Northern Illinois vs Bowling Green 3/15/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Northern Illinois Huskies will play the Bowling Green Falcons at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday in a Mid-American conference semifinals showdown. The Huskies defeated Toledo 80-76 on Thursday to advance to the semis. Eugene German led NIU with 27 points, while Dante Thorpe hit a pair of crucial free throws when just 4.8 second remained.

Bowling Green punched its ticket to the semifinals with a 99-86 win over Ball State on Thursday. The Falcons were led by Demajeo Wiggins who scored 22 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, while Dylan Frye chipped in with 20 points for the second-seeded Falcons. Eugene German leads NIU in scoring and assists with averages of 20.0 points and 2.9 assists per game. Lacey James leads the Huskies in rebounding with an average of 7.1 per game. The second leading scorer and second leading rebounder is Levi Bradley with averages of 14.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. NIU is shooting 47.1% from the field and 36.1% from 3-point territory.

Justin Turner leads the Falcons in scoring and assists with averages of 18.4 points and 3.1 assists per game. Demajeo Wiggins is the third leading scorer and leader in rebounds with averages of 12.6 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. The Falcons are shooting 44.0% from the field and 35.9% from 3-point territory.