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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team plays its first game since the Thanksgiving holiday on Friday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. mountain time at Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif.
Jerry Miller will broadcast the game on 102.5 KMGI with the pregame show at 6:30 p.m. To follow the game on line with live audio, video and live stats log onto isubengals.com.
Scouting Pepperdine
Pepperdine enters Friday's game with a 3-6 record. Colbey Ross leads the team in scoring with an average of 20.1 points a game. He is shooting .420 percent from the field and has a team-high 66 assists. Kameron Edwards scores 17.3 points and Kessler Edwards scores 15 points a game. Pepperdine averages 78.2 points a game and allows teams to score 81.1 points. As a team they shoot .439 percent from the field, .390 percent from the three-point line and .847 percent from the free throw line.
Series vs. Pepperdine
Pepperdine (0-5)
0-1 Home, 0-3 Away, 0-1 Neutral
11/26/18 A L 97-82
1979-80 H L 72-85
1978-79 A L 66-88
1970-71 A L 87-95
1968-69 N L 47-58
Recapping Last Week
-The Bengals defeated West Coast Baptist 102-43 on Nov. 27 in Reed Gym.
- The 59 point win was the largest margin of victory for the program. The previous record was 56 vs. Western State on January 16, 1959.
- Idaho State also set a school record for best field goal percentage in a game. ISU made 44-of-61 field goals, good for a percentage of 72.1. The previous record was 70.7 vs. Boise State on March 5, 1987.
- The Bengals played 12 players and all 12 scored in the game.
Austin Smellie had a career-high 16 points and was a perfect 7-7 from the field.
Jared Stutzman had 16 on 7-8 shooting.
Chidi Udengwu tied his career-high with 13 points and he had a career-best 12 rebounds.
Coreyoun Rushin added 10 points.
- Idaho State out rebound West Coast Baptist 42-19. The Bengals had 26 assists to only nine turnovers while forcing 16 Eagle turnovers.
- No Bengal player saw more than 26 minutes on the court. Udengwu played a career-best 26 minutes.
West Coast Baptist Notes
- Idaho State has out rebounded its opponents in all six games.
- The Bengals are 3-0 when leading at halftime.
- It is the first time this season the Bengals committed less than 10 turnovers.
- The following players had career-highs:
Austin Smellie 16 points and 7-7 from the field.
Chidi Udengwu: 13 points, 12 rebounds and 26 minutes of play. Five made field goals tied his career-high.
Lyle Sutton: 6 points and 12 minutes of play.
Jared Stutzman: 3 steals
Nico Aguirre: 9 points, 4 assists, 4-5 from the field and 20 minutes of play.
Chier Maker: 3 assists tied his career-high.
Malik Porter: 2 assists
Will Reichelt: 5 points, 2-2 from the field and five minutes of play.
Coreyoun Rushin: 10 points and five field goals made.
NCAA Stat Rankings
- Idaho State ranks 15th in rebounding margin and second in the conference. ISU out rebounds its opponents by 10 a game.
- Idaho State ranks third in three-point field goal defense and second in the conference. ISU is holding opponents to 21.3 percent shooting from the three-point line.
- Idaho State is 28th in field goal percentage is first in the conference at 49.4 percent.
