divisional win. Attendance was 2,848.

Uelmen, a 6-foot-3, 183-pound guard from Excelsior, Minn., who previously played at Minnetonka, had seven rebounds, four assists and one block in 23 minutes. He was Northern Iowa’s top performer and scored at key points in both halves. His free throws opened the scoring, and his 3-pointer in the final minute of the first half helped the Panthers take a 45-42 lead into halftime.

Carson Vis, a 6-foot-4, 202-pound guard who previously played at Grand Rapids South Christian, had 18 points, four rebounds and one assist in 20 minutes. Isaiah Johnson-Arigu, a 6-foot-7 forward from Totino-Grace, added 12 points, two rebounds, one assist and one block in 14 minutes. Tate McCubbin, a 6-foot-8, 190-pound guard from Battle, scored 10 points with six rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes. Redek Born, a 6-foot-3, 207-pound guard from Norwalk, had five points, four rebounds and two assists in 15 minutes. Will Gerdes, a 6-foot-8, 216-pound forward from Cedar Falls, had nine points and two rebounds in 13 minutes. Geon Hutchins, a 6-foot-4, 189-pound guard from Warren Lincoln, added 11 points and four rebounds in 14 minutes. Levi Valdo, a 6-foot-4, 207-pound guard from Universal School, had six points, two rebounds, two assists and one block in 17 minutes. Jules Isebaert, a 6-foot-5, 192-pound forward from International School, had one point, one rebound, three assists and two blocks in 14 minutes. Jaydon Kimbrough, a 6-foot-3 guard from Cedar Falls, had five points and one rebound in four minutes.

Cornell College opened with promise. Cristian Acevedo made a 3-pointer, Wayne Jurica made one free throw and Lucas Brown made a layup as Cornell College took a 6-4 lead. Northern Iowa responded with a dunk and a layup from Vis and later built a 17-8 advantage on Valdo’s layup. Cornell College stayed within striking distance behind Acevedo’s shooting and Kylen Bonner’s work inside. Bonner made several layups, Acevedo hit two more 3-pointers, and Nick Hanson made two free throws late in the half. Osborn’s 3-pointer just before the break cut Northern Iowa’s lead to 45-42 at halftime.

Northern Iowa took control immediately after halftime. Uelmen made a layup, Ian Smikle made a layup, Hutchins converted a tip-in and McCubbin made a layup as the Panthers opened with an 8-0 run to lead 53-42. Cornell College answered with Acevedo’s three-point play and Bonner’s layup to cut the deficit to 55-47, but Northern Iowa had another response. Hutchins scored twice inside, Gerdes made two free throws and Uelmen made a layup. Cornell College’s Hanson kept his team close with a 3-pointer and a layup that made it 63-57, but the Panthers then delivered the decisive stretch. Johnson-Arigu made a dunk, McCubbin hit a 3-pointer, Vis made a 3-pointer, Gerdes made a layup, Johnson-Arigu dunked again, McCubbin hit another 3-pointer, McCubbin made a layup and Hutchins dunked as Northern Iowa pushed its lead to 86-62. That run turned a six-point game into a 24-point advantage and put the game out of reach.

Northern Iowa kept extending the margin. Jalen Wilson made a layup and a 3-pointer, Jaydon Kimbrough made a layup and a 3-pointer, and Redek Born made two free throws to help the Panthers reach 106. Cornell College got two late jumpers from Hanson, who scored consistently throughout the second half, and finished with 70. Northern Iowa’s bench contributed throughout the second half, and the Panthers controlled the paint and the pace after halftime.

Northern Iowa is next scheduled to face Furman, Green Bay, Michigan State, Oakland, Lindenwood, Davidson, Charlotte, Robert Morris, Kansas and Wartburg in its upcoming games.