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01/16 03:43 CST Northern Illinois hosts UMass after Banks' 22-point outing
Northern Illinois hosts UMass after Banks' 22-point outing
By The Associated Press
UMass Minutemen (11-7, 2-4 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (5-11, 1-4 MAC)
DeKalb, Illinois; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UMass takes on Northern Illinois after Marcus Banks scored 22
points in UMass' 85-82 victory against the Western Michigan Broncos.
The Huskies are 4-3 in home games. Northern Illinois is the MAC leader with
11.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Gustav Winther averaging 2.4.
The Minutemen have gone 2-4 against MAC opponents. UMass is sixth in the MAC
scoring 80.8 points per game and is shooting 46.5%.
Northern Illinois averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game, 1.8 more made shots
than the 6.8 per game UMass gives up. UMass averages 7.6 made 3-pointers per
game this season, 0.2 more makes per game than Northern Illinois allows.
The Huskies and Minutemen meet Saturday for the first time in MAC play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Makhai Valentine is scoring 13.5 points per game and averaging
5.7 rebounds for the Huskies. Dylan Ducommun is averaging 11.5 points and 3.0
rebounds over the last 10 games.
Leonardo Bettiol is scoring 16.6 points per game and averaging 7.4 rebounds for
the Minutemen. Banks is averaging 15.3 points and 3.0 rebounds over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 2-8, averaging 70.3 points, 34.5 rebounds, 12.1
assists, 6.3 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 79.2 points per game.
Minutemen: 6-4, averaging 83.0 points, 37.3 rebounds, 19.0 assists, 7.2 steals
and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 75.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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