Born leads Northern Iowa against McNeese after 27-point performance

McNeese Cowboys (2-6) at Northern Iowa Panthers (3-5, 1-1 MVC)

Cedar Falls, Iowa; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa takes on the McNeese Cowboys after Bowen Born scored 27 points in Northern Iowa's 83-75 loss to the Toledo Rockets.

The Panthers are 3-1 on their home court. Northern Iowa has a 0-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Cowboys are 0-4 on the road. McNeese ranks fifth in the Southland shooting 33.3% from deep. Roberts Berze leads the Cowboys shooting 42.9% from 3-point range.

TOP PERFORMERS: Born averages 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, scoring 22.4 points while shooting 41.1% from beyond the arc. Tytan Anderson is shooting 46.1% and averaging 13.4 points for Northern Iowa.

Zach Scott is shooting 30.6% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Cowboys, while averaging 9.2 points. Christian Shumate is averaging 12.3 points and 10.8 rebounds for McNeese.

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