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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team returns home to host Northern Colorado on Thursday, February 6 and North Dakota on Saturday, February 8. Both games begin at 7 p.m. at ICCU Court in Holt Arena. The game will be broadcast live on 930 CBS Sports Radio and Rock 102.5 with live streaming, audio and stats at isubengals.com.
Idaho State leads the series 33-19 and the Bengals are 3-2 against the Bears in the last five meetings. Last year ISU beat Northern Colorado, 86-63, in Pocatello.
Northern Colorado is 13-6 and 7-3 in Big Sky Conference play. The Bears are scoring 75.2 points a game and shooting .492 percent from the field. Derrick Barden leads Northern Colorado in scoring at 13.2 points a game and in rebounds with 8.7. The Bears average 34.6 rebounds and opponents are shooting .450 from the field.
Series vs. North Dakota
North Dakota leads the series 4-1. Idaho State's only win over ND was a 76-63 victory on December 3, 2011. This was a year before North Dakota joined the Big Sky Conference.
Scouting North Dakota
North Dakota is 9-11 and 6-4 in Big Sky Conference play. Troy Huff is scoring 19.7 points a game and grabbing 7.5 rebounds. ND is scoring 73.7 points and shooting .456 from the field. The team averages 31.4 rebounds and allows opponents to shoot .483 percent from the field.
Playing It Close
Ten of the Bengals 12 losses are by eight points or less. The Bengals lost by eight points at Utah, seven at Northern Colorado, six at Weber State, six at Sacramento State, four at North Dakota and vs. Idaho, two at Bakersfield and four at home vs. Bakersfield, two at NAU and five vs. Montana. ISU's only double digit losses are at Arizona State (88-60), and Washington (85-66).
Big Sky Conference Career Active Leaders
Points
1- Kareem Jamar (Montana) 109 games 1,457 points
7- Dylan Garrity (Sac St.) 75 games 808 points
8- Derrick Barden (NC) 53 games 681 points
9-
Chris Hansen (ISU) 49 games 677 points
Assists
1- Dylan Garrity (Sac State) 75 games 398
2- Kareem Jamer (Montana) 109 games 372
3- Jordan Richardson (Weber State) 119 games 269
4- Tevin Svihovec (NC) 77 games 203
5-
Tomas Sanchez (ISU) 48 games 198
3-Point Field Goals Made
1- Tate Unruh (NC) 99 games 205
2- Kareem Jamer (Montana) 109 games 146
3- Jordan Richardson (Weber State) 119 games 129
4- Parker Kelly (EWU) 82 games 125
5-
Chris Hansen (ISU) 49 games 124
Steals
1- Jamal Webb (ND) 52 games 111
2- Troy Huff (ND) 45 games 104
3- Kareem Jamar (Montana) 109 games 102
4- Tate Unruh (NC) 82 games 82
5-
Tomas Sanchez (ISU) 48 games 80
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