Panthers Host Salukis for Senior Night

SUNDAY'S ACTION:
UNI vs Southern Illinois | Sunday, February 23 | 1 PM | McLeod Center | Cedar Falls, Iowa

THE SERIES
Panthers and Salukis meet up for the 68th time in program history, the Salukis lead the all-time series 37-31 after defeating the Panthers 68-66 back on January 22. Head Coach Ben Jacobson is 19-13 against Indiana State, holding an 11-2 record in the McLeod Center and a 5-9 record on the road. Coach Jacobson is 3-1 against the Salukis in Arch Madness.

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.

•Ben Jacobson has been named to the 2020 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year Watch List.

•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 27 games, AJ Green has recorded 86 made three-pointers, ranking 3rd in a single season at UNI.

• UNI has made at least one 3-Pointer in 654 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 13th in the NCAA.

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

• The Panthers have made 49.6% (260-656) of their three-point attempts this season, leading the Valley and ranking 4th in the NCAA.

•UNI has outrebounded its opponents 1007-826, holding the highest rebounding margin in the MVC at 6.7

• AJ Greens 92.6 FT % leads the MVC and ranks 3rd in the NCAA.

• UNI is averaging 74.9 PPG in Valley play, leading the league in scoring through 15 games.

• AJ Green has averaged 23.1 PPG against Valley opponents, leading the league.

• Austin Phyfe has hauled in 8.7 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 70.7% of his field-goal attempts.

THE SALUKIS
•SIU had its 10-game home-court winning streak snapped on Saturday against Bradley. The home-court winning streak was the longest for the program since a 15-game home winning streak spanned parts of three seasons (end of 2005-06 through the beginning of 2007-08).

•Marcus Domask has 393 points this season; he will likely become the third player in SIU history to score 400+ points as a freshman.

•Domask needs 47 more points this season to pass Williams for second all-time among SIU freshmen.

•SIU ranks 9th nationally (of 353) in scoring defense, allowing just 60.8 points per game. SIU also ranks top-50 nationally in fewest fouls per game (11th) and 3-point field goal percentage defense (47th).

•SIU is 8-0 when it has 15+ assists and 9-1 when it has more assists than its opponent.

•SIU has overcome four double-digit deficits this season (3 during its 7-game winning streak).

•Barret Benson has scored in double figures in seven of the last nine games (two double-doubles in that span).

•In the last 12 games, SIU has lost the points-in-the-paint battle 11 times; the lone exception was when SIU scored a season-high 42 points in the paint at Evansville (Feb. 5)

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