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Boise, Idaho - The No. 1 seed Idaho State Bengals are set to take on the No. 8 UNC Bears, Tuesday March 8 at noon in Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho.Â
How to Follow
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+Â and live stats will be available by
clicking here or at the top of the article
Mark Liptak and
Brad Bugger will be on the call on KISU 91.1 and online by
clicking here.
Quick Scout and History - UNCÂ
The Bengals and Bears split their 2021-22 series. In the first meeting in Pocatello, The Bengals defeated UNC 68-56 behind a career night from Diaba Konate who shot 10-of-11 from the floor and led with 25 points.
 In the second meeting in Greeley, a fourth-quarter slump doomed the Bengals as the bears took a one-point 53-52 victory over a Bengal squad wo shot just one-of-12 from the floor in the 4th quarter.
The Bears are one of the hottest teams in the Big Sky Conference, entering the tournament on a sweep of #5 Montana and #2 Montana State. In the Bears win against MSU, they shot 41.2 from the floor and 45.5 percent from 3! going 10- of-22 from behind the arc.
#10 Hannah Simental is scoring 14.4 ppg while making 2.4 3ptrs per game on average. Simental is also extremely accurate from the free throw line, hitting 90.3 percent of her attempts.
Despite the win streak, the Bears have struggled offensively only scoring 61.4 points per game on average, 10th in the conference. Where they excel is their defense. The Bears only allow opponents to score 61.2 ppg on average, second-best in the Big Sky this season.
The Bengals lead the overall series 25-13. The two teams last meeting at the Big Sky Tournament resulted in a 65-55 Semifinal win for the Bengals. In neutral sites, the Bengals hold a 3-1 advantage over the Bears.
