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Moeller leads Evansville against Northern Iowa after 20-point outing
By The Associated Press
Evansville Purple Aces (5-16, 1-9 MVC) at Northern Iowa Panthers (13-9, 5-6 MVC)
Cedar Falls, Iowa; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Evansville visits Northern Iowa after Leif Moeller scored 20
points in Evansville's 82-78 loss to the Drake Bulldogs.
The Panthers have gone 9-3 in home games. Northern Iowa is seventh in the MVC
with 23.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Leon Bond III averaging 4.7.
The Purple Aces are 1-9 in conference games. Evansville ranks ninth in the MVC
shooting 31.7% from 3-point range.
Northern Iowa is shooting 45.0% from the field this season, 0.6 percentage
points higher than the 44.4% Evansville allows to opponents. Evansville has
shot at a 42.7% clip from the field this season, 2.7 percentage points greater
than the 40.0% shooting opponents of Northern Iowa have averaged.
The Panthers and Purple Aces match up Saturday for the first time in conference
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Trey Campbell is averaging 13.5 points, 3.5 assists and two
steals for the Panthers. Ben Schwieger is averaging 12.3 points over the last
10 games.
Connor Turnbull is scoring 12.2 points per game and averaging 6.1 rebounds for
the Purple Aces. AJ Casey is averaging 14.5 points and 4.6 rebounds over the
last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 4-6, averaging 61.9 points, 28.6 rebounds, 10.5
assists, 5.5 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 63.8 points per game.
Purple Aces: 1-9, averaging 66.4 points, 29.6 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 5.6
steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 76.0 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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