Hunter and Ohio host Northern Illinois

Published Feb. 6, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Ohio Bobcats (12-11, 4-6 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (10-13, 6-4 MAC)

DeKalb, Illinois; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Ohio takes on the Northern Illinois Huskies after Jaylin Hunter scored 23 points in Ohio's 78-68 victory against the Miami (OH) RedHawks.

The Huskies have gone 3-4 in home games. Northern Illinois is sixth in the MAC shooting 34.6% from deep, led by Kaleb Thornton shooting 41.5% from 3-point range.

The Bobcats have gone 4-6 against MAC opponents. Ohio has a 1-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Huskies and Bobcats match up Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: David Coit is shooting 37.6% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Huskies, while averaging 16 points. Zarigue Nutter is averaging 11.2 points over the past 10 games for Northern Illinois.

Hunter is averaging 11.5 points, 4.2 assists and 1.5 steals for the Bobcats. Dwight Wilson is averaging 16.1 points over the last 10 games for Ohio.

LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 6-4, averaging 73.6 points, 28.6 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 6.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.8 points per game.

Bobcats: 4-6, averaging 78.5 points, 32.9 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 5.4 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.9 points.

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