Creighton 55, Northern Iowa 52

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) -- Creighton survived a late scoring drought and a last-second 3-point attempt from Northern Iowa to win 55-52 Wednesday night.

Creighton snapped the Panthers' 13-game home win streak, despite shooting 36 percent and not scoring a field goal in the final five minutes.

Ben Jacobson had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds but missed a 3-point attempt from the top of the key.

Both teams struggled offensively and Northern Iowa failed to have a player score double-digits. Northern Iowa's last lead was 13-12 with about 13 minutes left in the first half but it never trailed by more than seven.

The Panthers (14-3, 4-2 Missouri Valley Conference) trailed by six points with 5:33 left and rallied to tie it after John Little hit a 3 with 1:56 left.

Creighton (10-4, 4-2) took a three-point lead after Nick Porter hit two free-throws with two seconds left, setting up Jacobson's last-second attempt.

Porter and Josh Dotzler led Creighton with 10 points each.

Grant Stout scored nine points to lead Northern Iowa, which shot 35 percent from the field -- its second worst percentage of the year.

The Panthers played most of the second half without starting shooting guard Erik Crawford, who left with a foot injury and did not return. The severity of his injury is not known.