Bengals Return Home To Face Thunderbirds

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POCATELLO, Idaho- After an eight-day, four-game road trip Idaho State is eager to return home to Reed Gym. The Bengals play host to Southern Utah University from the Western Athletic Conference on Saturday, December 3^rd at 6 p.m. in Reed Gym. Jerry Miller will call the game on KISU. Dylan Carder will call the game on ESPN +. 

Idaho State is looking for its first home non-conference win over a Division 1 team since the 2017-18 season. The Bengals have lost 4 consecutive nonconference home games against Division 1 opponents, including a last second 69-70 loss to Denver on November 18^th.

Southern Utah (4-4)
3-1 Home, 0-2 Away, 1-1 Neutral
3/3/2022              H            L           79-71
1/22/2022            A            L           86-74
1/30/2021            H                         Canceled
1/28/2021            H                         Canceled
2/1/2020              A             L          80-75
1/9/2020              H            L           71-55
3/13/2019            N            L           94-80
2/9/2019              A             L          78-72
1/3/2019              H             W         88-68
2/3/2018              A             L           80-84
1/4/2018              H             W         93-78
2/4/2017              H             W         94-68

UMKC Recap
The Idaho State men's basketball squad played at the University of Missouri-Kansas City on Tuesday night outlasting the Roos 75-65 behind guards Miguel Tomley and Brock Mackenzie's lights out shooting performances. This win snapping a five-game losing skid for the Bengals.

Tomley led Idaho State with 25 points on 7-15 shooting. While Brock Mackenzie finished with 24 points on 7-7 shooting from three. ISU shot 43 percent for the game and 58 percent from deep. While UMKC shot 39 percent for the game and were held to just 9 percent from deep. The Bengals were 11-19 from the three-point line while keeping the Roos to 2-23.


The Returning 6
0    AJ Burgin        G    So.    6-3    205    San Diego, Calif.
2    Tommy Ball    G    Fr.    6-0    175    El Dorado Hills, Calif.    
5    Austin Smellie    G    Sr.    6-5    200    Preston, Idaho
13    Daxton Carr    F    Jr.    6-7    215    Pocatello, Idaho    
22    Jared Rodriguez    F    Sr.    6-8    215    Glendale, Ariz.    
25    Brayden Parker    C    Jr.    6-8    250    Preston, Idaho        

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1    Jay Nagle        F    Sr.    6-9    215    Vacaville, Calif.        
3    Ronnie Stapp    G    Jr.    6-6    185    Bakersfield, Calif.        
10    Miguel Tomley    G    So.    6-3    200    Surrey, BC        
11    Brock Mackenzie    G    Sr.    6-2    185    Sammamish, Wash.    
12    Turner Livingston    F    Fr.    6-4    195    Spokane, Wash.        
14    Jordan Hansen    G    Fr.    6-6    215    Seattle, Wash.      
 20    Briggs Ranstrom    F    Fr.    6-6    205    Eagle, Idaho
23    Maleek Arington    G    Fr.    6-3    200    Lake Tapps, Wash.    
24    Ed Chang        F    Jr.    6-8    215    Papillion, Neb.      
 32    Kolby Lee        C    Sr.    6-9    240    Meridian, Idaho    
44    Louis Stormark    C    Fr.    6-9    250    Alleroed, Denmark    
 
Bengal Bites

• Brock Mackenzie is currently shooting 52.1 percent from deep, a figure that ranks 17^th in the entire country.
  • Brock Mackenzie is the 2^nd player in ISU Men's basketball history to shoot 100 percent from downtown in a single game (min 7 attempts)
• The Bengals have been shooting the ball from three-point territory well this season, averaging 10 three-pointers made per game on 36 percent shooting. Ranking 1^st in the Big Sky conference in both categories.