Men's Basketball | 12/9/2016 4:38:00 PM
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POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State returns home for two straight games starting Saturday, Dec. 10 vs. Bristol. The game tips off at 7 p.m. at ICCU Court in Holt Arena. The Bengals then host Montana Tech on Friday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. at ICCU Court in Reed Gym. The game will be a double header with the women, who also play Montana Tech following the men's game.
Jerry Miller and
Brad Bugger will call the action on the radio on 102.5 KMGI and to follow online with live video, audio and stats log onto isubengals.com.
Series vs. Bristol
This is the first meeting between the two schools.
Scouting Bristol
Idaho State is one of three Division I universities Bristol plays this year. Bristol has already played UC Riverside and Utah State. The school plays all 24 games on the road. Bristol is located in Anaheim, Calif., and is a for-profit institution that began in 1991 as Kensington College, focused on paralegal training. The university is Orange County's longest running school dedicated to legal-support staff training. The name was changed to Bristol in 2011.
Idaho State vs. Non Division I Schools
The last time Idaho State lost to a non Division I team was an 86-83 overtime loss in Pocatello to BYU-Hawaii on Dec. 18, 1991. During the Joe O'Brien era, Idaho State played nine non Division 1 games and won by an average score of 75-65. Of the nine games, five were won by single digits. During the Doug Oliver era, ISU played 15 non Division I games in eight years and the Bengals won by an average score of 88.2-62.6. All but three games were won by 10 points or more. In the
Bill Evans era, ISU won all five game non-Division I games by a combined score of 589-494.
Tough Nonconference Schedule
Idaho State's nonconference Division I opponents have a combined record of 60-39. As of Friday, CSUN is the only team with a losing record at 3-6. Wisconsin is 8-2, Texas Tech 8-1, New Mexico 6-3, UVU 5-3, Utah State 4-4, Eastern Kentucky 6-4, NJIT 5-5 and Lamar is 4-4. Upcoming opponents BYU is 6-3 and Boise State is 5-4.
Did You Know
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Ethan Telfair had a streak of 26 straight games scoring in double figures snapped vs. Lamar.
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Ethan Telfair has scored in double figures in 29 of 32 games last year and in four of six this season. He has 18 games of 20 points or more in his career.
- Last year
Ethan Telfair had 20 games with five assists or more and this year he has five assists or more in four of the six games he has appeared in.
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Ethan Telfair had 13 games with five rebounds or more last year and this year he has reached that feat three times.
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Geno Luzcando has scored in double figures in five of nine games and in 32 games dating back to the start of last season.
- Last year
Geno Luzcando had 22 games with two steals or more and this year he has five games with two steals or more.
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Gary Chivichyan has made a 3-pointer in the last five games he has appeared in.
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Novak Topalovic has recorded five rebounds or more in 19 games since the 2015-16 season.
Seeing the Floor
This year 10 of the 11 eligible players to see the floor are averaging 10.6 minutes or more.
Ethan Telfair leads the team in minutes played at 34.2.
