Bengals Continue Play at Montana State on Thursday

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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team is in the middle of playing four games in eight days. The Bengals are 2-0 during the stretch, winning at SUU, 75-65, and beating Weber State at home on Monday, 78-75, in overtime. The Bengals play at Montana State on Thursday, Feb. 20 and at Montana on Saturday, Feb. 22. Both games begin at 7 p.m.  Jerry Miller will broadcast the game live on Rock 102.5 and 930 CBS Sports Radio. To follow the game online log onto isubengals.com.

Montana State leads the series 104-83. The Bengals have won three of the last four meetings. ISU's last win in Bozeman was 87-86 on Feb. 2, 2012. Idaho State has won in Bozeman four times since the 2000-01 season.

Montana State is 12-13 and 7-7 in Big Sky Conference play. The Bobcats are averaging 69.6 points a game and led by Flavien Davis' 12.4 points overall and 14.1 points per game in conference. MSU is shooting .451 percent from the field and averaging 31.6 rebounds a game.

Century Mark
Idaho State and Montana State is the longest standing rivarly in program history. The teams have battled it out 187 times. The Bobcats lead the series 104-83. Montana is the second-longest rivarly as the teams have played 142 times with UM leading the series 96-46. Idaho State has played Weber State 124 times, Boise State 107 times and Idaho 103.

Hansen Putting up the Points
Since arriving at Idaho State, Chris Hansen has proven to be an instant scorer for the Bengals. He has scored 741 points in just under two seasons. He currently has scored in double figures in 18 straight games and in 21 of the 23 games this season. Hansen has scored 20 points or more eight times this year and three times in the 2012-13 season. For his career he has scored in double figures in 37 of 53 games.

Bengal Bites
- ISU's 8-3 home record is the best since the 2008-09 team went 11-4 at home.
- Tomas Sanchez has scored in double-figures in 11 straight games.
- Tomas Sanchez is averaging a league-best 38.6 minutes a game in Big Sky Conference play.
- Andre Hatchett needs 149 points to become the program's 20th player to score 1,000 points in their career.
-This year is the first season Idaho State has won 10 games since the 2008-09 season. That year the Bengals finished 13-19
- The 34.8 rebounds per game for the Bengals is the best mark since the 2005-06 team averaged 37.8 rebounds.
- In seven of the 10 ISU wins, the team has shot .463 or better from the field.
- Other then the loss at Northern Colorado where the Bengals shot .563 percent, ISU has not shot better than 48.1 percent in the other 12 losses. In seven of the losses, ISU has shot less than 44 percent.