Men's Basketball | 1/24/2017 1:09:00 PM
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POCATELLO, Idaho- It is Weber State week for the Idaho State men's basketball team. The Bengals host Weber State on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. in Reed Gym. This is the rescheduled game from the Jan. 7 contest that was suspended with 15:02 left in the first half and ISU trailing 13-2. The game will resume from this point. All seating for the game will be general admission except for those that sit courtside in Reed Gym.
ISU then plays at Weber State on Friday, Jan. 27. Tipoff is also at 7 p.m.
Jerry Miller will call both games live on 102.5 KMGI and
Brad Bugger will join him for the game in Pocatello. To follow the game online with live video, audio and stats fans should log onto isubengals.com.
Scouting Weber State
Weber State is 10-7 and 5-1 in Big Sky play. Jeremy Senglin leads the Wildcats in scoring at 20.7 points a game. Kyndahl Hill is scoring 10.1 points and averaging 7.6 rebounds. The Wildcats are scoring 78.7 points and giving up 70.1 points a game. WSU shoots .490 percent from the field, .412 from the three-point line and .717 from the free throw line. Weber State averages 32.4 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 11.7 turnovers, 5.5 steals and 2.8 blocks. In conference play Senglin is scoring 22.3 points and Cody Johns is averaging 12.2 a game. Weber State is averaging 80.5 points in league and shooting .503 percent from the field.
Series vs. Weber State
Weber State leads the series 79-50. The two teams split the series last year with ISU winning 69-68 in Pocatello and losing 77-56 in Ogden. Weber State has won nine straight in Ogden, with the Bengals last win being 58-55 during 2006-07 season.
Bengals vs. Weber State In Pocatello
When Weber State and Idaho State play in Pocatello the games are usually down to the wire. Over the last 14 meetings in Pocatello, 10 games have been decided by nine points or less and seven have been decided by six points or less. Five of the last seven meetings in Pocatello have been determined by a margin one, seven, three, two and two points. ISU won three of those meetings; 69-68 last year, 78-75 on Feb. 17, 2014 and 64-62 on Jan. 28, 2012.
sRemaining Home Schedule Moved to Reed Gym
The Bengals remaining home games will now be played in Reed Gym. The Feb. 2 and Feb. 4 games vs. NAU and SUU were scheduled to be played in Holt Arena due to a scheduling conflict in Reed Gym but on Wednesday evening of this week the event agreed to move to Holt Arena, allowing the Bengals to officially make Reed Gym their home for the remainder of the season. Fans with tickets for those games will be sent reserved tickets in the mail by the end of January.
Notes from North Dakota Game
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Geno Luzcando's four made 3-pointers was a season-high and tied his career-high.
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Novak Topalovic had a career-high 18 points on a career-best eight made field goals.
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Stephen Lennox tied his career-high in blocks with two.
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Ethan Telfair now has 110 career steals, moving him into a tie for six place with Jim Potter.
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Ethan Telfair is 10 assists from passing Ed Thompson's 254 and moving into 10th place for most assists in an ISU career.
Weber State Game Rescheduled for January 25
Idaho State and Weber State will make up its suspended game on Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. in Reed Gym. The game will resume with 15:02 left in the first half with ISU trailing 13-2. All tickets to the previously scheduled contest on Jan. 7 will be honored. The game will be general admission seating.
