DeKALB — Men’s basketball will host the University of Northern Iowa for its first game of the regular season 3 p.m. Saturday at the Convocation Center.
The teams last met Nov. 28, 2009, with UNI winning 52-45. NIU is 8-13 against UNI all-time. The Panthers come into this game with a record of 1-0 after a win Nov. 5, 2019, defeating Old Dominion University 58-53.
In their game against Old Dominion, the Panthers shot a combined 34.5% from the field. The team struggled converting three-point attempts, going 6-31 from behind the arc. Redshirt senior guard Spencer Haldeman and sophomore guard AJ Green led the team in scoring with 12 points each, while redshirt sophomore forward Austin Phyfe picked up a double-double with 10 points and 11 boards, along with two blocks and a steal.