For the first time since 1990, the University of Northern Iowa is going to the NCAA Tournament. The Panthers won the 2004 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament after a double-overtime victory over Southwest Missouri State, 79-74, at the Savvis Center in St. Louis, on Monday, March 8.

Ben Jacobson was named tournament MVP after scoring 26 points against the Bears. With the win, the No. 2 seeded UNI Panthers earned the NCAA automatic bid.

2004 State Farm MVC Tournament - March 5-8
No.8 Indiana State vs. No.9 Evansville (UE, 63-59)

Game Two: No.7 Bradley vs. No.10 Illinois State (ILS, 76-56)

Game Three: No.1 Southern Illinois vs. No.9 Evansville (Southern Illinois, 93-67)

Game Four: No.4 Creighton vs. No.5 SMS (SMS, 84-75)

Game Five: No.2 UNI vs. No. 10 Illinois State (UNI, 68-54)

Game Six: No.3 Wichita State vs. No.6 Drake (WSU, 63-57)

Game Seven: No. 1 Southern Illinois vs. No. 5 SMS (SMS, 80-74)

Game Eight: No. 2 UNI vs. No. 3 Wichita State (UNI, 63-56)

Game Nine: No. 2 UNI vs. No. 5 SMS (UNI, 79-74 (2ot))