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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team closes out its two-game home stand with a 7 p.m. tipoff vs. Montana State on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. in Reed Gym.
Jerry Miller and
Brad Bugger will call the action live on 102.5 KMGI. Live Stats, video and audio are available online at isubengals.com.
Idaho State is looking for its first win over Montana State in Pocatello since Feb. 27, 2016. That game was a 76-69 Bengal victory. MSU has won four of the last five meetings. Last year Idaho State lost 84-76 in Pocatello and 104-84 in Bozeman.
Scouting Montana State
Montana State is 10-9 and 4-4 in Big Sky Conference play. The Bobcats score 67.2 points a game and give up 66 points. MSU shoots .442 percent from the field, .331 percent from the three-point line and .750 percent from the free throw line. Opponents are shooting .450 percent from the field, .279 percent from the three-point line and .704 percent from the free throw line. Montana State out rebounds its opponents 35.2 to 33.9. The Bobcats average 14.1 turnovers a game.
Harald Frey leads MSU in scoring at 17.5 points a game. He is shooting .422 percent from the field and .351 percent from the three-point line. Jubrile Belo scores 12.1 points and averages 5.8 rebounds. Amin Adamu adds 11.5 points a game to the scoring attack.
Montana State (86-107)
58-36 Home, 28-71 Away, 0-3 Neutral
2/14/2019 H L 84-76
1/26/2019 A L 104-84
1/1/2018 A W 101-78
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
Wins vs. Loses
In the Bengals six wins Idaho State is shooting .544 percent from the field and averaging 79.8 points a game.
Tarik Cool is averaging 19 points in the wins and shooting .506 percent from the field while
Chier Maker is averaging 13.7,
Austin Smellie 10.2 and
Jared Stutzman 10 points a game. In the 11 losses the Bengals are shooting .410 percent from the field and averaging 62.5 points. Maker leads the Bengals in scoring with an average of 12.5 points a game. Stutzman and Cool each average 10.6 points in losses.
D UP
Idaho State is 17th in the country in three-point field goal defense. The Bengals are holding opponents to 28.4 percent from the three-point line.
Here is a look at what opponents have shot from 3.
Wyoming- 1-10
Air Force- 1-11
Montana Western- 0-11
Washington State- 3-17
Santa Clara- 6-14
West Coast Baptist- 6-17
Pepperdine- 1-17
UCSB 9-20
Pacific- 4-7
Idaho- 5-13
Eastern Washington 6-24
Sac State 5-17
SUU 5-11
NAU 8-21
Weber State 3-15
Portland State 5-16
Montana- 5-16
Crashing The Boards
Idaho State has found success rebounding the basketball. Idaho State has out rebounded its opponents in 13 of 17 games. ISU is out rebounding its opponents by average margin of 34.8-31.2.
