Men's Basketball Hosts NAU on Saturday in Holt Arena

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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team closes out its two-game homestand with a 7 p.m. contest vs. Northern Arizona on Saturday, January 6 at 7 p.m. at ICCU Court in Holt Arena. Jerry Miller and Brad Bugger will call the action live on 102.5 KMGI. Live stats, audio and video are available through isubengals.com and Pluto TV. Idaho State plays at North Dakota and Northern Colorado next week.

Scouting NAU
NAU is 3-13 and 0-3 in Big Sky Conference play. JoJo Anderson leads the Lumberjacks in scoring at 13.1 points a game. Chris Bowling is scoring 9.9 points a game. NAU is averaging 65.9 points a game and giving up 80.8 points. NAU shoots 39.1 percent from the field, 30.1 percent from the three-point line and 71.1 percent from the free throw line. NAU averges 34.3 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 17.7  turnovers and 5.9 steals a game. In conference play NAU is scoring 65.7 points and giving up 86 points a game while shooting 35.8 percent from the field.

Series vs. NAU
Idaho State has won three of the last four meetings. Take a look at the series since Bill Evans has been head coach.
Northern Arizona (53-46)
36-13 Home, 16-31 Away, 1-2 Neutral
2/2/2017         H     W     91-90     OT
2/18/2016     A     L     81-68     
1/30/2016     H     W     88-66     
2/12/2015     H     W     80-66     
1/17/2015     A     L     72-69     
2/27.2014     H     L     66-65     
2/1/2014         A     L     67-65
2/28/2013     A     L     67-58     
1/19/2013     H     L     60-55

NCAA Stats
- Geno Luzcando is 5th in the nation in steals per game at 2.92. He is also 11th in total steals with 38.

Did you Know
- 7-6 is the best start to a season for the Bengals through 13 games since the 2005-06 season. That team was 7-6 but finished the year 13-14 and 4-10 in league.
- Since the 2006-07 season, this is the fourth time the Bengals have started conference play 2-0. The last time an ISU team was 3-0 in league was the 2006-07 team. That year ISU started league play 5-0.
- Geno Luzcando has scored in double figures in 50 games dating back to the start of his sophomore season.
- Since his sophomore year, Geno Luzcando has 48 games with two steals or more.
- Novak Topalovic has recorded five rebounds or more in 54 games since the 2015-16 season.
- Under Bill Evans ISU is 8-0 when scoring 90 points or more.
- Five of ISU's seven wins have come when five or more players have scored in double figures.

Notes from the win Over SUU
- Jared Stutzman had a career-high 23 points.
- This is the first time ISU is 2-0 in league play since the 2013-14 season. That year Idaho State beat Portland State and Eastern Washington at home.
- This is the first time since the 2015-16 season the Bengals have won seven of the last eight games.
- Geno Luzcando now has 196 career steals after recording four tonight.
- Geno Luzcando is 11 points from reaching the 1,000 point barrier. He has 989 career points as a Bengal.
- The Bengals are 8-0 under Bill Evans when scoring 90 points or more.
- Five of ISU's seven wins have come win the Bengals have four or more players score in double figures.
- ISU is 6-0 under Bill Evans when five players score in double figures.
- Five assists by Brandon Boyd tied his career-high. He had five at Washington State earlier this year.
- Geno Luzcando's nine made free throws was a career and season-high. His 13 attempts at the free throw line was also a career-high.
- This was only the fourth win under Bill Evans when opponents shoot over 50 percent.
- Brandon Boyd's nine made field goals tied his career-high.

Luzcando Sets ISU All-Time Steals Record
With five steals in the 62-60 win at Weber State, Geno Luzcando became the ISU All-Time steals leader. He broke Jim Rhode's (1985-89)  record of 189.
Here is a closer look at Luzcando's year by year steal mark.
2014-15: 36
2015-16: 61
2016-17: 61
2017-18: 38

Luzcando Nearing 1,000 Point Mark
Geno Luzcando has 989 points for his career. Only 21 Bengals have reached the 1,000 point mark. Ev Fopma (1971-73) ranks 21st in ISU history with 1,007 points. The most recent 1,000 point scorer at ISU was Ethan Telfair (2015-17) and Chris Hansen (2012-15). Telfair ranks 17th with 1,119 points and Hansen ranks ninth with 1,355 points.
2017-18- 120
2016-17- 318
2015-16- 446
2014-15- 105

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