Northern Iowa Panthers (5-4) at South Dakota State Jackrabbits (8-2)
Brookings, South Dakota; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota State hosts Northern Iowa after Haleigh Timmer scored 26 points in South Dakota State’s 76-48 victory over the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers.
The Jackrabbits are 4-1 on their home court. South Dakota State is third in the Summit in rebounding with 32.8 rebounds. Mesa Byom paces the Jackrabbits with 6.0 boards.
The Panthers are 1-0 on the road. Northern Iowa is fifth in the MVC allowing 68.0 points while holding opponents to 42.0% shooting.
South Dakota State averages 72.1 points per game, 4.1 more points than the 68.0 Northern Iowa gives up. Northern Iowa has shot at a 47.0% rate from the field this season, 6.5 percentage points greater than the 40.5% shooting opponents of South Dakota State have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Timmer averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Jackrabbits, scoring 13.9 points while shooting 47.4% from beyond the arc.
Maya McDermott is averaging 23 points and 5.3 assists for the Panthers.
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