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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team closes out its two-game home stand with a Feb. 4 contest vs. SUU. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. in Reed Gym. Idaho State is coming off a 91-90 overtime win over NAU on Thursday where the Bengals rallied from 20 down in the second half to earn the win.
Jerry Miller and
Brad Bugger will call Saturday's game on 102.5 KMGI. To follow the game online fans can log onto isubengals.com for live video, stats and audio.
Scouting SUU
Southern Utah is 4-19 and 2-8 in Big Sky play. Randy Onwuasor leads the T-Birds with an average of 24.8 points a game in league play and 23.2 overall. He is also averaging 6.9 rebounds overall and 7.9 in conference. James McGee is scoring 13.8 points and Race Parsons is netting 10 points a game. SUU averages 77.5 points a game, shoots .403 percent from the field, .345 percent from the three-point line, .727 percent from the free throw line and averages 37.9 rebounds a game. Southern Utah scores 76.5 points a game in league play and shoots .405 percent from the field.
Series vs. SUU
Southern Utah leads the series 15-11. The Bengals swept the series last year, winning 87-68 in Pocatello and 89-71 in Cedar City. Idaho State has won four the last six meetings. SUU swept the series during the 2014-15 season, winning 71-67 in Pocatello and Cedar City.
Notes from Thursday's Win over NAU
- 91 points was a season-high for points scored by ISU.
- .545 field goal percentage was the best of the season.
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Ethan Telfair played a career-high 44 minutes.
- This is only the fifth time since
Bill Evans has been head coach that ISU has scored 90 points or more. ISU is 5-0 when this happens.
- ISU was 1-8 prior to Thursday when giving up 90 points or more.
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Ethan Telfair moved into 10th place on the career assists Top 10 list. He has 259. Scott Goold is in ninth with 260 and Scott Roberts sits in eight place with 262.
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Ethan Telfair is now tied with Matt Stucki in career steals with 115. Tyrone Buckmon is in fourth with 118.
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Stephen Lennox had a career-high 10 points off the bench.
- Eight rebounds by
Robert Jones III tied his career-high.
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 led the team in scoring in 14 games.
Brandon Boyd has led the Bengals in scoring four times,
Robert Jones III twice,
Novak Topalovic once ,
Geno Luzcando once and
Balint Mocsan once.
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Ethan Telfair has scored in double figures in 29 of 32 games last year and in 17 of 19 this season. He has 22 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 nine games.
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Ethan Telfair had 13 games with five rebounds or more last year and this year he has reached that feat six times.
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Geno Luzcando has scored in double figures in 11 games and in 38 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 10 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 39 games since the 2015-16 season.
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Ethan Telfair has led ISU in assists 16 times,
Stephen Lennox twice,
Geno Luzcando twice,
Robert Jones III twice and
Novak Topalovic once.
Starting Lineups
This year 11 different players have started and and 12 different starting lineup combinations have been used.
Novak Topalovic is the only players who has started every game this year. The most used starting lineup combination has been
Robert Jones III,
Novak Topalovic,
Ethan Telfair,
Geno Luzcando and
Brandon Boyd. This lineup has been used five times.
Lineup combinations:
Robert Jones III,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Gary Chivichyan- 2 times
Stephen Lennox,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Balint Mocsan, 2 times
Robert Jones III,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Stephen Lennox, 3 times
Keshawn Liggins,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Brandon Boyd, 2 times
Hayes Garrity,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Brandon Boyd, 1 time
Robert Jones III,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando, Brando Boyd,
Gary Chivichyan, 1 time
Erik Nakken,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Brandon Boyd, 1 time
Stephen Lennox,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Brandon Boyd- 1 time
Robert Jones III,
Novak Topalovic,
Ethan Telfair,
Geno Luzcando,
Brandon Boyd, 4 times
Stephen Lennox,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Brandon Boyd,
Gary Chivichyan- 1 time.
Balint Mocsan,
Novak Topalovic,
Geno Luzcando,
Ethan Telfair,
Brandon Boyd- 2 times
Robert Jones III,
Balint Mocsan,
Novak Topalovic,
Ethan Telfair,
Brandon Boyd- 1 time
Who is Starting
Idaho State is one of eight schools in the nation who have used 12 or more starting lineup combinations this season.
Evansville- 15
Chicago State – 13
Bradley – 13
Northern Arizona – 12
Lafayette – 12
Florida International – 12
North Texas – 12
Idaho State – 12
