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POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State continues its trip through Montana with a contest against the Montana Grizzlies in Missoula on Monday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. The game can be heard live on 930 AM with
Jerry Miller calling the action. For live stats, video and audio log onto isubengals.com.
Montana leads the series 93-44. Idaho State's last win over Montana was a 67-65 victory on Dec. 31, 2009 in Pocatello. The last Bengal win in Missoula was a 56-54 victory on Jan. 17, 2008. Montana has won five of the last six meetings.
Montana is 16-6 and 9-1 in Big Sky Conference play. Will Cherry leads the Grizz in scoring at 14.9 points a game while Kareem Jamar is netting 13.5 points. Montana is 9-2 at home and averaging 69 points a game while shooting .455 percent from the field. Opponents are scoring 62.6 points a game.
Bengals Play at Pacific
Idaho State plays at Pacific on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the annual Bracketbuster game. Tipoff is at 4 p.m. mountain time and this will be the ninth meeting between the two schools. ISU leads the series 5-3 but the two teams have not played since Nov. 30, 1996, an 81-70 win in Pocatello.
McGowen Clutch Down Stretch
A key player in the Bengals four-game winning streak has been the play of senior
Kenny McGowen. The senior guard is coming off a career-high 30 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the 3-point line in Thursday's overtime win at Montana State. He has scored the game-winning baskets in the wins at Sacramento State and Montana State and hit the buzzer-beating 3-pointer at home vs. Weber State.
Scoring Punch
Kenny McGowen,
Chase Grabau and
Melvin Morgan are averaging 37.9 points a game of the teams 66.3 points a game average. In the 99-94 double overtime win over Northern Colorado the three combined for 70 of the Bengals 99 points.
Top Big Sky Finishes
Since the 1986-87 season, this year's Bengal team is once pace for one the better starts in conference play through the first 10 games. The1994-95 team started 7-3 but after that this year's 2011-12, the 2007-08, the 2006-07, the 1995-96 and the 1993-94 team were all 6-4 in Big Sky play through 10 games.
Best Start After 10 Games 11 Games Final Big Sky Record
1994-95 7-3 7-4 10-4
2011-12 6-4 ??? ???
2007-08 6-4 6-5 8-8
2006-07 6-4 7-4 8-8
1995-96 6-4 7-4 7-7
1993-94 6-4 7-4 10-4
