2015 – 16 Northern Iowa Panthers men 's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Panthers , led by tenth year head coach Ben Jacobson , played their home games at the McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference ( The Valley ) . They finished the 23 – 13 , 11 – 7 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for fourth place . The Panthers defeated Southern Illinois , Wichita State , and Evansville to win the Missouri Valley Tournament and earn the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . As a No. 11 seed , they defeated Texas in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to the Texas A&M Aggies in double overtime after suffering the greatest collapse in NCAA Tournament history , blowing a 12 point lead with 35 seconds left in regulation
Missouri Valley Tournament
2016 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team