Bengals Play at Portland State on Saturday

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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team continues its road trip with a 2 p.m. (MST) contest at Portland State on Saturday, Feb. 17. Jerry Miller will call the action live on 102.5 KMGI with the pregame show begining at 1:30 p.m. To follow the game with live stats, audio and video, fans can log onto isubengals.com. Following Saturday afternoon's game, ISU plays its final two home games on Feb. 22 and 24 vs. Idaho and Eastern Washington. Both games begin at 7 p.m. in Reed Gym.

Scouting Portland State
Portland State is 15-11 and 5-8 in Big Sky Conference play. Bryce Canda is scoring 14.8 points a game and Holland Woods is averaging 10.2 points. The Vikings score 86.8 points a game and give up 79.9. PSU shoots .448 from the field, .346 from the three-point line and .703 percent from the free throw line. The Vikings average 37.9 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 12.7 turnovers, 10.5 steals and 3.7 blocks a game.  

In conference play, Portland State is scoring 79.9 points a game and giving up 82.1. The Vikings are shooting .433 percent from the field and .298 percent from the three-point line. PSU shoots .729 percent from the free throw line and averages 14.3 assists per game.

Portland State (20-30)
14-11 Home, 5-19 Away, 1-0 Neutral
1/18/2018    H    L    87-83
2/9/2017         A     L     69-74     
2/11/2016     H     W     88-71     
1/16/2016     A     W     73-70     
1/24/2015     H     W     80-76     
3/8/2014         A     L            78-74     OT
1/2/2014         H     W     87-76
3/9/2013          A     W     72-71
12/20/2012     A     L     63-49     
2/9/2012         H     L     54-67
1/16/2012     A     L     68-80     
2/10/2011     A     W     84-79     
1/2/2011         H     L     72-79
2/26/2010     H     L     98-63
1/23/2010     H     W          88-80     OT

Notes From the Win Over Sacramento State
- Brandon Boyd had a career-high six assists and played a season-high 39 minutes.
- Gary Chivichyan had a career-high 25 points. His eight field goals made a career-high and his eight 3-pointers made was a career-high. His 11 three-point field goal attempts was a season-high and his 33 minutes played was a season-high.
- The win in Sacramento was the first since a 68-67 victory on Jan. 14, 2012.

Hot Shooting From The Field
Idaho State is shooting 47.1 percent from the field at this point in the season. It is the best field goal percentage by a Bengal team since the 1996-97 team shot .475 percent and the 2003-04 team shot .463 percent. The school record for best field goal percentage in a season is .512 percent by the 1980-81 team.
Best Field Goal Percentage in last 20 years
1996-97: .475
2017-18: .471
2003-04: .463
2008-09: .461
2009-10: .453

Did You Know
- Idaho State has made a 3-pointer in 234 straight games. The last time ISU did not make a 3-pointer in a game was a 61-53 loss to Portland State on March 10, 2009.
- Geno Luzcando has scored in double figures in 55 games dating back to the start of his sophomore season.
- Since his sophomore year, Geno Luzcando has 51 games with two steals or more.
- Novak Topalovic has recorded five rebounds or more in 62 games since the 2015-16 season.
- Under Bill Evans ISU is 8-0 when scoring 90 points or more.
- Seven of ISU's 12 wins have come when four or more players have scored in double figures.

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: 53

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