N. Iowa set to play banged-up Spartans (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Northern Iowa has an immovable anchor inside with a feathery touch from outside. Its point guard is a pull-on-the-leash pitbull, another guard an unflinching giant killer. The roster is filled with interchangeable parts, one seemingly a better 3-point shooter than the next. The Panthers have been called underdogs, Cinderellas, a mid-major with all those smirky, negative connotations.

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