Pflugerville’s Deon Mitchell: Big Night For Northern Iowa
The latest in a long line of Texas D1 Ambassadors lead guards to immediately transition into a key role as an NCAA freshman is Deon Mitchell of Pflugerville, TX. Below is a link from:
Mitchell had high major interest but made a great decision by going to mid major power Northern Iowa. You can expect big things from him in the future, both on and off the court. He’s an excellent player and an even better person.-Max Ivany
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – University of Northern Iowa freshman guard Deon Mitchell scored a career-high 17 points and led the Panthers to a 58-49 Missouri Valley Conference victory over the visiting Southern Illinois Salukis in the McLeod Center.
Deon Mitchell
UNI (15-9 overall, 5-7 MVC) was also helped by a sophomore forward Chip Rank’s 13 points off the bench. Rank made all four shots from the field, including two from 3-point land.
SIU fell to 7-16 overall and 4-8 in the MVC. The Salukis were led by Jeff Early’s 13 points and Mamadou Seck’s 10 points and eight rebounds.
“Deon is at his best in transition and in the open court,” UNI head coach Ben Jacobson said. “He’s got the go-ahead at all times. Those are some big plays he made tonight. He was terrific.”
Mitchell keyed a 14-5 second-half run that turned a 42-39 deficit into a 50-44 lead for the Panthers. Mitchell drained a 3-pointer with 6:43 left to give the Panthers their first lead of the second half at 43-41. He then hit two free throws with 6:04 left to up the marging to four at 45-41. Mitchell then hit Johnny Moran with a pass in the corner and Moran buried the triple for a 48-44 advantage with 4:48 left. Moran then closed the run with another bucket with 4:06 remaining in the game.
Deon Mitchell's "Fathead"
SIU’s T.J. Lindsay knocked down a 3-pointer with 3:52 left to cut the lead to 50-47, but the Panthers would close the game on an 8-2 run to win it, 58-49.
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