Northern Iowa Panthers (12-4, 4-1 MVC) at Bradley Braves (11-6, 4-2 MVC)
Peoria, Illinois; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Jaquan Johnson and Bradley host Trey Campbell and Northern Iowa in MVC play.
The Braves have gone 8-1 at home. Bradley ranks ninth in the MVC with 22.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Ahmet Jonovic averaging 3.6.
The Panthers are 4-1 in MVC play. Northern Iowa is seventh in the MVC with 23.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Leon Bond III averaging 4.9.
Bradley averages 9.1 made 3-pointers per game, 3.5 more made shots than the 5.6 per game Northern Iowa allows. Northern Iowa has shot at a 46.4% rate from the field this season, 2.8 percentage points higher than the 43.6% shooting opponents of Bradley have averaged.
The Braves and Panthers meet Saturday for the first time in MVC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Johnson is scoring 16.9 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds for the Braves. Alex Huibregtse is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Campbell is shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, while averaging 12.8 points, 3.9 assists and two steals. Bond is shooting 45.7% and averaging 11.3 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 8-2, averaging 80.2 points, 34.7 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 8.8 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.8 points per game.
Panthers: 6-4, averaging 68.1 points, 29.8 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.1 points.
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