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Two Missouri Valley Conference rivals take to the court on Sunday in Chicago at Credit Union 1 Arena, when the Northern Iowa Panthers (13-11, 7-6 MVC) visit the UIC Flames (9-15, 2-11 MVC). Northern Iowa defeated Missouri State 72-65 last Wednesday, snapping a three-game losing streak. UIC defeated Illinois State 61-56 last Wednesday to snap an eight-game losing streak. Northern Iowa will play without Ege Peksari and Wes Rubin. UIC does not have any players listed on its injury report.
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Northern Iowa is scoring an average of 72.5 points per game which is 227th in the nation, while shooting 45.6% (135th) overall and 35.2% (121st) from 3-point land. Northern Iowa is making 71.2% of its free throws which is 200th. Bowen Born and Nate Heise are the leading scorers for Northern Iowa with averages of 13.6 points per game, while Tytan Anderson is scoring an average of 11.2 points per game. Heise is the leader in assists with an average of 2.5 dishes per contest.
The Northern Iowa defense allows an average of 71.1 points per game, which is 156th in the country. The Panthers are holding opponents to 44.3% (228th) shooting overall and 34.3% (259th) shooting from three-point land. Northern Iowa averages 33.3 rebounds per game led by Anderon with an average of 6.2 boards per contest. Anderson is the leader in steal s with an average of 1.1 per game and Heise is the rim protector with an average of 0.7 blocked shots per game.
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