Northern Iowa visits Dibba and Southern Illinois

Northern Iowa Panthers (11-7, 5-2 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (7-11, 2-5 MVC)

Carbondale, Illinois; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -5; over/under is 143

BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois takes on Northern Iowa after Ali Abdou Dibba scored 22 points in Southern Illinois’ 73-51 win over the Missouri State Bears.

The Salukis are 4-3 on their home court. Southern Illinois is ninth in the MVC scoring 72.9 points while shooting 44.7% from the field.

The Panthers are 5-2 in MVC play. Northern Iowa is third in the MVC allowing 68.0 points while holding opponents to 43.4% shooting.

Southern Illinois is shooting 44.7% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points higher than the 43.4% Northern Iowa allows to opponents. Northern Iowa has shot at a 51.3% rate from the field this season, 6.3 percentage points above the 45.0% shooting opponents of Southern Illinois have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dibba is shooting 49.1% and averaging 16.1 points for the Salukis.

Trey Campbell is averaging 11.4 points for the Panthers.

LAST 10 GAMES: Salukis: 4-6, averaging 70.0 points, 30.1 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.7 points per game.

Panthers: 7-3, averaging 80.4 points, 30.9 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 51.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Copyright © 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up