The Northern Iowa Panthers are at home tonight in the Missouri Valley Conference to take on Southern Illinois. The Salukis are 5-1 in the league race and Panther coach Greg McDermott says they are playing with the confidence of a team that played in the sweet-16 a year ago.McDermott says the Salukis style of play is a concern.McDermott says Southern’s offense starts with their defense which pressures and creates turnovers and transition baskets.U-N-I is 2-4 in the Valley.