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POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State returns to action on Monday, February 7 for a 6 p.m. contest vs. Montana State in Reed Gym.
Jerry Miller will call the game live on KISU while Dylan Carder and Brandon Baney will call the game on ESPN +.
Montana State has won the last five meetings. Idaho State's last win was 101-78 in Bozeman on Jan. 1, 2018 and its last win in Pocatello was was 76-69 on Feb. 27, 2016.
About Montana State
Montana State is 17-5 and 9-2 in Big Sky Conferene play. The Bobcats score 76.8 points a game and give up 67.8. MSU shoots .463 percent from the field, .376 percent from the three-point line an .730 percent from the free throw line. Montana State out rebounds teams 36.1-31.9. Jubrile Belo scores 13.5 points a game and averages 6.9 boards. Xavier Bishop scores 13.2 points a game.
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
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.
This year opponents are outrebounding ISU 34.3-32.1
Breaking the Streak
Idaho State's 23 point win over Montana was the first win over the Griz in 22 attempts.
Liam Sorensen had a career-high 19 points, six rebounds and played a career-best 38 minutes. The guardline of Sorensen and
Tarik Cool combined for 15 assists.
Malik Porter's 20 points tied his season-high and his two double-doubles this year came against Montana.
