McCauley leads Indiana State against Northern Iowa after 22-point performance

Published Jan. 28, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Northern Iowa Panthers (12-9, 8-3 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (13-9, 6-5 MVC)

Terre Haute, Indiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Indiana State -6.5; over/under is 145

BOTTOM LINE: Indiana State faces the Northern Iowa Panthers after Courvoisier McCauley scored 22 points in Indiana State's 70-68 loss to the Drake Bulldogs.

The Sycamores have gone 7-3 in home games. Indiana State has a 2-4 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Panthers have gone 8-3 against MVC opponents. Northern Iowa ranks sixth in the MVC with 23.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Tytan Anderson averaging 7.0.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: McCauley is scoring 16.7 points per game with 5.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists for the Sycamores. Cameron Henry is averaging 10.7 points and 3.6 assists over the last 10 games for Indiana State.

Bowen Born is shooting 40.8% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, while averaging 18.7 points. Anderson is averaging 13.9 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.6 steals over the last 10 games for Northern Iowa.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sycamores: 4-6, averaging 70.3 points, 29.9 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 6.0 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.0 points per game.

Panthers: 8-2, averaging 70.0 points, 30.6 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 7.1 steals and 0.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.9 points.

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