Bobcat Game Notes vs. Northern
12/16/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MONTANA STATE (1-6/0-0) vs. Northern Colorado (2-11/0-0)
Montana State hosts Montana State-Northern, its sister institution, Saturday at 7 pm in Worthington Arena. The Bobcats’ first respite from Division I competition won’t be easy, as the Bobcats face a strong defensive team that has shown the ability to shoot well. The Lights have won four straight games, although Northern is 0-8 in its all-time series against the Bobcats.
GAME FACTS
TIPOFF 7:05 pm MST
SITE Bozeman, MT
ARENA Worthington Arena
RADIO Bobcat Radio Network
(Kris Atteberry)
TELEVISION no television
HIGHLIGHTS
l Montana State is hitting 8.9 three-pointers a game, a pace slightly ahead of the school record (8.1, 1998)
l MSU has 26 turnovers in the last two games after averaging 18 previously
STREAKS
l The Bobcats have shot just nine free throws in the last two games combined, while the opponent has paraded to the line 45 times
l MSU has lost five straight road games, including all three this year
NOTEWORTHY
l Montana State’s 50% shooting and 37 rebounds against Utah Valley State remain season’s bests
l UWGB shot 68% from inside the circle vs. MSU, and 94% from the line
l MSU is being outrebounded 38.7 to 32.0 this season
l Montana State outrebounded Wisconsin-Green Bay 37-to-36, only the second positive rebound margin this year
The Bobcats The Bears
‘04-05 RECORD 1-6 2-11
Home/Road/Neu 1-2/0-3/0-1 2-1/0-7/0-2
Conf./Record Big Sky/0-0 Independent/0-0
HEAD COACH Mick Durham Craig Rasmussen
Alma Mater MSU/’80 Ashland/’90
Overall/Years 218-189/15th 118-161/11th
At School/Years same same
vs Opponent vs. MSUN: 1-0 vs. MSU: 0-0
Hm/Rd/Neu 1-0/0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0/0-0
SCHOOL INFO
School colors Blue, gold Blue, gold
Location Bozeman, MT Greeley, CO
Enrollment 12,000 11,855
Arena Worthington Arena(7,000) Butler-Hancock Hall (4,500)
SERIES CAPSULES
MSU vs. MSU-Northern 8-0 (8-0/0-0/0-0)
PROJECTED MSU STARTERS Ht Wt Cl Pt Re A/B/S
F #22-Nick Dissly 6-4 205 So 9.4 4.1 2.7a
F #5-Dennis Woodall 6-5 225 Sr+ 2.0 3.0 1.0a
C #42-Marvin Moss 6-6 230 Jr+ 10.7 7.0 2.0a
G #23-Ja’Ron Jefferson 6-0 180 Jr+ 8.7 2.1 0.9s
G #4-Branden Miller 6-1 175 Jr+ 13.4 3.4 3.4a
BOBCAT RESERVES
#3-Casey Durham 5-11 160 Fr 6.0 0.9 1.0a
#12-Ryan Holmes 6-1 185 Fr 0.0 0.3 0.3a
#20-Carson Durr 6-6 200 So 1.3 1.0 0.6a
#33-Taylor Pratt 6-7 205 Jr+ 1.3 2.4 1.1b
#52-Matt Towsley 7-0 255 Sr+ 5.0 3.2 0.8b
#55-Al Beye 6-11 210 Jr+ Has not played
#50-Martrel Johnson 6-5 225 So Has not played
*-has used redshirt season +-transferred to MSU
Montana State hosts Montana State-Northern, its sister institution, Saturday at 7 pm in Worthington Arena. The Bobcats’ first respite from Division I competition won’t be easy, as the Bobcats face a strong defensive team that has shown the ability to shoot well. The Lights have won four straight games, although Northern is 0-8 in its all-time series against the Bobcats.
GAME FACTS
TIPOFF 7:05 pm MST
SITE Bozeman, MT
ARENA Worthington Arena
RADIO Bobcat Radio Network
(Kris Atteberry)
TELEVISION no television
HIGHLIGHTS
l Montana State is hitting 8.9 three-pointers a game, a pace slightly ahead of the school record (8.1, 1998)
l MSU has 26 turnovers in the last two games after averaging 18 previously
STREAKS
l The Bobcats have shot just nine free throws in the last two games combined, while the opponent has paraded to the line 45 times
l MSU has lost five straight road games, including all three this year
NOTEWORTHY
l Montana State’s 50% shooting and 37 rebounds against Utah Valley State remain season’s bests
l UWGB shot 68% from inside the circle vs. MSU, and 94% from the line
l MSU is being outrebounded 38.7 to 32.0 this season
l Montana State outrebounded Wisconsin-Green Bay 37-to-36, only the second positive rebound margin this year
The Bobcats The Bears
‘04-05 RECORD 1-6 2-11
Home/Road/Neu 1-2/0-3/0-1 2-1/0-7/0-2
Conf./Record Big Sky/0-0 Independent/0-0
HEAD COACH Mick Durham Craig Rasmussen
Alma Mater MSU/’80 Ashland/’90
Overall/Years 218-189/15th 118-161/11th
At School/Years same same
vs Opponent vs. MSUN: 1-0 vs. MSU: 0-0
Hm/Rd/Neu 1-0/0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0/0-0
SCHOOL INFO
School colors Blue, gold Blue, gold
Location Bozeman, MT Greeley, CO
Enrollment 12,000 11,855
Arena Worthington Arena(7,000) Butler-Hancock Hall (4,500)
SERIES CAPSULES
MSU vs. MSU-Northern 8-0 (8-0/0-0/0-0)
PROJECTED MSU STARTERS Ht Wt Cl Pt Re A/B/S
F #22-Nick Dissly 6-4 205 So 9.4 4.1 2.7a
F #5-Dennis Woodall 6-5 225 Sr+ 2.0 3.0 1.0a
C #42-Marvin Moss 6-6 230 Jr+ 10.7 7.0 2.0a
G #23-Ja’Ron Jefferson 6-0 180 Jr+ 8.7 2.1 0.9s
G #4-Branden Miller 6-1 175 Jr+ 13.4 3.4 3.4a
BOBCAT RESERVES
#3-Casey Durham 5-11 160 Fr 6.0 0.9 1.0a
#12-Ryan Holmes 6-1 185 Fr 0.0 0.3 0.3a
#20-Carson Durr 6-6 200 So 1.3 1.0 0.6a
#33-Taylor Pratt 6-7 205 Jr+ 1.3 2.4 1.1b
#52-Matt Towsley 7-0 255 Sr+ 5.0 3.2 0.8b
#55-Al Beye 6-11 210 Jr+ Has not played
#50-Martrel Johnson 6-5 225 So Has not played
*-has used redshirt season +-transferred to MSU
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