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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team closes out the regular season on March 1 at Montana State and March 3 at Montana. Tip time at Montana State is 7:30 p.m. and the Montana game begins at 7 p.m.
Jerry Miller will call both games begining with the pregame show 30 minutes prior to tipoff. To follow both games online with live video, audio and stats fans can log onto isubengals.com.
Scouting Montana State
Montana State is 13-16 and 6-10 in Big Sky Conference play. Tyler Hall leads the Bobcats in scoring at 18.1 points a game. He is shooting .409 percent from the field and .367 percent from the three-point line. Harald Frey is scoring 13.9 points a game. MSU is scoring 75.5 points a game and giving up 77.7. The Bobcats shoot .423 percent from the field, .345 percent from the three-point line and .733 percent from the free throw line. MSU averages 36.1 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 12.6 turnovers, 5.6 steals and 2 blocks a game.
In conference play Hall is scoring 18.7 points a game while Frey is netting 13.2. MSU scores 74.2 points a game in league and gives up 79.6. The Bobcats shoot .419 percent from the field, .335 percent from the three-point line and .753 percent from the foul line.
Montana State (85-108)
58-35 Home, 27-70 Away, 0-3 Neutral
(Closer look at the series since 2010)
3/2/2017 H L 79-68
12/31/2016 A L 63-80
2/27/2016 H W 76-69
2/21/2015 A L 67-53
1/8/2015 H W 70-61
2/20/2014 A L 66-60
1/25/2014 H W 69-64
2/14/2013 H W 87-51
1/26/2013 A L 61-59 OT
2/2/2012 A W 87-86
1/5/2012 H L 73-69
3/2/2011 A L 68-84
1/24/2011 H W 50-45
2/5/2010 A L 63-60
1/3/2010 H L 70-63
Montana (46-102)
32-38 Home, 13-64 Away, 1-0 Neutral
3/4/2017 H L 95-76
12/29/16 A L 62-74
2/25/2016 H L 90-77
2/19/2015 A L 88-77
1/10/2015 H L 90-64
2/22/2014 A L 62-61
1/23/2014 H L 59-54
2/16/2013 H L 61-54
1/24/2013 A L 70-51
2/6/2012 A L 76-40
1/7/2012 H L 68-44
2/16/2011 A L 71-52
1/20/2011 H L 75-65
2/6/2010 A L 91-68
12/31/2009 H W 67-65
Notes Following the Loss to Eastern Washington
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Novak Topalovic wore No. 35 in honor of fellow teammate and senior
Kyle Ingram who has missed a majority of the season due to injury.
- Although
Kyle Ingram is unable to play he was still able to be recognized during the starting lineups.
Erik Nakken,
Hayes Garrity also started with
Geno Luzcando. It was the ninth different starting lineup of the season.
- ISU has shot 50 percent or better from the field in five of the last seven games.
- ISU has shot 50 percent or better from the three-point line in three of the last four games.
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Hayes Garrity played a season-high 16 minutes and scored five points.
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: .474
2003-04: .463
2008-09: .461
2009-10: .453
ISU Career Scoring Leaders
1. Les Roh 1952-56 1964
2. Steve Hayes 1973-77 1933
3. Donn Holston 1982-87 1819
4. Jim Potter 1991-95 1810
5. Arthur Crump 1961-64 1557
6. Willie Humes 1969-71 1510
7. Lloyd Harris 1955-58 1489
8. Lawrence Butler 1977-79 1420
9. Chris Hansen 2012-15 1355
10. Frank Swopes 1959-62 1304
11. David Schroeder 2002-03, 2004-07 1265
12. Amorrow Morgan 2006-10 1221
13. Ron Boone 1965-68 1221
14. Jim Rodgers 1956-59 1186
15. Dave Wagnon 1964-66 1183
16. Nate Green 1993-97 1141
17. Geno Luzcando 2014-18 1138