ISU Plays at Northern Colorado on Saturday at 7 p.m.

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POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State plays at Northern Colorado on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at 7 p.m. at the Butler Hancock Sports Pavilion. Jerry Miller will call the action live on 930 CBS Sports Radio and Rock 102.5. The game can be followed online by logging onto isubengals.com.

Idaho State leads the series 33-18 with the two teams splitting last year. The Bengals won 86-63 in Pocatello and lost 78-63 in Greeley. ISU has won three of the last four meetings.

Northern Colorado is 9-3 and 3-0 in Big Sky Conference play. Derrick Barden leads the Bears in scoring at 14.1 points and rebounds at 9.1 a game. Northern Colorado is scoring 75.1 points a game and shooting .492 percent from the field. In Big Sky Conference play the Bears are shooting 57.1 percent from the field, 50 percent from the 3-point line and averaging 81.7 points a game.

Scoring Spree for Hatchett
Andre Hatchett had the best two scoring games of his career last week vs. Portland State and Eastern Washington. The Bengal senior scored 51 points, 24 coming against Portland State and 27 vs. Eastern Washington. Hatchett averaged 25.5 points on the week and shot .667 percent from the floor. Hatchett was named the Big Sky Conference and College Sports Madness Player of the Week for his performance.

Team Highs vs. the Vikings
The nine blocks by the Bengals was the most since ISU had 10 in a 50-45 win over Montana State on Jan. 24, 2011.  ISU shot 64.3 percent  (9-14) from the 3-point line in the 87-76 win over PSU, the best mark since ISU shot .667 percent (6-9) in a 79-64 loss at Montana on Feb. 21, 2009. The .565 field goal percentage was the best since ISU shot .638 percent last year in the 87-51 victory over Montana State on Feb. 14, 2013. 

Beyond the Arc
The school record for the best 3-point field goal percentage in a season is .392 (235-599) by the 2000-01 team. This year's team is currently shooting .405 percent (70-173) from beyond the arc.

Individual Big Sky Conference Stat Leaders (Overall)
Scoring:  Chris Hansen, 4th, 17.1; Tomas Sanchez, 6th, 15.3; Andre Hatchett, 9th, 14.3
Rebounding: Jeffrey Solarin: 5th, 7.8 rebounds a game. Andre Hatchett: 8th, 6.7
FG%: Jeffrey Solarin: 3rd, 60.2 percent
Assists: Tomas Sanchez, 2nd, 4.9; Andre Hatchett, 10th, 2.8
Free Throw%: Chris Hansen, 9th, .833
Steals: Tomas Sanchez, 2nd, 2.0; Andre Hatchett, 6th, 1.5, Evann Hall, 9th, 1.3,
Chris Hansen, 9th, 1.3
3-point field goal %: Chris Hansen, 7th, .429; Tomas Sanchez, 8th, .423
3-point field goals made: Chris Hansen, 2nd, 3.0, Tomas Sanchez, 9th, 1.8
Block Shots: Ayibakuro Preh, 3rd, 1.4

Bengals in the NCAA Stats
Idaho State ranks 21st in 3-point field goal percentage at 40.5 and 26th in steals at 8.6 a game. Chris Hansen ranks 27th in 3-pointers made per game at 3.0 and 33rd in 3-point field goal percentage at 42.9 percent.


2013 Big Sky Championship Volleyball Team Honored on January 16
The 2013 Bengal volleyball team will be honored at halftime of the January 16 men's basketball game vs. Southern Utah (7 p.m. tipoff). Following the halftime presentation the team will sign autographs for fans behind the West bleachers. The first 500 fans will receive a volleyball Big Sky Championship autograph card. A limited number of championship shirts will be available for $15 behind the West bleachers while the team signs autographs.