UCLA Bruins (20-9, 11-7 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (16-13, 7-11 Big Ten)
Evanston, Illinois; Monday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern hosts UCLA after K.J. Windham scored 20 points in Northwestern’s 68-57 victory against the Iowa Hawkeyes.
The Wildcats have gone 12-4 in home games. Northwestern is third in the Big Ten with 9.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Nick Martinelli averaging 2.4.
The Bruins have gone 11-7 against Big Ten opponents. UCLA ranks seventh in the Big Ten shooting 35.2% from 3-point range.
Northwestern’s average of 6.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.5 fewer made shots on average than the 7.4 per game UCLA allows. UCLA has shot at a 46.7% clip from the field this season, 3.3 percentage points greater than the 43.4% shooting opponents of Northwestern have averaged.
The Wildcats and Bruins meet Monday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ty Berry is shooting 38.6% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 10.1 points. Martinelli is shooting 41.8% and averaging 20.0 points over the last 10 games.
Kobe Johnson is averaging 8.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 steals for the Bruins. Skyy Clark is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 4-6, averaging 71.5 points, 30.5 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 5.2 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.6 points per game.
Bruins: 7-3, averaging 71.2 points, 29.1 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.5 points.
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