Northern Iowa plays host to Denver at McLeod Center on Saturday. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. EST and you can catch it on ESPN3.com. The Panthers are 2-0 against the Pioneers over the last four years. The last time they played they won 71-65 on Nov. 13, 2009. In their last outing, behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Seth Tuttle, the Panthers defeated Missouri State 69-63 on Feb. 19. He is averaging 10.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. For the Pioneers, Chris Udofia finished with 13 points and 5 rebounds in the 62-41 blowout of San Jose State on Feb. 16. With 12.4 points per game and 2.3 blocks per game, he has team-best marks in both categories. There is a single key statistical area where Northern Iowa can exploit Denver, rebounding, where the Panthers have an edge over the Pioneers, 31 per game to 25 per game. The Four Factors in which Denver stands out are effective field goal percentage at 56.2 percent and turnover percentage at 19.1 percent.
- Northern Iowa has a stronger schedule than Denver this season (SOS Rank: No. 59 vs. No. 169).
- More violent crime happens in Denver so be careful if you visit (when compared to Cedar Falls -- according to the FBI).
- The Missouri Valley had more close games in conference (so the games are more exciting to watch) than in the WAC.
- The Northern Iowa scoring leader (Anthony James, 314 points) has more points than the Denver scoring leader (Chris Udofia, 310 points).
| DEN Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B- | Chris Udofia | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| C+ | Royce O`Neale | 35 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C+ | Chase Hallam | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| C | Brett Olson | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C- | Cam Griffin | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C- | Jalen Love | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Nate Engesser | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Marcus Byrd | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Dom Samac | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Blake Foeman | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Bryant Rucker | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Charles Webb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Jake Logan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNI Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B- | Jake Koch | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B- | Seth Tuttle | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B- | Anthony James | 32 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C+ | Marc Sonnen | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C+ | Deon Mitchell | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C- | Matt Bohannon | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Chip Rank | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Nate Buss | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Austin Pehl | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | M. Singleton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Max Martino | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Matt Morrison | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | Chris Olivier | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Source:
http://purpleforlife.com/northern-iowa-basketball/game-preview/updated-northern-iowa-finishes-season-against-denver
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