Northern Iowa (9-5, 1-0 Missouri Valley) has received national recognition this year for its upsets of then-No. 1 North Carolina at home Nov. 21 and No. 5 Iowa State on Dec. 19.
UNI received votes in both the Associated Press and Coaches top 25 polls earlier this season, but never cracked the list.
The Panthers are 20th out of 351 teams in overall field goal percentage at 49.2 percent and 24th in three-point field goal percentage at 39.8 percent.
The Salukis are ranked 210th in field goal defense, allowing 43.5 percent, even without a size advantage.