Up Next: Wichita State

[06panther10]

Round Two. Win this one, and we put our foot down on the throat of the MVC. Gotta protect home court, and avoid a sweep.

Beat the shockers.




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Game #22: Wichita State at #22/#24 UNI
Wed., Feb. 3 - 7:07 p.m. (Central)
McLeod Center - Cedar Falls, Iowa
Radio: Panther Sports Network
TV: KWWL 7.1/KDMI 19.1
Live Streaming: www.UNIPanthers.com

The No. 22/No. 24-ranked University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team (19-2 overall, 10-1 MVC) will look to avenge its only defeat in Missouri Valley Conference play on Wednesday against the Wichita State Shockers (19-4 overall, 8-3 MVC) on Saturday. Tip is set for 7:07 p.m. in the McLeod Center.

TIPPING OFF ...
• UNI will enter Wednesday’s game vs. Wichita State ranked No. 22 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll and No. 22 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll.

• UNI’s eight road wins this season ranks as the second-highest total in the nation heading into this week’s slate of games. Only Butler (9-1), Morgan State (9-6) and Vermont (9-5) have more road victories this season than the UNI Panthers.

• UNI is among six teams in the country with two or fewer losses entering Wednesday’s action. Syracuse (21-1), Kentucky (20-1), Kansas (20-1), Villanova (19-1), BYU (21-2) and UNI (19-2) are the six teams with two or fewer losses this season.

• UNI is ranked No. 2 in the nation in scoring defense. The Panthers are giving up 55.1 points per game this season and trail only Princeton (53.9).

• The Panthers have won 10 straight games in the McLeod Center and are a perfect 9-0 at home this season. In the Division I era at UNI, the record for consecutive home wins is 14 set in the 1988-89 season. The Panthers won 20 in a row from 1961-65 to set the school record for consecutive home wins.

• UNI has posted 10-1 starts in the MVC in each of the past two seasons. The Panthers own a two-game lead over second-place Wichita State in the race for this year’s MVC regular season title. UNI opened MVC play last season with an 11-1 mark and eventually captured a share of the MVC regular season crown last year finishing at 14-4.

• Senior forward Adam Koch has started 87 consecutive games. Junior point guard Kwadzo Ahelegbe has started 59 straight games. Senior guard Ali Farokhmanesh has started all 55 games he has played at UNI. Senior center Jordan Eglseder has started 34 straight contests.

• 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 WICHITA STATE
The Wichita State Shockers enter Wednesday’s game in second place in the MVC standings - two games behind the UNI Panthers. Wichita State is 13-0 at home this season and only 5-3 on the road. WSU is 1-1 in neutral games.
Wichita State snapped UNI’s school-record 15-game win streak on Jan. 19 with a 60-51 win at Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan. The Shockers are coming off a 55-54 win Sunday night at Southern Illinois.
The Shockers only four losses this season have come vs. Pittsburgh (68-55), at Illinois State (72-57), at Creighton (57-56) and at Drake (78-64).
Wichita State is led in scoring Clevin Hannah (12.4 ppg) and Toure’ Murry (12.4 ppg). T.J. Durley contributes 11.4 points per contest. Graham Hatch has upped his play in MVC action by averaging 10.2 points per game. Hatch scored 14 points against the Panthers in Wichita.
Wichita State is coached by Gregg Marshall.

[Catnep]

Re: Up Next: Wichita State

Will this be on televised in the Des Moines area?

[TheMacHouse]

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Unless one of the networks pick it up I doubt it will. Right now Mediacom 22 shows the ISU game on at the same time.

[TheMacHouse]

Re: Up Next: Wichita State

I looked it up and it shows that the game will be on KDMI. It loooks like the station is on 19.1, 20 for Mediacom, and maybe 56 for DTV but not sure on that one. It doesn't show up on the guide yet so will have to wait and see.

[Newsbreaker]

Re: Up Next: Wichita State

KDMI is not on DTV, however it is available for most over-the-air. GREAT news if this is true!!!

[9YRPLAN]

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wtf is kdmi

[achrist70]

Re: Up Next: Wichita State

wtf is kdmi

It's a local station in Des Moines, it is a MyNetwork/THIS station (kind of like 7.2 for KWWL).

[achrist70]

Re: Up Next: Wichita State

I feel good about having Moran's picture up there

[achrist70]

Re: Up Next: Wichita State

I am sure Gary (D-Bag) Parrish is picking Wichita.

[achrist70]

Re: Up Next: Wichita State

I know this is my 4th post in a row on here but I am pretty pumped for this game.

We have a big advantage in the fact that Wichita plays tomorrow at Carbondale, so it is a short turn around with back to back road games. I remember not liking the short turn around when we played there a week and a half ago.

[Purple member]

Re: Up Next: Wichita State

I know this is my 4th post in a row on here but I am pretty pumped for this game.

We have a big advantage in the fact that Wichita plays tomorrow at Carbondale, so it is a short turn around with back to back road games. I remember not liking the short turn around when we played there a week and a half ago.

wouldn't it be nice if their game goes into 3 overtimes, then has a power outage and needs to be continued on Monday . . . Or hopefully we just play good enough to beat them at full-strength.

[Newsbreaker]

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If this game is really on KDMI and I can really get it I'm going to do stuff to myself in excitement. Seriously.

[DWadle1983]

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I see ESPN2 will be showing the very important DePaul at Marquette game Wednesday Night. That can't even be a game that Big East fans want to watch although in all fairness Marquette is tied for 8th in the Big East.

[DWadle1983]

Re: Up Next: Wichita State

If this game is really on KDMI and I can really get it I'm going to do stuff to myself in excitement. Seriously.

So that we can properly assess your excitement level will this be more exciting that when Scott Brown won.

[BCPanther]

Re: Up Next: Wichita State

Huge Game. Huge, Huge, Huge Game.

If this team wants to make that special run that we all have planted in the back of our minds, we could really make a statement here.

This team always seems to play like they have something to prove and a win more or less locks up the Valley. I think we see a really focused team that plays really, really well Wednesday night.