Northern Iowa Panthers (11-7, 5-2 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (7-11, 2-5 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois hosts Northern Iowa after Ali Abdou Dibba scored 22 points in Southern Illinois' 73-51 victory against the Missouri State Bears.

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

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Ali Abdou Dibba scored 22 points as Southern Illinois beat Missouri State 73-51 on Wednesday night.

Southern Illinois Salukis (2-11, 0-4 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (3-12, 1-3 MVC) Terre Haute, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana State faces Southern Illinois after Bella Finnegan scored 22 points in Indiana State's 90-74 victory over the Evansville Purple Aces.

Missouri State averages 71.4 points per game, 5.0 fewer points than the 76.4 Southern Illinois allows. Southern Illinois averages 6.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 few