Idaho State at Sacramento State
Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011
Tipoff: 8:05 p.m.
Site: The Nest
TV: Big Sky TV
Radio: The Bengal Radio Network, flagshipped at ESPN Radio 930-AM KSEI, Pocatello. (
Jerry Miller, play-by-play). Carried throughout Southern Idaho and on the Internet at www.isubengals.com.
Up Next
Idaho State at Eastern Washington
Date: Saturday, January 29, 2011
Tipoff: 8:05 p.m.
Site: Reese Court
TV: Big Sky TV
Radio: The Bengal Radio Network, flagshipped at ESPN Radio 930-AM KSEI, Pocatello. (
Jerry Miller, play-by-play). Carried throughout Southern Idaho and on the Internet at www.isubengals.com
Game Notes
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POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State (6-13, 2-5) returns to the road for a two-game swing at Sacramento State on Thursday and Eastern Washington on Saturday. Both games start at 8 p.m. and can be heard live on 930 KSEI with
Jerry Miller calling the action.
Idaho State leads the series 24-12. The Hornets swept the series in 2009-10, winning 64-63 in Sacramento and 72-55 in Pocatello. ISU opened Big Sky play this year by beating Sacramento State 68-63 in overtime. The Bengals last win in Sacramento was Jan. 6, 2007, a 73-58 victory.
Sultan Toles-Bey leads the Hornets in scoring at 12.4 points a game while John Dickson is scoring 10.9. Sacramento State is scoring 61.9 points a game, shooting 41 percent from the field and bringing down 33.9 rebounds a game. In conference play, Dickson is scoring 14.6 points and the team is netting 63.9 points a game and shooting 41.5 percent from the field.
Thursday First's
The win over Montana State on Jan. 24 was the first time the Bengals have won on a Thursday this year and it was the first win for the Bengals in January. The win over the Bobcats was also the first time ISU won a game scoring less than 60 points and it was the first win by the Bengals when only two players scored in double figures.
Block Party
Deividas Busma's eight blocks against Montana State was a career-high and a Big Sky season-best mark. The eight blocks was two away from tying the single-game record of 10 set by Steve Hayes vs Weber State on Jan. 30, 1976. Busma currently has 70 blocks in his career which ranks him 10th on the all-time list. He needs two to pass Scott Henry (2002-04) and move into ninth place, four to pass J.T. Nelson (1998-02) and move into eighth place and five to pass Mike Williams (1982-84) and move into seventh place.
