Bengals Host Weber State on Saturday in Holt Arena

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POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State returns to the court on Saturday, Feb. 7 for a 7 p.m. contest against rival Weber State. The game will be played in Holt Arena. Jerry Miller and Brad Bugger will call the action live on 102.5 and 930 AM. To follow the game online log onto isubengals.com.

Idaho State vs. Weber State
Weber State leads the series 76-49. The Bengals have won two of the last three meetings in Pocatello.  Last year ISU won 78-75 in overtime and in 20012 the Bengals earned a  64-62 win. In the last 12 meetings, ISU is 2-10 against the Wildcats. The Bengals lost 65-59 in Ogden last year. Chris Hansen scored 27 points in both games against WSU.

Scouting Weber State
Weber State is 9-12 and 4-6 in Big Sky Conference play. Jeremy Senglin leads WSU in scoring at 15.8 points a game. Joel Bolomboy is scoring 13.9 points and averaging 9.9 rebounds a game. Richaud Gittens is scoring 10.1 points a game.  The Wildcats are scoring 67.3 points a game and giving up 68.2 points. Weber State is shooting .422 percent from the field and .758 percent from the three throw line.

Hansen Putting up the Points
Chris Hansen became the 20th Bengal in ISU men's basketball history to reach the 1,000 point mark. He scored nine points vs. Bakersfield on Dec. 20 to reach the mark and he now has 1,184 points in his career. Here is where he ranks on the all-time scoring list.
1. Les Roh        1952-56    1964
2. Steve Hayes        1973-77    1933
3. Donn Holston        1982-87    1819
4. Jim Potter        1991-95    1810
5. Arthur Crump        1961-64    1557
6. Willie Humes        1969-71    1510
7. Lloyd Harris        1955-58    1489
8. Lawrence Butler        1977-79    1420
9. Frank Swopes        1959-62    1304
10. David Schroeder    2002-03, 2004-07    1265
11. Amorrow Morgan    2006-10    1221
12. Ron Boone        1965-68    1221
13. Jim Rodgers        1956-59    1186
14.  Chris Hansen        2011-15    1184

Long Range
Chris Hansen has moved to No. 2 in the ISU career record books for 3-pointers made and No. 1 for 3-pointers  attempted.
Career 3-pointers Made
1- David Schroeder 211
2- Chris Hansen 205
3- Austin Kilpatrick 186

Career 3-pointers Attempted
1- Chris Hansen 541
2- Austin Kilpatrick 510

Playing it Close
Since the start of the 2013-14 season, 26 of Idaho State's 34 losses have been by nine points or loss. In 2013-14, 16 of ISU's 18 losses were by eight points or less and this year ISU has lost six games by nine points or less.
Losses by 9 points: vs. Bakersfield
Losses by 8 points: at Utah, at Eastern Washington (13-14); at Eastern Washington (2014-15)
Losses by 7 points: at Northern Colorado
Losses by 6 points: at Weber State, at Sacramento State, at Montana State, vs. Pacific
Losses by 5 points: vs. North Dakota, vs. Montana
Losses by 4 points: at North Dakota, at Idaho, vs. Bakersfield, at Portland State; at UVU; at SUU
Losses by 3 points: vs. UVU, vs. South Dakota State, at NAU; vs. Sacramento State; ISU at Northern Colorado
Losses by 2 points: at Bakersfield, at NAU
Losses by 1 point: at Montana, vs. NAU

Here is a look where the Bengals rank in the conference stats for all- games played.
- Scoring 11th, 63.3
- Scoring Defense, 4th, 68.3
- Free throw percentage, 12th, 64.7
- Field goal percentage, 9th, 42.8
- Field goal percentage defense, 2nd, .434
- 3-point field goal percentage, 11th, 32.7
- 3-point field goal percentage defense, 5th, 35.7
- Rebounding, 4th, 33.5
- Blocks, 8th, 2.8
- Assists, 12th, 10.7
- Steals, 6th 6.6
- Offensive Rebounds, 4th, 10.5
- Defensive Rebounds, 6th, 22.9
- 3-pointers made per game, 12th, 4.7

Here is where the Bengals rank in the individual conference stats for all-games played.
- Chris Hansen, 6th, scoring 16.4 points.
- Jeffrey Solarin, 2nd, rebounding, 8.9
- Jeffrey Solarin, 7th, field goal percenrage 54.5
- Ben Wilson, 10th, assists, 3.5
- Chris Hansen, 5th, free throw percentage, 83.6
- Ben Wilson, 8th, steals, 1.2
- Chris Hansen 3-pointers made per game, 5th, 2.5
- Jeffrey Solarin, 9th, blocks, 1.0
- Ben Wilson, 6th, Assist to turnover ratio, 1.9
- Jeffrey Solarin, 2nd, offensive rebounds, 3.7
- Jeffrey Solarin, 3rd, defensive rebounds, 5.2
- Ben Wilson, 5th, Minutes Played, 34.2

Team Conference Stats Only
- Scoring, 10th, 66.5
- Scoring defense, 7th, 73.3
- Free Throw Percentage, 9th, 68.2
- Field Goal Percentage, 9th, .451
- Field Goal Percentage defense, 5th, .467
- 3-point field goal percentage, 7th, .407
- 3-point field goal percentage defense, 10th, .419
- Rebounding, 6th, 32.4
- Blocks, 7th, 2.9
- Assists, 12th, 11.1
- Steals, 4th, 5.8
- Offensive rebounds, 6th, 9.9
- Defensive rebounds, 7th, 22.5
- 3-pointers made per game, 12th, 4.8

Conference Only Individual Stats
- Chris Hansen, 6th, Scoring, 17.1 points
- Jeffrey Solarin, 2nd rebounding, 8.9 rebounds
- Ben Wilson, 9th, assists, 3.9
- Chris Hansen, 2nd free throws, .873
- Ben Wilson, 7th steals, 1.3
- Chris Hansen, 3-point FG made, 6th, 2.7
- Ben Wilson, assist to turnover ratio, 9th, 2.1
- Jeffrey Solarin, 9th, blocks, 1.1
- Ajak Magot, 10th, blocks 1.0
- Jeffrey Solarin, 2nd, offensive rebounds, 3.7
- Jeffrey Solarin, 3rd defensive rebounds, 5.2
- Ben Wilson, 6th minutes played, 35.0