Toledo plays Northern Iowa following Maddox's 20-point game

Published Dec. 8, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Northern Iowa Panthers (3-6, 0-2 MVC) at Toledo Rockets (4-4)

Toledo, Ohio; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Toledo plays the Northern Iowa Panthers after Dante Maddox Jr. scored 20 points in Toledo's 69-68 victory over the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.

The Rockets are 2-1 on their home court. Toledo averages 79.3 points while outscoring opponents by 2.5 points per game.

The Panthers are 0-3 on the road. Northern Iowa is ninth in the MVC with 31.6 rebounds per game led by Tytan Anderson averaging 6.7.

Toledo's average of 5.9 made 3-pointers per game is 2.7 fewer made shots on average than the 8.6 per game Northern Iowa gives up. Northern Iowa's 46.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.3 percentage points lower than Toledo has allowed to its opponents (50.5%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Maddox is scoring 15.6 points per game with 2.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the Rockets. Ra'Heim Moss is averaging 15.6 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 53.7% for Toledo.

Nate Heise is shooting 48.3% and averaging 14.3 points for the Panthers. Anderson is averaging 11.0 points for Northern Iowa.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.