Panthers Travel to Terre Haute for Showdown with Indiana State

THURSDAY'S ACTION:
UNI vs Indiana State | Thursday, February 20 | 6 PM CT | Hulman Center | Terre Haute, Indiana

THE SERIES
The Panthers and Sycamores will take the floor for the 60th time in program history. The Sycamores hold the all-time series lead at 31-28. Head coach Ben Jacobson is 14-14 against Indiana State in his career. Jacobson has a 9-5 record in the McLeod Center and a 4-9 record on the road in the Hulman Center. The Panthers and Sycamores have met in Arch Madness just once under Jacobson, the Panther came out ahead in the postseason matchup 73-69 during the 08-09 season.

THE PANTHERS
•The Panthers are receiving votes on this week's AP poll, the team has received votes for the last 8 weeks and 10 total weeks this season.

•the panthers are receiving votes in this week's USA Today poll, receiving votes the last 6 weeks and 9 total weeks this season.

• The Panthers' last AP ranking was on March 16, 2015, when they were No. 11 in the poll. UNI was ranked No. 14 in the final ESPN/USA Today coaches poll that year.

•The Panthers are a perfect 14-0 inside the McLeod Center this season. The Panthers have finished undefeated in the McLeod Center twice, the 2009-10 and the 2014-15 seasons.

• The Panthers are now 60-6 when scoring 80+ points under Ben Jacobson, and are 11-0 in contest scoring over 80 points this season.

• Through 26 games, AJ Green has recorded 82 made three-pointers, ranking T3rd in a single season at UNI.

• UNI has made at least one 3-Pointer in 653 straight games – the longest active streak in the Missouri Valley Conference.

• AJ Green made 44 consecutive free throws (Dec 22-Jan 22), breaking the UNI record of 32 straight set by Bill McCoy. Green's 44 consecutive made free throws is tied 6th best in MVC history.

• The Panthers have made 48.4% from the field this season, a mark that ranks 2nd in the MVC and 12th in the NCAA.

• Making 76.8% at the free-throw line the Panthers lead the MVC.

• The Panthers have made 40.1% (253-631) of their three-point attempts this season, leading the Valley and ranking 4th in the NCAA.

•UNI has outrebounded their opponents 967-795, holding the highest rebounding margin in the MVC at 6.6.

• UNI is averaging 75.6 PPG in Valley play, leading the league in scoring through 14 games.

• AJ Green has averaged 23.3 PPG against Valley opponents, leading the league.

• Austin Phyfe has hauled in 8.9 RPG in league play, leading the league. Phyfe has now recorded 7 double-doubles, second-most in the MVC.

•Austin Phyfe leads the MVC in field goal percentage, making 69.7% of his field-goal attempts.

THE SYCAMORES
•Indiana State has hit at least one 3-pointer in every game since December 20, 2008 against DePauw -- a span of 367 contests, which is the third-longest active streak in the Missouri Valley Conference.

•Greg Lansing is just the second head coach in the history of the program to record at least 150 victories at the helm of the Sycamores as he owns 162. His career win total is second-best at ISU (and his 87 MVC wins is the most in the history of the program). He also owns the school record with five wins over nationally-ranked teams.

•In Missouri Valley Conference games, freshman Jake LaRavia leads the league in rebounding at 8.5 per game.

•On February 5, 2020 the Sycamores limited Loyola Chicago to just 39 points, the fewest the Sycamores have ever allowed in 43 seasons of Missouri Valley Conference play in a league game.

•Sycamore Basketball junior Tyreke Key posted 20 points on December 30, 2019 to go over the 1,000 career points scored milestone. Key reached the 1,000 point mark in just 73 career games which is the fourth-fastest pace in program history.

•The Sycamores have hit 173-of-445 attempts from 3-point range so far this season which equates to a mark of 38.9 percent. That number is not only second-best in the Missouri Valley Conference but is ninth-best in the country.

•Under 10thyear head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 103-10 when allowing less than 63 points to the opposition.

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