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Northern Iowa Panthers (9-9, 4-3 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (3-12, 1-5 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois hosts Northern Iowa after Gift Uchenna scored 26 points in Southern Illinois' 85-70 loss to the Evansville Purple Aces.

AJ Ferguson's 22 points helped Murray State defeat Southern Illinois 74-64 on Wednesday night. Ferguson also added eight rebounds for the Racers (11-9, 5-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Nick Ellington scored 14 points and added seven rebounds and three blocks.

Murray State Racers (10-9, 4-4 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (8-11, 3-5 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Racers -1; over/under is 136.5 BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois plays Murray State after Kennard Davis scored 24 points in Southern Illinois' 73-49 win over the Northern Iowa Panthers.

Southern Illinois faces the Missouri State Bears after Ali Abdou Dibba scored 33 points in Southern Illinois’ 90-86 loss to the Belmont Bruins