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Valentine leads Northern Illinois against Toledo after 27-point game
By The Associated Press
Toledo Rockets (8-6, 2-0 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (5-9, 1-2 MAC)
DeKalb, Illinois; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -6.5; over/under is 156.5
BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois hosts Toledo after Makhai Valentine scored 27
points in Northern Illinois' 77-73 loss to the Kent State Golden Flashes.
The Huskies are 4-2 on their home court. Northern Illinois is 1-0 in games
decided by less than 4 points.
The Rockets have gone 2-0 against MAC opponents. Toledo is fifth in the MAC
scoring 82.6 points per game and is shooting 47.1%.
Northern Illinois is shooting 43.4% from the field this season, 4.8 percentage
points lower than the 48.2% Toledo allows to opponents. Toledo has shot at a
47.1% clip from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points fewer than the
47.9% shooting opponents of Northern Illinois have averaged.
The Huskies and Rockets match up Tuesday for the first time in MAC play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Valentine averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the
Huskies, scoring 13.4 points while shooting 31.9% from beyond the arc. Dylan
Ducommun is shooting 39.6% and averaging 13.2 points over the last 10 games.
Leroy Blyden Jr. is shooting 41.1% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers
per game for the Rockets, while averaging 15.4 points, 4.1 assists and 1.8
steals. Sonny Wilson is averaging 16.9 points and 4.2 assists over the past 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 3-7, averaging 71.6 points, 33.6 rebounds, 12.3
assists, 6.7 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 76.9 points per game.
Rockets: 6-4, averaging 83.9 points, 34.0 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 7.5 steals
and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 77.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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