Northern Iowa gaining momentum in Missouri Valley play should sound pretty familiar after Ben Jacobson's sides have made a habit of doing the same in many recent seasons. Sunday's win at surging Murray State should be taken as a warning to the rest of the Valley that the Panthers are on the prowl again, with G Nate Heise (24 points; 14.4 ppg on season) rediscovering his top form just in time to compensate for a rare off night from fellow G Bowen Born (14.4 ppg; recently scored 48 across back-to-back game vs. Mizzou State and Indiana State). Granted, Belmont tougher to beat in Nashville, but the Bruins enter battered and bruised after suffering a 30-point beatdown at Indiana State. Play UNI