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POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State continues its homestand this week with a game on Saturday, January 19, at 7 p.m. vs. Northern Arizona in Holt Arena. If fans bring their ticket from Thursday's game vs. Sacramento State to the ISU Ticket Office they can purchase a ticket for half off for Saturday's game. Fans can listen to the game live on 102.5 KMGI or 930 KSEI with
Jerry Miller and
Brad Bugger calling the action.
Idaho State vs. Northern Arizona
Idaho State leads the series 50-40 and has won the last three meetings, winning 79-73 in Flagstaff and 78-62 in Pocatello. The Lumberjacks are 5-11 and 2-4 in league play. DeWayne Russell is scoring 16.2 points a game. As a team NAU is averaging 66.1 points a game and shooting 41.8 percent from the field.
The Week That Was...
Idaho State is 1-1 this week, losing 70-54 to Weber State on Monday, Jan. 14.
Chris Hansen led the Bengals in scoring with 14 points. On Thursday, Jan. 17, ISU beat Sacramento State 60-59 thanks to a last-second lay up by
Tomas Sanchez. Sanchez finished with a career high 22 points as he scored four points in the final 11 seconds of regulation.
Season High's for Sanchez
In the last two games
Tomas Sanchez has played he has set season high's for scoring points as he scored 18 in the 54-53 win at SUU and followed that with a 22 points performance in the 60-59 victory over Sacramento State on January 17. He is the team's best shooter as he is shooting .472 percent from the field overall and .518 percent in Big Sky Conference play. In the last three games he has played in (he did not play vs. Weber State) he is 18-of-34 from the field (.529 percent) and 11-of-19 from the 3-point line (.579 percent) while averaging 17 points a game.
Conference Play = Improved Numbers in Scoring
Since the start of Big Sky Conference play, the scoring has improved individually and as a team. In nonconference games
Melvin Morgan averaged 11.7 points and that average is up to 12.7 in league.
Chris Hansen averaged 10 and that has improved to 12.4 while
Tomas Sanchez averaged 8.9 points in nonleague games and is scoring 13.3 in Big Sky contests.
Andre Hatchett has improved his average from 5.7 points to 7.7 points and
Neveij Walters averaged three points in non league games and 5.6 is league. As a team ISU scored 48.4 points a game in nonconference contests and in Big Sky games that average jumps to 58.6.
Free Throws Down the Stretch
In the final five minutes of a game the Idaho State men's basketball team is shooting .740 percent from the line (58-78).
Melvin Morgan is the top free throw shooter as he is a perfect 15-for-15.
Chris Hansen is 10-for-11 ( 90.9 percent) and
Tomas Sanchez is 11-for-14 (.786).
Nick Mason is a perfect 4-for-4 and
Jakub Kusmieruk is 2-for-2. No other player is shooting above 70 percent during the final five minutes of a game.
Shooting From Long Range
Idaho State hit 15 3-pointers in the 23 point win over Northern Colorado on Saturday, Jan. 5. The 15 3-pointers is the most since hitting 15 vs. Montana Tech in 2004. The single-game school record for most 3-pointers made in a game is 16 vs. Montana on Jan. 18, 2001.
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