Panthers Set Sights on Fighting Hawks

This Weekend Action:

Saturday, December 22 – Cedar Falls, Iowa (McLeod Center)
UNI vs North Dakota 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | Audio | Stats

Full Games Notes

THE PANTHERS
• The Panthers move to 4-7 on the season after falling to the Lopes of Grand Canyon.
• The Panthers get a few days to prepare for the 6-6 Fighting Hawks of the University of North Dakota, the Panthers and Fighting Hawks take the court Sat., Dec 22 at 1 p.m.
• The Panthers and Fighting Hawks have played 86 times in program history with the Panthers leading the series 50-36.
• UNI has made at least one 3-Pointer in 605 straight games – the longest active streak in the Missouri Valley Conference.
• The Panthers are heavy on three-point shooting this season, ranking fourth in the league with 88 made threes and ranked fourth averaging 8.0 made threes per game.
• While AJ Green leads the Panthers with 26 made three-pointers, Luke McDonnell leads the Panthers in three-point field goal percentage, making 5 of 10 from distance, McDonnell ranks 5th in the MVC with a .500 mark.
• As a team the Panthers rank first in the league in free throw percentage, making 74% of their shots from the line. The teams also rank sixth in the MVC in total three throws made with 151.
• Miles Wentzien has started the year 15-17 at the line, his .882 mark ranks 9th in the MVC. Making 85.3% of his shots from the line, AJ Green is tenth in the MVC and third with players with over 20 free throw attempts (ranking 78th in the NCAA).
• The Panthers have rebounded well as a team, hauling in 352 total boards, sixth most in the MVC, while the Panthers 26.9 defensive rebounds per game ranks fourth in the league.
• Sophomore Trae Berhow continues to rebound for the Panthers, with 68 total rebounds this season Berhow ranks 7th in the MVC while his 5.5 defensive rebounds per game ranks 5th in the league.
• Luke McDonnell has grabbed 22 offensive rebounds, ranking 4th in the MVC.

THE FIGHTING HAWKS
• The Fighting Hawks stand at 6-6 heading into Saturday's showdown with the Panthers. Coming off a 92-66 loss to #20 Marquette, but should not be overlooked.
• Led in scoring by senior guard Cortez Seales, the fighting Hawks average 76 points per game. Collectively the team is making 47% of their shots, averaging 28 made field goals per game.
• Seales has been the driving force in the Hawk offense, averaging 14.2 points per game and leading the team in assists with 34.
• Forwards Conner Avants and Filip Rebraca contribute on both ends of the court, each scoring over nine points per game and while hauling in 69 and 73 rebounds so far this season.
• The Fighting Hawks are led by 13thyear head coach Brian Jones. Jones has been the driving force behind the team's successful transition to the Division I level. That transition was firmly cemented in 2016-17 when the Fighting Hawks held true to their season-long motto of "Twenty and Tourney".
• UND finished the 2016-17 campaign with 22 wins and a 14-4 league mark en route to the Big Sky regular season and tournament titles. Both win totals were Division I benchmarks for the program, who punched its first ticket to the Big Dance with a 93-89 overtime win against Weber State in the Big Sky Championship game.
• Prior to his head coaching tenure, Jones spent time in Iowa City with the Hawkeyes. During Jones' five years as assistant coach at Iowa, the Hawkeyes went 98-64 (.605), received three NCAA Tournament invitations and won a pair of Big Ten tournament titles. In 2005-06, Jones helped lead Iowa to a 25-9 record, the second-most wins in school history, and the first undefeated (17-0) home record in the history of the program.

3 POINT STREAK CONTINUES
UNI has made at least one 3-Pointer in 605 straight games – the longest active streak in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The last time UNI failed to make a 3-Point basket came Feb. 3, 2000, vs. Southern Illinois in a 72-58 Panther victory in the UNI-Dome. UNI went 0-for-4 from 3-Point land vs. the Salukis in that contest.

MVC GAMES THIS WEEK
Sat, Dec 22
Southeastern Louisiana vs Bradley
UAPB vs Missouri State
North Dakota vs UNI
Colorado vs Indiana State
Winthrop vs Southern Illinois
Saint Joseph's vs Loyola
Green Bay vs Evansville
New Mexico State vs Drake

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