Northern Iowa hosts Loyola Chicago following Green's 21-point performance

Published Feb. 26, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Loyola Chicago Ramblers (22-6, 13-4 MVC) at Northern Iowa Panthers (17-10, 13-4 MVC)

Cedar Falls, Iowa; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

LINE: Northern Iowa -2.5; over/under is 137.5

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa hosts the Loyola Chicago Ramblers after AJ Green scored 21 points in Northern Iowa's 88-82 victory over the Indiana State Sycamores.

The Panthers have gone 9-4 in home games. Northern Iowa is 3-4 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Ramblers are 13-4 against MVC opponents. Loyola Chicago averages 15.3 assists per game to lead the MVC, paced by Braden Norris with 4.1.

The teams play for the 10th time this season in MVC play. The Ramblers won the last matchup 85-58 on Feb. 13. Lucas Williamson scored 18 points to help lead the Ramblers to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Green averages 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, scoring 18.6 points while shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc. Noah Carter is shooting 45.1% and averaging 9.1 points over the last 10 games for Northern Iowa.

Williamson is scoring 13.6 points per game and averaging 4.8 rebounds for the Ramblers. Norris is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Loyola Chicago.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 8-2, averaging 82.3 points, 24.3 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 5.1 steals and 1.0 block per game while shooting 53.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points per game.

Ramblers: 7-3, averaging 72.2 points, 31.6 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 9.4 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.1 points.

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