Eastern Illinois Panthers (1-2) at Northwestern Wildcats (2-1)

Evanston, Illinois; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern faces Eastern Illinois after Nick Martinelli scored 27 points in Northwestern's 83-74 victory against the UIC Flames.

Northwestern finished 15-2 at home a season ago while going 22-12 overall. The Wildcats averaged 7.0 steals, 3.1 blocks and 8.2 turnovers per game last season.

Eastern Illinois finished 4-11 on the road and 14-18 overall a season ago. The Panthers shot 42.1% from the field and 32.0% from 3-point range last season.

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