Wichita State Shockers (5-4) at Northern Iowa Panthers (7-1)
Cedar Falls, Iowa; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa will try to keep its six-game home win streak alive when the Panthers take on Wichita State.
The Panthers are 5-0 on their home court. Northern Iowa is the leader in the MVC in team defense, giving up 55.4 points while holding opponents to 36.2% shooting.
The Shockers have gone 0-1 away from home. Wichita State ranks fourth in the AAC shooting 36.0% from 3-point range.
Northern Iowa makes 47.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.7 percentage points higher than Wichita State has allowed to its opponents (40.8%). Wichita State scores 23.4 more points per game (78.8) than Northern Iowa gives up (55.4).
TOP PERFORMERS: Leon Bond III is shooting 50.0% and averaging 13.0 points for the Panthers. Kyle Pock is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers.
Kenyon Giles is scoring 17.7 points per game and averaging 1.9 rebounds for the Shockers. Karon Boyd is averaging 10.7 points and 6.0 rebounds.
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