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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team plays its first game since Nov. 28 when it plays at Utah on Dec. 8. Tipoff is at 4 p.m. on the Pac 12 Network.
Jerry Miller will call the action live online via Stretch Internet and the game will be televised on the Pac 12 Network. For live stats, audio and video log onto isubengals.com.
Series vs. Utah
Utah leads the series 22-3. Utah has won the last five meetings with the most recent meeting being a 102-72 Ute win on Nov. 27, 2015. Idaho State beat Utah 72-68 in Pocatello during the 2008-09 season.
Bengals Against Power 5 Schools
Since the 2005-06 season, Idaho State has played the following schools from Power 5
conferences. Washington State (7 times) Utah (3 times), Arizona State (2 times), Washington2 times, Oregon 3 times, Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona, Iowa (2 times), Iowa State, Notre Dame, USC, Wisconsin twice, Oregon State, UCLA, Texas A&M, Illinois, Texas Tech and Kanas. Idaho State's last win over a Power 5 team was a 62-57 win at Oregon on Dec. 3, 1986.
Whats New
This year Idaho State welcomes 13 newcomers to the team.
- #1
Liam Sorensen G Fr. Haldum, Demark
- #4
Emmit Taylor III G Jr. Lapwai, Idaho
- #10
Tommy Ball G Fr. El Dorado Hills, Calif.
- #12
James Carlson F Jr Coeur D'Alene, Idaho
- #14
Kyle Karstetter F Fr. Moses Lake, Wash.
- #20 Robert Ford III G Jr. Portland, Ore.
- #22
Austin Cook G Fr. Montclair, Calif.
- #24
Conner Turner C Fr. Yakima, Wash.
- #32
Zach Visentin C Fr. Springville, Utah
- #33
Noble Cooper G Jr. Woodinville, Wash.
- #34
Gedeon Buzangu F Jr. Kinasha, Congo
Who is Returning
- #2
Tarik Cool 6-4 Sr. Chandler, Ariz.
- #3
Malik Porter 6-5 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz.
- #5
Austin Smellie 6-5 Jr. Preston Idaho
- #13
Daxton Carr 6-7 So. Pocatello, Idaho (Redshirted 2019-20)
- #25
Brayden Parker 6-8 So. Preston, Idaho (Redshirted 2019-20)
Recapping Opening Weekend
The Bengals had a tough opening weekend at Santa Clara. The Bengals lost 62-49 to Santa Clara, 70-51 to Nicholls State and 70-61 to UC Davis. The Bengals were outscored 67.3-53.6. The Bengals shot only .377 percent from the field while opponents shot .458 percent. ISU struggled taking care of the ball as it combined for 69 turnovers.
Tarik Cool led the Idaho State scoring with an average of 11.7 points in the three games.
Malik Porter averaged 9.7 points and six rebounds.
Returning Scoring
While Idaho State returns only three players;
Tarik Cool,
Malik Porter and
Austin Smellie combined to score 997 of the 2,091 points, good for a percentage of 47.6 percent.
