Central Michigan visits the Northern Illinois Huskies after Ugnius Jarusevicius scored 23 points in the Chippewas' 82-63 victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

Northern Illinois averages 8.9 made 3-pointers per game, 1.0 more made shot than the 7.9 per game Central Michigan gives up. Central Michigan has shot at a 45.1% rate from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points below the 45.2% shooting opponents of Northern Illinois have averaged.

Percentages: FG .483, FT .636. 3-Point Goals: 6-14, .429 (Vasko 3-3, VanderJagt 2-4, Pritchard 1-1, Bonds 0-1, Simpson 0-2, J.Heady 0-3).

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois plays Western Michigan after Quaran McPherson scored 22 points in Northern Illinois’ 71-66 loss to the Central Michigan Chippewas. The Broncos have gone 2-6 at home. Western Michigan is the MAC leader with 11.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Owen Lobsinger averaging 2.2.