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Game #27: Old Dominion at #24 UNI
Fri., Feb. 19 - 6:02 p.m. (Central)
McLeod Center - Cedar Falls, Iowa
Radio: Panther Sports Network
TV: ESPN2HD/ESPN360.com
The No. 24-ranked University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team (23-3 overall, 14-2 MVC) will step out of conference play Friday for a BracketBusters matchup with the Old Dominion Monarchs (21-7 overall, 13-3 CAA). Tip is set for 6:02 p.m. in the McLeod Center.
TIPPING OFF ...
• UNI will enter Friday’s game against Old Dominion ranked No. 24 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
• UNI is ranked No. 2 in the nation in scoring defense, while ODU enters the game ranked No. 3 in scoring defense. The Panthers are giving up 55.1 points per game this season, while the Monarchs give up 55.8 points per game.
• The Panthers have won 13 straight games in the McLeod Center and are a perfect 12-0 at home this season. The 13-game win streak is tied for the nation’s 12th-best current home win streak. 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 won 20 games in a row for the second consecutive season and seventh time in school history.
• The Panthers have tied the school record for wins (23) in a season, which has happened five times - 1963-64, 1989-90, 2005-06, 2008-09 and 2009-10.
• UNI clinched the program’s first-ever outright Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship in Tuesday’s 70-52 win over Creighton. UNI won the program’s first-ever shared MVC title last season. UNI is the first league school to repeat as regular season conference champions since Southern Illinois took four in a row from 2001-02 through 2004-05.
• UNI’s 14-2 start to Missouri Valley Conference play is the best in school history and ties the school record for MVC wins in a season.
• UNI’s top seven scorers – Adam Koch (123 games), Jordan Eglseder (111), Kerwin Dunham (92), Kwadzo Ahelegbe (90), Lucas O’Rear (87), Ali Farokhmanesh (60) and Johnny Moran (58) – have played in a combined 621 career games heading into Saturday’s game vs. Old Dominion. Those seven players have also accumulated 339 career starts for the Panthers.
• Adam Koch (Ashwaubenon, Wis.) has been named as one of 10 male finalists for the 2009-10 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.
SCOUTING OLD DOMINION
The Old Dominion Monarchs will come into Friday’s game in the McLeod Center sporting a 21-7 overall record, which includes a 13-3 mark in the Colonial Athletic Association.
The Monarchs are 14-0 at home this season and 7-5 on the road. ODU owns the nation’s third-longest current home-court winning streak at 22 in a row. The Monarchs scored a 61-57 victory over No. 11-ranked Georgetown on Dec. 19.
ODU ranks third in the nation in scoring defense having given up 55.8 points per game. ODU ranks fifth in the nation in rebound margin (+8.6). The Monarchs rank No. 12 in the nation in three-point field goal percentage defense (28.8 percent).
The Monarchs are led in scoring by center Gerald Lee (14.0 ppg).
Old Dominion is coached by Blaine Taylor.
Fri., Feb. 19 - 6:02 p.m. (Central)
McLeod Center - Cedar Falls, Iowa
Radio: Panther Sports Network
TV: ESPN2HD/ESPN360.com
The No. 24-ranked University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team (23-3 overall, 14-2 MVC) will step out of conference play Friday for a BracketBusters matchup with the Old Dominion Monarchs (21-7 overall, 13-3 CAA). Tip is set for 6:02 p.m. in the McLeod Center.
TIPPING OFF ...
• UNI will enter Friday’s game against Old Dominion ranked No. 24 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
• UNI is ranked No. 2 in the nation in scoring defense, while ODU enters the game ranked No. 3 in scoring defense. The Panthers are giving up 55.1 points per game this season, while the Monarchs give up 55.8 points per game.
• The Panthers have won 13 straight games in the McLeod Center and are a perfect 12-0 at home this season. The 13-game win streak is tied for the nation’s 12th-best current home win streak. 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 won 20 games in a row for the second consecutive season and seventh time in school history.
• The Panthers have tied the school record for wins (23) in a season, which has happened five times - 1963-64, 1989-90, 2005-06, 2008-09 and 2009-10.
• UNI clinched the program’s first-ever outright Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship in Tuesday’s 70-52 win over Creighton. UNI won the program’s first-ever shared MVC title last season. UNI is the first league school to repeat as regular season conference champions since Southern Illinois took four in a row from 2001-02 through 2004-05.
• UNI’s 14-2 start to Missouri Valley Conference play is the best in school history and ties the school record for MVC wins in a season.
• UNI’s top seven scorers – Adam Koch (123 games), Jordan Eglseder (111), Kerwin Dunham (92), Kwadzo Ahelegbe (90), Lucas O’Rear (87), Ali Farokhmanesh (60) and Johnny Moran (58) – have played in a combined 621 career games heading into Saturday’s game vs. Old Dominion. Those seven players have also accumulated 339 career starts for the Panthers.
• Adam Koch (Ashwaubenon, Wis.) has been named as one of 10 male finalists for the 2009-10 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.
SCOUTING OLD DOMINION
The Old Dominion Monarchs will come into Friday’s game in the McLeod Center sporting a 21-7 overall record, which includes a 13-3 mark in the Colonial Athletic Association.
The Monarchs are 14-0 at home this season and 7-5 on the road. ODU owns the nation’s third-longest current home-court winning streak at 22 in a row. The Monarchs scored a 61-57 victory over No. 11-ranked Georgetown on Dec. 19.
ODU ranks third in the nation in scoring defense having given up 55.8 points per game. ODU ranks fifth in the nation in rebound margin (+8.6). The Monarchs rank No. 12 in the nation in three-point field goal percentage defense (28.8 percent).
The Monarchs are led in scoring by center Gerald Lee (14.0 ppg).
Old Dominion is coached by Blaine Taylor.
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