Panthers Face Sycamores in Regular Season Finale

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Saturday, March 2 – Terre Haute, Indiana (Hulman Center)
UNI at Indiana State – 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | Audio | Stats |

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THE PANTHERS

• The Panthers move to 14-16 on the season at 9-8 in the MVC after falling to the Ramblers of Loyola on Wednesday in the McLeod Center.

• The Panthers take on the Sycamores (14-15, 6-11 MVC) of Indiana State on Saturday.

• Head Coach Ben Jacobson is 264-166 all-time, 13-13 against the Sycamores and 4-8 on the road against Indiana State.

• UNI has made at least one 3-pointer in 624 straight games – the longest active streak in the Missouri Valley Conference.

• Freshman guard AJ Green led the Panthers with 18 points against Loyola on senior night. The Cedar Falls, Iowa native went 7-12 from the field and made 4 three-pointers while also recording 3 assists.

• Spencer Haldeman has been on fire off the bench in February. Haldeman averages 7.7 PPG this season but has averaged 11.1 PPG in the month of February.

• Freshman AJ Green leads the Panthers in scoring in his first year with the team. Green aver¬ages 15.4 points per game, ranking 6th in the MVC. Green's 462 points rank 8th all-time in MVC history in freshman scoring.

• The Panthers are second in the MVC, behind Evansville, in made three-pointers with 142, (8.4 per game).

• The Panthers average only 10.6 turnovers in Valley play, the fewest in the league. The Panthers also rank third with a 1.59 turnover margin.

• Three Panthers rank in the top 15 in three-pointers per game. AJ Green ranks 3rd (2.1), Spencer Haldeman ranks 8th (1.9) and Trae Berhow ranks 13th (1.6). Senior Wyatt Lohaus comes in at 22nd making 1.3 per game.

• Junior Luke McDonnell hauls in 1.9 offensive rebounds per game, ranking T6 in the MVC.

THE SYCAMORES

• The Indiana State Sycamores are currently 14-15 overall and 6-11 in the MVC after falling to Drake on Wednesday night.

• The Sycamores are currently fighting for either the 8th or 9th seed in the MVC Tournament.

• Indiana State has shown the ability to score, ranking 4th in the MVC averaging 66.7 points per game in league play but surrenders 71.9 points per contest, ranking 9th in the league.

• The Sycamores have surrendered 118 three-pointers in league play, holding opposing offenses to 36.8 percent from beyond the three-point arc.

• Indiana State has been efficient at the free throw line this season, mak¬ing 75.4 percent of their shots from the line.

• The Sycamores have a talent for gaining possessions in league play, collectively the Sycamores have recorded 123 steals averaging 7.24 per contest, ranking 2nd in the league.

• Indiana State's Tyreke Key in among the league's top scorers, averaging 17.4 points per game against MVC opponents.

• Dominant from the free line, Key ranks 3rd in the league with an 80.4 free throw percentage.

• Greg Lansing is in his ninth season as the head basketball coach at Indiana State. He previously spent another eight seasons with the pro¬gram as an assistant coach, includ¬ing three as associate head coach.

• Under Lansing, the Sycamores have earned a school record five victories over nationally-ranked teams as he passed Bill Hodges and Royce Walt¬man for the most in program history with a thrilling 72-71 win over No. 15 Butler in December of 2016.

• ISU won at No. 14 Wichita State (in 2013) -- its best-victory over a nationally-ranked team on the road since 1999 and downed No. 13 Creighton (2013) at home, the highest ranked team to fall to Indiana State inside Hulman Center since joining the MVC. The Sycamores also have won at Vanderbilt (2012) and Notre Dame (2013) under Lan¬sing while those opponents were ranked in the Top 25.

THE STREAK

UNI has made at least one 3-Pointer in 624 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.

TURNOVERS

The Panthers average just 10.6 turnovers per game in league play, the fewest in the league.
1. UNI                                   10.6
2. Loyola                              10.7
3. Missouri State 11.5
4. Bradley                            12.1
5. Indiana State 12.4

MVC GAMES THIS WEEK

Sat, Mar. 2
UNI vs Indiana State
Illinois State vs Southern Illinois
Evansville vs Valparaiso
Drake vs Missouri State
Bradley vs Loyola

MVC STANDINGS

MVC Overall
School                  W-L W-L
Drake                    11-6 22-8
Loyola                   11-6    18-12
Missouri State 10-7    16-14
Bradley 9-8 17-13
Illinois State 9-8 16-14
Southern Ill. 9-8 16-14
UNI 9-8 14-16
Valparaiso 7-10 14-16
Indiana State 6-11    14-15
Evansville 4-13 10-20

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