Men's Hoops Open MVC Play with Illinois State

TUESDAY'S ACTION:

UNI @ Illinois State | Tuesday, December 31 | 2 PM | Redbird Arena | Normal, Illinois

THE REDBIRDS
• This season Illinois State has forced opposing offenses to use an average of 19.1 seconds per possession, the second-longest possession length in the country.

• ISU's Dedric Boyd has the highest shot percentage total on the Redbird squad at 33.3 percent of his team's shots, second-highest in the MVC.

• Against Morehead State, the Illinois State defense did not allow a double-figure scorer, the first time the Redbirds have accomplished that feat since November 29, 2008.

• Through 11 games, Illinois State has had nine different players reach double-figure scoring, more than the team had through the entirety of last season. The team also has five different players who have led the team in scoring for at least one game this year.

• Illinois State scored 51 points from its bench in a narrow loss to UCF, which is the highest reserve total in head coach Dan Muller's tenure with the squad.

• Illinois State sophomore Dedric Boyd scored 22 points off of the bench against UCF on Nov. 17, which is the fifth-most points by an individual off the bench in Muller's tenure.

• According to the statistical website KenPom.com that predicts home court advantages based off of an algorithm, Redbird Arena is the fourth-toughest place to play in the country with a home court advantage of 4.4.

• Illinois State has won its last seven overtime games, the third-longest such streak in the country behind Marquette (10) and Harvard (8).

• Since Dan Muller has taken over as head coach, Illinois State has the best record within the state of Illinois (144-102).

• Under head coach Dan Muller, Illinois State is 48-29 all-time in games that are within five points at the end of regulation. ISU is 27-11 in such games over the last four seasons.

THE PANTHERS
•UNI stands at 11-1 for the third time under Head Coach Ben Jacobson, recording the same record during the 2009-10 and the 2014-15 seasons. Both teams won the MVC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

•The Panthers are receiving votes in the latest AP Top 25 poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. UNI ranks 23rd in the NET rankings.

• UNI stands atop the MVC leader board headed into MVC play with an 11-1 record.

• The Panthers and Redbirds will kickoff MVC play against each other for the second year in a row.

•The Panthers are perfect 7-0 inside the McLeod Center. The Panthers have finished undefeated in the McLeod Center twice, the 2019-10 and the 2014-15 seasons.

•The Panthers lead the MVC in made three pointers per game, averaging 10.0 made threes per contest.

•The Panthers have converted 77.1% from the charity stripe, the highest team percentage in the MVC.

• AJ Green's 3.3 assists per game ranks 6th best in the league.

•Making 55.9% of his three point field goals, Trae Berhow leads the MVC and ranks 2nd nationally.

• UNI defeated #24 Colorado on the road 79-76. The win marked the first time the Panthers have defeated a ranked team on the road since beating #25 Wichita State on February 13, 2016.

•The Panthers victory over Colorado marked the 9th win over an AP ranked opponent under head coach Ben Jacobson. Ranked wins: Home 4, Away 3, Natural 2.

•Trae Berhow finished with 8 three pointers against UT Martin, tying the UNI single game record and breaking the McLeod Center record by 1. He followed it up by going 4-4 from beyond the arc against Cornell.

• AJ Green was named to the Lou Henson Award Preseason Watch List. The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I mid-major player.

• The Panthers return four MVC award winners from last years team.
                • AJ Green: All-Freshman, All Newcomer, Third Team All-MVC, Freshman of the Year.
                • Spencer Haldeman: MVC Sixth Man of the Year.
                • Isaiah Brown: All Defensive Team
                •Luke McDonnell: Most Improved Team

• The Panthers were selected to finish 3rd in the MVC Preseason Poll.

• Sophomore, AJ Green, was named Preseason First Team All-MVC. The lone Panther to make the preseason list.

• Ben Jacobson enters the season ranked fifth all-time in MVC coaching victories with 276. Jacobson also ranks fifth in the league record book for MVC-only wins with 139 triumphs.

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