CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) Northern Iowa quickly dispatched of Evansville, setting up a showdown with 11th-ranked Wichita State for the Missouri Valley title.

Deon Mitchell scored 17 points and the No. 10 Panthers beat Evansville 68-57 on Wednesday night. Paul Jesperson added 11 points for the Panthers (27-2, 16-1 MVC), who are tied with the Shockers atop the conference. The two teams will meet Saturday in Wichita for the regular season championship and the top spot in the league tournament.

"I'm pretty comfortable in saying it's the best game going in college basketball on Saturday," Jacobson said of the Panthers upcoming matchup with the Shockers. "To have yourself in a position where you're lining it up for a conference championship, and you're doing it at a place that's going to be sold out, and you're doing it on ESPN, and you're doing it with Gameday there. It's terrific."