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Game #20: Drake at #25 UNI
Wed., Jan. 27 - 7:07 p.m. (Central)
McLeod Center - Cedar Falls, Iowa
Radio: Panther Sports Network
TV: KWWL (Ch. 7.1/7.3)/CFU/Mediacom*
*Check local listings
The No. 25-ranked University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team (17-2 overall, 8-1 MVC) will begin the second-half of the Missouri Valley Conference season by hosting the Drake University Bulldogs (10-11 overall, 5-4 MVC) on Wednesday. Tip is set for 7:07 p.m. in the McLeod Center.
TIPPING OFF ...
• UNI will enter Wednesday's game vs. Drake ranked No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll.
• UNI is among eight teams in the country with two or fewer losses entering Wednesday's game vs. Drake. Kentucky (19-0), BYU (20-1), Syracuse (20-1), Kansas (19-1), Villanova (18-1), UAB (17-2), Texas (17-2) and UNI (17-2) are the eight teams with two or fewer losses this season.
• UNI is ranked No. 2 in the nation in scoring defense. The Panthers are giving up 55.4 points per game this season and trail only Princeton (55.1) in the national standings.
• Senior center Jordan Eglseder ranks No. 30 in the nation in field goal percentage (55.2 percent).
• The Panthers have won nine straight games in the McLeod Center and
are a perfect 8-0 at home this season.
• UNI has posted 8-1 starts in the MVC in each of the past two seasons. The Panthers own a two-game lead at the halfway point of this year's MVC regular season title chase.
• Senior forward Adam Koch has started 85 consecutive games. Junior point guard Kwadzo Ahelegbe has started 57 straight games. Junior Ali Farokhmanesh and has started all 53 games he has played at UNI. Eglseder has started 32 straight games at center for the Panthers.
• UNI will look to complete a sweep of the state's Division I programs on Wednesday vs. Drake. UNI has already scored in-state wins over Iowa (67-50) and Iowa State (63-60). Drake lost to both Iowa (71-67) and Iowa State (90-70) in its in-state matchups. Iowa State defeated Iowa, 81-71.
• UNI was picked to win the 2009-2010 Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the league's coaches, sports information directors and media.
SCOUTING DRAKE
The Drake Bulldogs enter Wednesday's game at the hottest team in the Missouri Valley Conference having won five straight contests. Drake began the MVC season by losing its first four games, but has since rallied to a 5-4 mark in league play.
The Bulldogs are led by senior guard Josh Young, who is scoring at a 13.2 per game clip on the year. In nine league games, Adam Templeton is averaging 12.3 points per contest.
Drake and UNI shared three common non-conference opponents in Iowa, Iowa State and North Dakota. Drake lost to both Iowa (71-67) and Iowa State (90-70), but upended North Dakota (72-63).
Drake is led by second-year head coach Mark Phelps.
Wed., Jan. 27 - 7:07 p.m. (Central)
McLeod Center - Cedar Falls, Iowa
Radio: Panther Sports Network
TV: KWWL (Ch. 7.1/7.3)/CFU/Mediacom*
*Check local listings
The No. 25-ranked University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team (17-2 overall, 8-1 MVC) will begin the second-half of the Missouri Valley Conference season by hosting the Drake University Bulldogs (10-11 overall, 5-4 MVC) on Wednesday. Tip is set for 7:07 p.m. in the McLeod Center.
TIPPING OFF ...
• UNI will enter Wednesday's game vs. Drake ranked No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll.
• UNI is among eight teams in the country with two or fewer losses entering Wednesday's game vs. Drake. Kentucky (19-0), BYU (20-1), Syracuse (20-1), Kansas (19-1), Villanova (18-1), UAB (17-2), Texas (17-2) and UNI (17-2) are the eight teams with two or fewer losses this season.
• UNI is ranked No. 2 in the nation in scoring defense. The Panthers are giving up 55.4 points per game this season and trail only Princeton (55.1) in the national standings.
• Senior center Jordan Eglseder ranks No. 30 in the nation in field goal percentage (55.2 percent).
• The Panthers have won nine straight games in the McLeod Center and
are a perfect 8-0 at home this season.
• UNI has posted 8-1 starts in the MVC in each of the past two seasons. The Panthers own a two-game lead at the halfway point of this year's MVC regular season title chase.
• Senior forward Adam Koch has started 85 consecutive games. Junior point guard Kwadzo Ahelegbe has started 57 straight games. Junior Ali Farokhmanesh and has started all 53 games he has played at UNI. Eglseder has started 32 straight games at center for the Panthers.
• UNI will look to complete a sweep of the state's Division I programs on Wednesday vs. Drake. UNI has already scored in-state wins over Iowa (67-50) and Iowa State (63-60). Drake lost to both Iowa (71-67) and Iowa State (90-70) in its in-state matchups. Iowa State defeated Iowa, 81-71.
• UNI was picked to win the 2009-2010 Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the league's coaches, sports information directors and media.
SCOUTING DRAKE
The Drake Bulldogs enter Wednesday's game at the hottest team in the Missouri Valley Conference having won five straight contests. Drake began the MVC season by losing its first four games, but has since rallied to a 5-4 mark in league play.
The Bulldogs are led by senior guard Josh Young, who is scoring at a 13.2 per game clip on the year. In nine league games, Adam Templeton is averaging 12.3 points per contest.
Drake and UNI shared three common non-conference opponents in Iowa, Iowa State and North Dakota. Drake lost to both Iowa (71-67) and Iowa State (90-70), but upended North Dakota (72-63).
Drake is led by second-year head coach Mark Phelps.
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