Panthers vs Bulldogs: Feb 10

THE GAME
UNI (6-12, 4-8) @ Drake (18-1, 9-1)
Feb 10 | 6 pm | Knapp Center

THE SERIES
The Panthers and Bulldogs will take the floor for the 79^th time on Wednesday night. The longtime series dates back to the 1907-08 season, the Panthers won the first game of the series 53-27. The Panthers lead the all-time series 50-28 and hold a 30-5 mark in home venues. The Panthers trail on the road with a 17-19 mark on the road.

THE PANTHERS
•Head Coach Ben Jacobson is just 3 wins away from 300 career victories.

• Coach Jacobson is now at 157 MVC coaching wins, 4th all-time after passing with former Missouri State and Southern Illinois head coach Barry Hinson on Jan 30 against Southern Illinois.

• 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.

• Trae Berhow finished with 10 assists against Evansville on January 2, the highest assists total of any player in MVC play this season. Berhow's 3.3 assists per game in Valley play ranks 7th in the league.

• In his just his second game of the year, freshman Tytan Anderson recorded 5 steals, the most steals in a single game in Valley play (4 tied).

• Austin Phyfe is 63-104 (60.6%) from the field in Valley play, ranking fourth in the league.

•The Panthers have +6.2 rebound margin in Valley play, ranking second in the league to only Drake's +6.6.

• Senior Trae Berhow recorded UNI's first ever triple-double against Evansville on January 2. Berhow finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.

THE BULLDOGS
• The Bulldogs return home, where they are 37-4 over the last three seasons, following the team's first loss of the season Sunday at Valparaiso. The loss snapped a school-record 18-0 start to the season that was the second-longest win streak in program history and tied for the best start to a season by any Division I team in Iowa.

• The Bulldogs' 9-1 start to the conference season is tied for the second-best in program history with the 1969-70 team that also began league play 9-1. The 2007-08 team won 13-straight league games before suffering its first loss.

• The Bulldogs' 18 wins are tied with Gonzaga for the second-most in the nation and are already the 10th most in program history.

• Drake has guaranteed its third-straight winning season, something that has only previously happened five times in program history and once in the last 40 years.

• Drake has won by double-figures in 13 of its 19 games and has outscored opponents by an average of 20.2 points per game, the fourth-highest average in the nation.

• Drake's defense is allowing just 62.6 points per game, the 21st best average in the nation. Only five opponents this season have scored 70 or more points against the Bulldogs.

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Tytan Anderson

Trae Berhow

Noah Carter

Austin Phyfe

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