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Bradley Braves at Northern Iowa Panthers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
16-8, 3-4 Away

vs
14-9, 10-3 Home

Bradley visits Hornseth and Northern Iowa

Game Preview

Bradley Braves (16-8, 9-4 MVC) at Northern Iowa Panthers (14-9, 6-6 MVC)

Cedar Falls, Iowa; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa hosts Bradley after Will Hornseth scored 21 points in Northern Iowa's 71-55 victory against the Evansville Purple Aces.

The Panthers are 10-3 in home games. Northern Iowa is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Braves are 9-4 against conference opponents. Bradley averages 77.8 points while outscoring opponents by 4.9 points per game.

Northern Iowa is shooting 45.4% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points higher than the 44.9% Bradley allows to opponents. Bradley averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.9 more made shots on average than the 5.7 per game Northern Iowa allows.

The Panthers and Braves face off Friday for the first time in MVC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trey Campbell is averaging 13.4 points, 3.8 assists and 1.9 steals for the Panthers. Ben Schwieger is averaging 12.4 points and 6.7 rebounds over the past 10 games.

Ahmet Jonovic is averaging 7.9 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Braves. Jaquan Johnson is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 4-6, averaging 63.2 points, 28.8 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 4.9 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.5 points per game.

Braves: 6-4, averaging 77.2 points, 32.2 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 6.4 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.8 points.

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  • TV Channel: Bradley at Northern Iowa 2021 College Basketball, week 14, is broadcasted on CBSSN.
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Matchup Prediction

Northern Iowa: 69.9%
Bradley: 30.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W2 Streak W1
72.9 Points Against 60.4
77.8 Points Per Game 67.1
44 Field Goal % 45
35 Three Point % 33
34.9 Rebounds Per Game 32.9
12.8 Assists Per Game 14.5
2.9 Blocks Per Game 3.2
8.4 Steals Per Game 6.6
0.7 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.5
10.1 Total Turnovers Per Game 10.0
72.9 Points Against 60.4

Game Information

Venue: McLeod Center

Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Capacity:

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 11-2 - 21-3
Murray State 9-4 2 17-7
Bradley 9-4 2 16-8
UIC 8-5 3 13-11
Illinois State 7-5 3.5 15-8
Northern Iowa 6-6 4.5 14-9
Drake 6-7 5 12-12
Valparaiso 5-7 5.5 11-12
Southern Illinois 4-8 6.5 10-13
Indiana State 3-10 8 10-14
Evansville 1-11 9.5 5-18
Full Standings

Bradley Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ ILST ILST L 88-62
vs INST INST W 75-68
vs UIC UIC L 85-70
@ DRKE DRKE W 87-73
vs VAL VAL W 72-65

Northern Iowa Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ VAL L 54-44
@ ILST L 59-54
vs MUR W 81-76
@ SIU L 65-50
vs EVAN W 71-55