Brayden Norris had 19 points as Loyola Chicago beat Northern Iowa 66-43 in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Saturday.
Norris made 4 of 6 3-pointers.
Marquis Kennedy had 13 points and six rebounds for Loyola Chicago (24–7). Ryan Schweiger added 12 points. Lucas Williamson had six rebounds.
Northern Iowa scored 23 points in the first half, a season short.
AJ Green had 13 points and six rebounds for the Panthers (19-11). Trai Berho added eight rebounds.
Noah Carter, whose 15 points per game to enter the matchup was second to the Panthers, was placed with seven points in 2-of-11 shooting.