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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team begins a full slate of Big Sky Conference games this week with a Dec. 30 contest at Montana and a Jan. 1 contest at Montana State. The game in Missoula tips at 7 p.m. while the game on Bozeman begins at 1 p.m. Both games can be seen live on ESPN + and heard on KISU.
Idaho State is looking to snap a 21-game losing streak to Montana, with its last win being 67-65 in Pocatello on Dec. 31, 2009. Montana State has won seven of the last eight meetings against the Bengals.
Montana (46-110)
32-44 Home, 13-67 Away, 1-0 Neutral
2/27/2021 H L 58-59
2/25/2021 H L 58-64
2/15/2020 A L 78-63
1/23/2020 H L 77-74
2/16/2019 H L 80-68
1/24/2019 A L 80-69
3/3/2018 A L 75-64
3/4/2017 H L 95-76
12/29/16 A L 74-62
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
Montana State (86-110)
58-37 Home, 28-72 Away, 0-4 Neutral
3/11/2021 N L 63-71
2/20/2021 A Canceled
2/18/2021 A Canceled
2/13/2020 A L 73-69
1/25/2020 H L 75-64
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
About Montana
Montana is 8-5 and 1-1 in Big Sky play. Josh Bannan leads the Griz with 11.7 points and 7.6 rebounds. Robby Beasley is scoring 9.7 points. Montana is scoring 73.2 points and giving up 60.5 points a game. The Griz shoot .446 percent from the floor hold opponents to .417 percent shooting. Montana shoots .813 percent from the free throw line and they are 7-0 at home.
Bengal Bites
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Tarik Cool has played 30 minutes or more in every game but the Bethesda game. He is averaging 32.8 minutes a game.
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Malik Porter is shooting 56.8 percent from the field.
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Robert Ford III is shooting .840 percent from the free throw line.
- Emitt Taylor III has made 7 of his last 11 3-pointers.
Crashing the Boards
Idaho State has won the battle of the boards each season with
Ryan Looney has head coach. Last season ISU out rebounded opponents 36.1-29.9. In the 2019-20 season the Bengals out rebounded teams 32.9-32.1. In the season opener vs. Eastern Oregon, the Bengals won the rebounding battle, 35-28.
Through 11 games opponents are outrebounding ISU 33.7-30.9 this year.
Bengal Bites
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Malik Porter had five rebounds or more in 12 games last year. Last year he scored in double figures in 15 games.
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Austin Smellie has 29 double figure scoring games in his career.
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Robert Ford III has scored in double figures in 18 games during his career at Idaho State. He has five rebounds or more in 19 games.
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Brayden Parker has scored in double figures in 16 games in his career and has five rebounds or more in 16 games.
