Drake hosts Born and Northern Iowa

Published Jan. 31, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Northern Iowa Panthers (12-10, 8-4 MVC) at Drake Bulldogs (17-6, 8-4 MVC)

Des Moines, Iowa; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa takes on the Drake Bulldogs after Bowen Born scored 20 points in Northern Iowa's 79-71 loss to the Indiana State Sycamores.

The Bulldogs are 10-1 on their home court. Drake leads the MVC in rebounding, averaging 33.5 boards. Darnell Brodie paces the Bulldogs with 7.1 rebounds.

The Panthers are 8-4 in MVC play. Northern Iowa has a 6-3 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Bulldogs and Panthers face off Wednesday for the first time in MVC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tucker DeVries is shooting 39.5% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 18.9 points and 5.8 rebounds. Roman Penn is averaging 10.5 points and 5.2 assists over the past 10 games for Drake.

Born is scoring 18.8 points per game with 2.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the Panthers. Tytan Anderson is averaging 13.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals over the last 10 games for Northern Iowa.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 7-3, averaging 71.8 points, 33.6 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 4.8 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.9 points per game.

Panthers: 7-3, averaging 70.9 points, 30.2 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 7.4 steals and 0.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.6 points.

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