Northern Kentucky Norse (2-6) at Cleveland State Vikings (5-2)
Cleveland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland State hosts Northern Kentucky after Mickayla Perdue scored 26 points in Cleveland State’s 79-52 win against the Lamar Cardinals.
The Vikings are 2-0 on their home court. Cleveland State ranks fifth in the Horizon at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 67.1 points while holding opponents to 35.7% shooting.
The Norse are 1-4 on the road. Northern Kentucky is third in the Horizon scoring 67.3 points per game and is shooting 41.8%.
Cleveland State’s average of 6.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.5 more made shots on average than the 6.4 per game Northern Kentucky gives up. Northern Kentucky has shot at a 41.8% clip from the field this season, 6.1 percentage points higher than the 35.7% shooting opponents of Cleveland State have averaged.
The Vikings and Norse square off Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Perdue is shooting 45.0% and averaging 22.7 points for the Vikings.
Halle Idowu is scoring 15.6 points per game and averaging 5.0 rebounds for the Norse.
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