Northern Illinois visits Walker and Illinois State
Northern Illinois Huskies (3-7) at Illinois State Redbirds (6-4, 0-1 MVC)
Normal, Illinois; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State plays Northern Illinois after Chase Walker scored 27 points in Illinois State’s 81-77 win against the Saint Louis Billikens.
The Redbirds have gone 4-1 at home. Illinois State is third in the MVC with 25.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Dalton Banks averaging 4.5.
The Huskies are 0-6 on the road. Northern Illinois is 2-3 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 11.6 turnovers per game.
Illinois State averages 10.8 made 3-pointers per game, 2.6 more made shots than the 8.2 per game Northern Illinois allows. Northern Illinois averages 8.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 fewer makes per game than Illinois State gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Walker is shooting 61.1% and averaging 15.5 points for the Redbirds.
Quentin Jones is averaging 15 points for the Huskies.
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