Bengals Host Northern Colorado Saturday in Reed Gym

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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team closes out the two-game home-stand with a 7 p.m. contest vs. Northern Colorado on Saturday in Reed Gym. Jerry Miller will call the action live on 102.5 KMGI and fans can follow the game online with live stats, video and audio at isubengals.com. Earlier in the year, ISU beat Northern Colorado in Greeley, 73-69. The Bears led by as many as 16 points in the first half before ISU rallied for the win.

Scouting Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado is 8-17 and 4-10 in Big Sky Conference play. Jordan Davis leads the Bears in scoring at 19.5 points a game and DJ Miles is scoring 12.8. UNC is averagig 70 points a game and giving up 74. The Bears are shooting 43 percent from the field, .344 percent from the three-point line and .607 percent from the free throw line. Northern Colorado averages 37 rebounds, 13 assists, 14.1 turnovers and 4.9 steals a game. In conference play Northern Colorado is scoring 68.5 points a game and shooting .416 percent from the field.

Series vs. Northern Colorado
Idaho State leads the series 37-20. The Bengals are 20-4 at home vs. UNC. Idaho State has won four of the last five meetings and the last four games in Pocatello vs. the Bears. Last year ISU beat Northern Colorado 83-78 in Pocatello and 90-57 in Greeley. Idaho State beat the Bears 73-69 in Greeley on Jan. 19 of this year.

Notes from Thursday's North Dakota Game
- North Dakota now leads the series 11-1.
- .373 percent is our fifth lowest shooting percentage of the season.
- Idaho State is 0-13 when scoring less than 70 points in a game.

Did You Know
- ISU has 11 steals or more in four of its last seven games.
- Ethan Telfair had a streak of 26 straight games scoring in double figures snapped vs. Lamar.
- Ethan Telfair has led the team in scoring in 15 games. Brandon Boyd has led the Bengals in scoring five times, Robert Jones III twice, Novak Topalovic twice, Geno Luzcando twice and Balint Mocsan once.
- Ethan Telfair has scored in double figures in 29 of 32 games last year and in 20 of 23 this season. He has 23 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 12 games.
- Ethan Telfair had 13 games with five rebounds or more last year and this year he has reached that feat nine times.
- Geno Luzcando has scored in double figures in 12 games this year and in 39 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 13 games with two steals or more.
- Gary Chivichyan has made a 3-pointer in the last five games he has appeared in.
- Novak Topalovic has recorded five rebounds or more in 43  games since the 2015-16 season.
- Ethan Telfair has led ISU in assists 20 times, Stephen Lennox twice, Geno Luzcando twice, Robert Jones III twice and Novak Topalovic once.

The Golden Voice of ISU Athletics
Jerry Miller has been a part of Idaho State Athletics for 29 years calling games. He has called 1,909 games during this time at ISU. Here is the breakdown and the number of games he has called for each sport.
Men's Basksetball-  21 seasons plus filling in during three others - 1405 games
Women's Basketball - 8 seasons - 222 games
Football -- 21 seasons - 234 games
Soccer - 25 games; Softball  -18 games; Volleyball - 5 games

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