UNI men's basketball set for road game at Marshall

UNI men's basketball at Marshall

3 p.m. CT | Dec. 18
Huntington, W. Va. | Cam Henderson Center (9,048)
Stadium (Noah Coslov: Play-by-Play / John Giannini: Analyst)
1540 KXEL: Panther Sports Radio Network (Gary Rima: Play-by-Play / Kevin Boyle: Analyst)

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- UNI men's basketball returns to the road on Saturday afternoon as they visit the Marshall Thundering Herd (7-4) at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W. Va.

The Panthers (3-5) travel east following a 66-56 win over Jackson State on Tuesday night at the McLeod Center. UNI overcame a seven-point halftime deficit against the Tigers thanks to a strong offensive performance in the second half, led by a 24-point game by AJ Green. Guard Nate Heise recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Jackson State, while Noah Carter scored 11 points for the Panthers.

Marshall returns home following a 75-65 loss at Ohio on Wednesday night. Led by former NBA assistant coach Dan D'Antoni, the Thunder Herd were selected fourth in the Conference-USA preseason. Senior guard Taevion Kinsey, who was selected to the league's preseason all-conference honors list, leads Marshall with 20.6 points per game as one of the top 15 scorers in the nation. On defense, Obinna Anochili-Killen ranks second in the county with 4.7 blocks per game and leads the Thundering Herd with 7.4 rebounds a game.

Saturday marks the second all-time meeting between UNI and Marshall after the two programs met in Cedar Falls in an 88-80 victory for the Panthers during the 2019-20 season.

PANTHER NOTES

Trae Berhow is four points from joining UNI's 1,000 point club, currently sitting 45th in school history with 996 points as a Panther.
AJ Green ranks 11th on UNI's all-time scoring list with 1,325 career points. Green is five points from moving into the top ten list in program history.
Austin Phyfe (67th, 812 points) and Tywhon Pickford (82nd, 676 points) are also ranked in the top 100 in scoring at UNI.

Noah Carter is 16 points from reaching 500 points in his career.
UNI is 7-2 against Conference-USA opponents under head coach Ben Jacobson.

UNI leads the nation with the fewest personal fouls committed per game (11.5) and the fewest total fouls committed (92).
The Panthers lead the Missouri Valley Conference with the fewest total turnovers committed this season (93), ranking 14th in the nation.
The Panthers are 194-108 (.642) under Ben Jacobson in games coming off a win.

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