Texas State Bobcats at Northern Illinois Huskies

· MAC-SBC Challenge

Texas State Bobcats

10-12, 3-6 Away

Northern Illinois Huskies

4-18, 2-6 Home

Northern Illinois Huskies face the Texas State Bobcats on 4-game skid

Texas State Bobcats (10-12, 6-6 Sun Belt) at Northern Illinois Huskies (4-18, 2-9 MAC)

DeKalb, Illinois; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois looks to break its four-game losing streak when the Huskies take on Texas State.

The Huskies are 2-6 in home games. Northern Illinois has a 2-15 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Bobcats are 3-6 on the road. Texas State is 5-3 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 18.4 turnovers per game.

Northern Illinois averages 55.2 points per game, 7.9 fewer points than the 63.1 Texas State gives up. Texas State averages 3.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.2 fewer made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Northern Illinois allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Emilie Sorensen averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Huskies, scoring 9.0 points while shooting 38.7% from beyond the arc. Nadechka Laccen is averaging 11.5 points over the past 10 games.

Saniya Burks averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Bobcats, scoring 14.1 points while shooting 34.3% from beyond the arc. Kyra Anderson is shooting 43.8% and averaging 14.3 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 2-8, averaging 56.6 points, 24.6 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 8.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points per game.

Bobcats: 4-6, averaging 58.6 points, 33.6 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 7.8 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 37.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.2 points.

TV Channel: Bobcats vs Huskies 2021 College Basketball, week 14, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Statistics

TXST		NIU
L1	Streak	L4
63.1	Points Against	69.2
62.1	Points Per Game	55.2
39	Field Goal %	38
28	Three Point %	28
38.2	Rebounds Per Game	31.3
11.0	Assists Per Game	10.2
3.9	Blocks Per Game	1.9
9.0	Steals Per Game	7.6
1.0	Team Turnovers Per Game	1.0
20.4	Total Turnovers Per Game	18.8
63.1	Points Against	69.2

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
Capacity:

2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Arkansas State	11-1	-	20-4
Troy	10-2	1	19-4
Georgia Southern	10-2	1	17-5
Marshall	10-3	1.5	19-6
James Madison	9-4	2.5	17-8
Old Dominion	6-6	5	14-10
Texas State	6-6	5	10-12
Southern Miss	5-7	6	12-11
UL Monroe	5-8	6.5	10-12
Coastal Carolina	4-8	7	11-13
Georgia State	4-8	7	9-15
App State	3-9	8	10-12
South Alabama	2-10	9	9-13
Louisiana	1-12	10.5	2-21

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Miami (OH)	10-0	-	18-4
Ball State	10-1	0.5	18-5
Massachusetts	8-2	2	16-4
Central Michigan	8-3	2.5	14-7
Ohio	7-4	3.5	13-8
Toledo	6-4	4	11-9
Kent State	5-6	5.5	10-12
Bowling Green	4-7	6.5	11-11
Eastern Michigan	4-7	6.5	10-11
Western Michigan	3-7	7	6-14
Akron	2-8	8	5-17
Northern Illinois	2-9	8.5	4-18
Buffalo	0-11	10.5	2-20