The nation’s top team will be at home when the Northern Illinois Huskies (6-0) welcome the Chicago State Cougars (3-4) to Convocation Center. The game starts at 8:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
The Huskies defeated Idaho 66-59 on Saturday. Marin Maric played a key role, recording his first double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Cougars are coming off a bitter 66-64 loss against Alabama State on Saturday. Jordan Madrid-Andrews had a good game for Chicago State, registering 14 points, eight rebounds, and three assists.
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The Northern Illinois Huskies have a defensive rating of 86.4 (ranked 18th), while the Chicago State Cougars have an offensive rating of 108.3 (ranked 141st).
Chicago State has an average field goal percentage of 45.0%. Northern Illinois is undefeated (2-0) when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, Northern Illinois attempts 21.0 three pointers and Chicago State attempts 24.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Northern Illinois Huskies are undefeated at 4-0 while the Chicago State Cougars have a poor 2-4 record.
Northern Illinois ranks 40th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.46. Chicago State is ranked lower at 213th with an A/TO of .99.
Northern Illinois ranks 79th in offensive rebounding. Chicago State ranks 172nd in defensive rebounding.
Northern Illinois makes an average of 8.5 steals per game. Chicago State has not won a game when it has given up 8 or more steals this season (0-3).
