ISU Plays at BYU on Tuesday

Men's Basketball | 12/19/2016 3:24:00 PM

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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball plays its final game before Christmas against BYU of the West Coast Conference. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. Jerry Miller will call the action live on 102.5 KMGI. To follow the game online fans can log onto isubengals.com.
 
Series vs. BYU
BYU leads the series 32-6. This is the first meeting since Nov. 17, 2009 when the Cougars beat the Bengals 87-53. Since 1981 this is only the eighth meeting between the two programs. BYU has won the last seven contests. The Bengals last win was 94-87 in Pocatello during the 1977-78 season. The previous five wins for ISU were during the 1936-37, 1937-38, 1939-40 and the 1944-45 season.

Scouting  BYU
BYU is 7-4 and have won two of its last three games. The Cougras are scoring 84.6 points a game and allowing 75.5. BYU is shooting 45 percent from the field, 30.9 percent from the three-point line and 75.6 percent from the free throw line. The Cougars are averaging 45.5 rebounds a game. Eric Mika averages 21.4 points a game and averaging 8.5 rebounds. Nick Emery is scoring 16 points and TJ Haws is netting 12 points a game.

Tough Nonconference Schedule
As of Monday, Dec. 19 CSUN (3-8) and NJIT (5-8) were the only teams with a losing record. Wisconsin is 10-2, Texas Tech 10-1, New Mexico 7-4, UVU 5-5, Utah State 5-4, Eastern Kentucky 6-6, Boise State 6-4 and Lamar is 5-5. Upcoming opponent BYU is 7-4. The Bengals Division I nonconference opponents have a combined record of 63-47.

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