Green leads Northern Iowa against Indiana State after 21-point showing

Published Feb. 23, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Northern Iowa Panthers (16-10, 12-4 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (11-17, 4-12 MVC)

Terre Haute, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Indiana State -5; over/under is 142.5

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa takes on the Indiana State Sycamores after AJ Green scored 21 points in Northern Iowa's 95-75 win against the Missouri State Bears.

The Sycamores are 8-5 on their home court. Indiana State is 7-13 against opponents over .500.

The Panthers are 12-4 against conference opponents. Northern Iowa ranks fourth in the MVC with 24.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Trae Berhow averaging 4.5.

The teams square off for the 17th time this season in MVC play. The Panthers won the last meeting 80-74 on Jan. 12. Noah Carter scored 17 points to help lead the Panthers to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cooper Neese is shooting 41.0% and averaging 16.1 points for the Sycamores. Zach Hobbs is averaging 0.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Indiana State.

Green is averaging 18.5 points for the Panthers. Carter is averaging 9.9 points over the last 10 games for Northern Iowa.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sycamores: 3-7, averaging 66.3 points, 31.1 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.1 points per game.

Panthers: 7-3, averaging 72.7 points, 28.0 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 6.4 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.6 points.

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