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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team plays NAU on Saturday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. in Holt Arena.
Jerry Miller and
Brad Bugger will call the game live on 102.5 KMGI. To follow the game online with live video, audio and stats log onto isubengals.com.
On Saturday, there will be a mascot game. The Jazz Bear (Utah Jazz), Charlie the Chukar (Idaho Falls Chukars), Willy the Wolverine (UVU), Share Bear (ICCU), Polar Bear (Swire Coca-Cola), Banana (Jamba Juice) and Blazin Bill (Buffalo Wild Wings) will join Benny the Bengal for a friendly halftime competition.
Scouting NAU
NAU comes into Saturday's game with a 3-10 record and a 1-2 mark in Big Sky Conference play. Northern Arizona is scoring 70.7 points a game and giving up 79.8. The Lumberjacks shoot .417 percent from the field and opponents shoot .485 percent. NAU is shooting .331 percent from the three-point line, .690 percent from the free throw line, averaging 32.8 rebounds, 11.4 assists and 12.9 turnovers a game.
Carlos Hines is scoring 12.5 points a game and Bernie Andre is netting 12.2. Red McCree is scoring 10. Andre is averaging a team-best 6.8 rebounds.
In Big Sky play, Hines is scoring 10.7 points, Andre 10.3 and Brooks DeBisschop is is scoring 10 and averaging 6.7 rebounds. Andre is averaging nine rebounds in league play. NAU is scoring 66.3 points in league and allowing 77.
Recapping SUU
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Alonzo Walker had a season-high 11 rebounds.
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Brandon Boyd moved into 22nd place on Idaho State's all-time scoring list with 1,010 points. He is now one of 23 players in program history to score over 1,000 points.
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Brandon Boyd is ranked 11th all-time for 3-pointers made with 118.
Balint Mocsan is now ranked sixth all-time in ISU history for three-pointers made with 130 and
Gary Chivichyan remains in fourth place with 146.
- Idaho State is now 6-1 when allowing less than 80 points.
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Brandon Boyd's six free throws made tied his season-high and his seven attempts was a season-high.
- Idaho State has won four straight meetings vs. SUU at home. All four home wins have been decided by 20, 15, 26 and 19 points.
- The 88 points scored is the second most this season.
- 15 made 3's is the second most this season.
- 21 made free throws and 26 free throw attempts is a season-high.
- 25 fouls by Idaho State tied the season-high. ISU also had 25 at Gonzaga.
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Chier Maker tied his season-high in three-pointers made and attempted by going 4-8. He also was 4-8 at Boise State. His two blocks was a season-high.
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Lyle Sutton made a career-high three free throws on a career-best four attempts.
- Idaho State is 4-1 when out rebounding its opponents and 3-1 when opponents shoot less than 40 percent.
Bengals in NCAA Stats
- ISU is ranked 17th in fewest turnovers with 146.
- ISU is ranked 14th in three-point field goals per game at 10.5.
- ISU is ranked 15 in three-point field goal percentage at 39.9.
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Gary Chivichyan ranks second in three-point field goal percentage at 55.9. Jazz Johnson at Nevada is first in the country at 56.9
Boyd Leads the Way
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Brandon Boyd's career at Idaho State he has led the Bengals in scoring 23 times, assists 20 times and steals 23 times.
Hot Shooting from the Field
Idaho State shot 47.5 percent from the field last year and through 12 games is shooting 45.3 percent this season. Last season was was 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
2017-18: .475
1996-97: .475
2003-04: .463
2008-09: .461
2009-10: .453
Did You Know
- In the last 17 meetings vs. NAU 12 have been decided by single digits. 10 of the meetings have been decided by five points or less.
- Idaho State has made a 3-pointer in 252 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.
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Bill Evans ISU is 10-0 when scoring 90 points or more.
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Chier Maker has six rebounds or more in 9 of 12 games.
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Brandon Boyd has scored in double figures in nine of 12 games and he has attempted 10 shots or more in 10 of 12 games.
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Gary Chivichyan has scored in double figures in six of the last nine games.
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