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(AP) - Anthony James scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and Northern Iowa blew past a frustrated Iowa 80-60 for its seventh straight win.

Jake Koch added 13 for the Panthers (8-1), who are 3-0 against major-conference opponents this season.

Northern Iowa led by just two points midway through the second half.

But three consecutive technical fouls by the Hawkeyes helped spur a decisive 20-2 run by the Panthers.

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was ejected with 4:47 to go after drawing his second technical.

Devyn Marble had 14 points to lead Iowa (5-4), which played without starting point guard Bryce Cartwright.

Iowa spokesman Matt Weitzel says Cartwright was nursing a sore hamstring.