University of Northern Iowa Athletics

Men's Basketball Takes on Valparaiso Feb 13-14
2/12/2021 12:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball
THE GAME
UNI (6-13, 4-9) vs Valparaiso (7-13, 4-7)
Feb 13/14 | 7/6 pm | McLeod Center
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THE SERIES
Northern Iowa and Valparaiso will meet on the court for just the 31st time in program history on Saturday night. The Panthers have dominated the series with a 27-3 overall mark. UNI is undefeated in home venues with a 14-0 record while going 12-3 on the road and 1-0 in neutral site games.
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NORTHERN IOWA
VALPARAISO
UNI (6-13, 4-9) vs Valparaiso (7-13, 4-7)
Feb 13/14 | 7/6 pm | McLeod Center
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THE SERIES
Northern Iowa and Valparaiso will meet on the court for just the 31st time in program history on Saturday night. The Panthers have dominated the series with a 27-3 overall mark. UNI is undefeated in home venues with a 14-0 record while going 12-3 on the road and 1-0 in neutral site games.
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NORTHERN IOWA
- Head Coach Ben Jacobson is just 3 wins away from 300 career victories.
- Austin Phyfe is 67-114 (58.8%) from the field in Valley play, ranking 6th in the league.
- Sophomore Noah Carter recorded his second double-double in 10 days, finishing with 25 points and a season high 13 rebounds against Indiana State on Feb 7, he finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds against Southern Illinois on Jan 30.
- Bowen Born has made 46.0% of his three point attempts in Valley play, ranking 3rd in the MVC.
VALPARAISO
- Not only did Valpo upstage a quality and experienced No. 25 Drake team on Sunday, Feb. 7, but it did so in lopsided fashion. The 17-point margin of victory matched Valpo's largest in a regular season Missouri Valley Conference game since joining the league.
- Sheldon Edwards' dunk from the Sunday, Feb. 7 victory over No. 25 Drake checked in at No. 7 on Sports Center's Top 10 plays late that night.
- Entering this weekend at UNI, Donovan Clay has started 53 consecutive games. He made his first start during the third game of his freshman season (2019-20) and has started every game since.
- Â Clay, Krikke and Sackey have all started the first 20 games this year. Krikke made only one start as a freshman last season.
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