Panthers Wrap up Valley Play at Illinois State

Friday, February 26

Normal, IL

8 PM

University of Northern Iowa

Illinois State University

Panthers Wrap up Valley Play at Illinois State

2/24/2021 12:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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THE GAME
UNI (7-15, 5-11) vs. Illinois State (7-15, 4-12)
Feb 26/27 | 8/5 pm | Redbird Arena

THE SERIES
The Panthers and Redbirds will meet up for the 81^st time in program history. Each program has made winning at home a priority in the series history. The Panthers have a 22-12 home record while the redbirds have gone 25-10 in their home venues. The two teams have played 11 times on neutral site games, the Panthers have a 4-7 record in those contest.

THE PANTHERS

In just his second game of the year, freshman Tytan Anderson recorded 5 steals, Bowen Born finished with 5 steals against Valparaiso, the most steals in a single game in Valley play (9 tied).
Bowen Born has gone 36-44 from the line in Valley play while Nate Heise has gone 25-31, ranking 5th and 7th in the Valley.
Austin Phyfe has gone 87-148 from the field in Valley play, making 58.8% from the field Phyfe ranks 5th in the league.

In the Wins

UNI averages 78.4 points and shoots 50.1% from the field in UNI victories.
UNI makes 70.8% of their free throws in UNI victories
Noah Carter leads the team with 17.1 points per game in UNI victories.
Austin Phyfe makes 61.4% from the field in UNI victories.

THE REDBIRDS

This season Illinois State has three freshmen, Harouna Sissoko, Howard Fleming Jr., and Emon Washington who have each had games where they pulled down double-digit rebounds. It is the first time in program history with three freshmen with a double-figure rebounding total in a game during the same season.
Illinois State head coach Dan Muller is one of 35 head coaches in the country who is coaching at his alma mater. Of that group, he has the seventh-most victories.
Illinois State associate head coach Brian Jones is a 1994 alumnus of UNI.
Illinois State freshman Emon Washington was named the MVC Newcomer of the Week on February 23. His award saw him become the second different Redbird to earn Newcomer of the Week this season. The last time ISU had two different student-athletes earn Newcomer of the Week honors in the same season was 2014-15.
Illinois State sophomore DJ Horne has the 13th-best three-point field goal percentage in the country heading into the weekend, while also sporting the 72nd-highest three-point field goals per game mark in the country.