DALLAS — B.J. Edwards had 16 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals in SMU’s 73-63 victory over Northern Iowa on Wednesday night in the NIT.

SMU advances to face Oklahoma State in the second round.

Kario Oquendo added 12 points while going 4 of 9 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) while he also had seven rebounds for the Mustangs (24-10). Chuck Harris shot 4 for 11, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.

Trey Campbell finished with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Panthers (20-13). Tytan Anderson added 14 points and four assists.

SMU entered halftime up 33-32. Samet Yigitoglu paced the team in scoring in the first half with seven points. Matt Cross’ layup with 10:14 left in the second half gave SMU the lead for good at 54-52.

SMU 73, UNI 63

N. IOWA (20-13) — Hutson 3-8 3-4 9, Campbell 6-14 0-0 16, Weisbrod 1-5 2-2 5, Anderson 5-8 3-7 14, Schwieger 3-7 1-2 7, Schmitt 2-7 2-3 8, Hornseth 2-3 0-0 4, Pock 0-2 0-0 0, Born 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 22-55 11-18 63.

SMU (24-10) — Cross 3-8 0-0 7, Yiğitoğlu 3-8 3-6 9, Edwards 7-16 1-2 16, Harris 4-11 2-2 12, Oquendo 4-9 2-2 12, Ambrose-Hylton 1-2 0-0 2, Traore 4-6 3-4 11, Gorener 1-1 0-0 2, George 1-2 0-1 2. TOTALS 28-63 11-17 73.

Halftime–SMU 33-32. 3-Point Goals–UNI 8-28 (Campbell 4-10, Schmitt 2-4, Anderson 1-2, Weisbrod 1-5, Pock 0-2, Schwieger 0-2, Hutson 0-3), SMU 6-23 (Oquendo 2-4, Harris 2-6, Edwards 1-4, Cross 1-5, Ambrose-Hylton 0-1, George 0-1, Traore 0-1, Yiğitoğlu 0-1). Rebounds–UNI 27 (Schwieger 9), SMU 41 (Edwards 10). Assists–UNI 15 (Campbell, Anderson 4), SMU 18 (Edwards 7). Total Fouls–UNI 16, SMU 14.