Northern Iowa at Evansville

A pair of strong Missouri Valley Conference teams meet, but the edge goes to the team with depth and defense - and that's with the visitors. Northern Iowa's bench scoring ranks #8 in the country, averaging 33.1 points per game. Wes Washpun leads the way at 11.8 points per game. UNI's bench is also shooting at a 51.5% clip. Northern Iowa leads the MVC in scoring defense (58.1 ppg) and in field goal percentage defense (39.5%). The Panthers are 6-0 ATS in their last six road games and 9-1 ATS against a team with a winning record. Evansville is more focused on scoring offense (79.2 ppg), winning a lot of close games despite giving up points. In their loss to Murray State at home they allowed 50% shooting and 58% from long range (11-of-19), and in their loss to Green Bay they allowed 50% shooting. Play on Northern Iowa.