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Game #21: #25 UNI at Missouri State
Sat., Jan. 30 - 2:05 p.m. (Central)
JQH Arena - Springfield, Mo.
Radio: Panther Sports Network
TV: None
Live Streaming: www.MissouriStateBears.com
The No. 25-ranked University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team (18-2 overall, 9-1 MVC) will look to sweep the season series against the Missouri State Bears (15-6 overall, 5-5 MVC) on Saturday. Tip is set for 2:05 p.m. in the JQH Arena in Springfield, Mo.
TIPPING OFF ...
• UNI will enter Saturday's game at Missouri State ranked No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll. The Panthers beat the Bears on Jan. 3, 84-76.
• Both the UNI and Missouri State coaching staffs will take part in the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend during Saturday's game in Springfield, Mo.
• UNI is among eight teams in the country with two or fewer losses entering Saturday's action. Syracuse (20-1), Kentucky (19-1), Kansas (19-1), Villanova (19-1), BYU (20-2), UAB (18-2), Texas (18-2) and UNI (18-2) 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 55.2 points per game this season and trail only Princeton (55.1).
• Lucas O'Rear is the reigning MVC Sixth Man of the Year and his play this season off the bench could mean a second-straight award for the junior from Nashville, Ill. O'Rear pumped nine points and nine rebounds in a 67-51 win over Drake on Jan. 27. The nine rebound effort marked a season-high for O'Rear and was two off a career-high of 11 rebounds.
• Senior forward Adam Koch has started 86 consecutive games. Junior point guard Kwadzo Ahelegbe has started 58 straight games. Senior guard Ali Farokhmanesh has started all 54 games he has played at UNI. Senior center Jordan Eglseder has started 33 straight contests.
• With UNI's victory over Drake on Jan. 27, the Panthers claimed the mythical state title for only the second-time ever. UNI previously won the mythical state championship in 1997-98, when the Panthers swept the state's Division I programs with a 4-0 mark.
• 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 MISSOURI STATE
The Missouri State Bears enter Saturday's contest with a 5-5 league record and a 15-6 overall mark. The Bears have won two of their last three games - victories over Indiana State (99-92 in OT) and Evansville (76-66).
Missouri State began the season with 10 straight wins and eventually moved its record to 12-1 before UNI scored a 84-76 win over the Bears on Jan. 3.
The Bears are 11-1 at home in JQH Arena this year - having suffered their only loss to Wichita State (65-62) on Jan. 6.
Kyle Weems leads the Missouri State scoring attack at 14.4 points per game. He is joined in double figures by Adam Leonard (11.8) and Jermaine Mallett (11.0). Mallett has uppped his play in Valley games, averaging 13.5 points per contest.
The Bears are coached by second-year head coach Cuonzo Martin.
Sat., Jan. 30 - 2:05 p.m. (Central)
JQH Arena - Springfield, Mo.
Radio: Panther Sports Network
TV: None
Live Streaming: www.MissouriStateBears.com
The No. 25-ranked University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team (18-2 overall, 9-1 MVC) will look to sweep the season series against the Missouri State Bears (15-6 overall, 5-5 MVC) on Saturday. Tip is set for 2:05 p.m. in the JQH Arena in Springfield, Mo.
TIPPING OFF ...
• UNI will enter Saturday's game at Missouri State ranked No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll. The Panthers beat the Bears on Jan. 3, 84-76.
• Both the UNI and Missouri State coaching staffs will take part in the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend during Saturday's game in Springfield, Mo.
• UNI is among eight teams in the country with two or fewer losses entering Saturday's action. Syracuse (20-1), Kentucky (19-1), Kansas (19-1), Villanova (19-1), BYU (20-2), UAB (18-2), Texas (18-2) and UNI (18-2) 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 55.2 points per game this season and trail only Princeton (55.1).
• Lucas O'Rear is the reigning MVC Sixth Man of the Year and his play this season off the bench could mean a second-straight award for the junior from Nashville, Ill. O'Rear pumped nine points and nine rebounds in a 67-51 win over Drake on Jan. 27. The nine rebound effort marked a season-high for O'Rear and was two off a career-high of 11 rebounds.
• Senior forward Adam Koch has started 86 consecutive games. Junior point guard Kwadzo Ahelegbe has started 58 straight games. Senior guard Ali Farokhmanesh has started all 54 games he has played at UNI. Senior center Jordan Eglseder has started 33 straight contests.
• With UNI's victory over Drake on Jan. 27, the Panthers claimed the mythical state title for only the second-time ever. UNI previously won the mythical state championship in 1997-98, when the Panthers swept the state's Division I programs with a 4-0 mark.
• 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 MISSOURI STATE
The Missouri State Bears enter Saturday's contest with a 5-5 league record and a 15-6 overall mark. The Bears have won two of their last three games - victories over Indiana State (99-92 in OT) and Evansville (76-66).
Missouri State began the season with 10 straight wins and eventually moved its record to 12-1 before UNI scored a 84-76 win over the Bears on Jan. 3.
The Bears are 11-1 at home in JQH Arena this year - having suffered their only loss to Wichita State (65-62) on Jan. 6.
Kyle Weems leads the Missouri State scoring attack at 14.4 points per game. He is joined in double figures by Adam Leonard (11.8) and Jermaine Mallett (11.0). Mallett has uppped his play in Valley games, averaging 13.5 points per contest.
The Bears are coached by second-year head coach Cuonzo Martin.
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