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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team returns to ICCU court at Reed Gym on Saturday, Feb. 16, vs. Montana at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on 102.5 KMGI and 930 KSEI with
Jerry Miller and
Brad Bugger calling the action. Bengal fans can get a buy one ticket get one free promotion courtesy of Jimmy Johns. Bring your Jimmy John's Sandwich Sticker to the game and BUY ONE TICKET, GET ONE FREE.”
Montana leads the overall series 95-44. The Griz have won the last six meetings and the last time Idaho State beat Montana was a 67-65 win on Dec. 31, 2009 in Pocatello.
Montana is 18-5 and 14-1 in Big Sky Conference play. Montana is scoring 71.1 points a game and shooting .472 percent from the floor. Mathais Ward leads Montana in scoring at 15 points a game. Will Cherry is averaging 13.6 points a game and Kareem Jamar is scoring 13.4 overall and grabbing six boards a game. Montana is shooting .483 percent in Big Sky Conference play.
The Week That Was...
ISU played at Weber State on Monday, Feb. 11, and lost 56-40.
Melvin Morgan had 12 points and the 56 points scored by WSU was the second-lowest points scored of the season. Idaho State returned home and scored a season-high 87 points in an 87-51 win over Montana State.
Chris Hansen scored a career-high 27 points on a single-game school record nine 3-pointers.
Hansen Behind the Arc
After not making a 3-pointer for the first time this season at Weber State, sophomore
Chris Hansen came back a game-later and set an Idaho State single-game record for 3-pointers by making 9-11 in an 87-51 win over Montana State on Feb. 14.
The First Time Since...
The Bengals shot 63.8 percent from the field in the 87-51 win over Montana State. The shooting percentage was the best shooting percentage by a Bengal team since since shooting 64.7 percent in a 107-106 loss to Sacramento State in Pocatello on Jan. 12, 2006. The 61.9 percent ISU shot from the 3-point line was the best mark since shooting 66.7 percent (6-9) against Montana on Feb. 21, 2009. The 30 field goals made against the Bobcats on Feb. 14 was the most since making 34 against Northern Colorado on Jan. 26, 2012.
Largest Margin of Victory Over a Division I Team
The 36 point win over Montana State on Feb. 14 was the largest margin of victory over a Division I team since beating Sacred Heart 95-59 on Dec. 19, 2000. The Bengals also beat Sacramento State by 36 points, 79-43 on Jan. 26, 1997. The most recent largest margin of victory over a Division I team was a 101-47 win over Cal Poly on Feb. 28, 1995.
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