Bobcat Game Notes vs. CSU
12/6/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MONTANA STATE (1-4/0-0) at Colorado State (4-2/0-0)
Montana State¡¦s rigorous early-season schedule continues on Tuesday, as the Bobcats visit Mountain West foe Colorado State. Heartbreak has been a regular attendee at MSU contests during the early-season, as the ¡¥Cats have lost two one-point affairs on buzzer-beaters, and another in overtime. The Bobcats continue to improve offensively and on the boards, but the team¡¦s defense has been consistently good. MSU allows opponents to shoot just 40.1%.
GAME FACTS
TIPOFF 7:05 pm MST
SITE Billings, MT
ARENA MetraPark Arena
RADIO Bobcat Radio Network
(Kris Atteberry)
TELEVISION no television
HIGHLIGHTS
ƒÜ Ja¡¦Ron Jefferson scored a career-high 19 points against Wyoming
ƒÜ Montana State has at least 17 turnovers in each of the team¡¦s five games this season
STREAKS
ƒÜ MSU¡¦s streak of shooting more free throws than its opponent in each game this year ended when Wyoming visited the charity stripe 29 times to MSU¡¦s 15 free throws
Ć The Bobcats have lost four straight road games this year, six times overall
NOTEWORTHY
ƒÜ Montana State¡¦s 50% shooting and 37 rebounds against Utah Valley State last Thursday were season¡¦s bests
Ć Nick Dissly hit four three-pointers in the win over Utah Valley, but only three in the other four games combined
Ć MSU is being outrebounded 39.6 to 31.8 this season
Ć Bobcat opponents have topped the 50% shooting mark in only two of 10 halves of basketball this year
The Bobcats The Rams
¡¥04-05 RECORD 1-4 4-2
Home/Road/Neu 1-1/0-2/0-1 4-0/0-2/0-0
Conf./Record Big Sky/0-0 Mountain West/0-0
HEAD COACH Mick Durham Dale Layer
Alma Mater MSU/¡¦80 Eckerd/
Overall/Years 218-187/15th 230-150/14th yr
At School/Years same 63-63/5th yr
vs Opponent vs. CSU: 1-0 vs. MSU: 0-1
Hm/Rd/Neu 1-0/0-0/0-0 0-0/0-1/0-0
SCHOOL INFO
Spirit colors Blue, gold Forest green, gold
Location Bozeman, MT Fort Collins, CO
Enrollment 12,000 25,382
Arena Worthington Arena(7,000) Moby Arena (8,745)
SERIES CAPSULES
MSU vs. Colorado State 4-10 (2-4/2-6/0-0)
PROJECTED MSU STARTERS Ht Wt Cl Pt Re A/B/S
F #22-Nick Dissly 6-4 205 So 9.2 3.6 2.6a
F #42-Marvin Moss 6-6 230 Jr+ 10.6 7.2 1.6a
C #52-Matt Towsley 7-0 255 Sr+ 5.6 3.6 0.8b
G #23-Ja¡¦Ron Jefferson 6-0 180 Jr+ 8.4 1.8 0.4s
G #4-Branden Miller 6-1 175 Jr+ 12.8 3.0 3.0a
BOBCAT RESERVES
#3-Casey Durham 5-11 160 Fr 5.2 0.8 1.0a
#5-Dennis Woodall 6-5 225 Sr+ 1.8 3.2 1.2a
#12-Ryan Holmes 6-1 185 Fr 0.0 0.3 0.3a
#20-Carson Durr 6-6 200 So 1.8 0.8 0.2s
#33-Taylor Pratt 6-7 205 Jr+ 0.8 2.2 0.4a
#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¡¦s rigorous early-season schedule continues on Tuesday, as the Bobcats visit Mountain West foe Colorado State. Heartbreak has been a regular attendee at MSU contests during the early-season, as the ¡¥Cats have lost two one-point affairs on buzzer-beaters, and another in overtime. The Bobcats continue to improve offensively and on the boards, but the team¡¦s defense has been consistently good. MSU allows opponents to shoot just 40.1%.
GAME FACTS
TIPOFF 7:05 pm MST
SITE Billings, MT
ARENA MetraPark Arena
RADIO Bobcat Radio Network
(Kris Atteberry)
TELEVISION no television
HIGHLIGHTS
ƒÜ Ja¡¦Ron Jefferson scored a career-high 19 points against Wyoming
ƒÜ Montana State has at least 17 turnovers in each of the team¡¦s five games this season
STREAKS
ƒÜ MSU¡¦s streak of shooting more free throws than its opponent in each game this year ended when Wyoming visited the charity stripe 29 times to MSU¡¦s 15 free throws
Ć The Bobcats have lost four straight road games this year, six times overall
NOTEWORTHY
ƒÜ Montana State¡¦s 50% shooting and 37 rebounds against Utah Valley State last Thursday were season¡¦s bests
Ć Nick Dissly hit four three-pointers in the win over Utah Valley, but only three in the other four games combined
Ć MSU is being outrebounded 39.6 to 31.8 this season
Ć Bobcat opponents have topped the 50% shooting mark in only two of 10 halves of basketball this year
The Bobcats The Rams
¡¥04-05 RECORD 1-4 4-2
Home/Road/Neu 1-1/0-2/0-1 4-0/0-2/0-0
Conf./Record Big Sky/0-0 Mountain West/0-0
HEAD COACH Mick Durham Dale Layer
Alma Mater MSU/¡¦80 Eckerd/
Overall/Years 218-187/15th 230-150/14th yr
At School/Years same 63-63/5th yr
vs Opponent vs. CSU: 1-0 vs. MSU: 0-1
Hm/Rd/Neu 1-0/0-0/0-0 0-0/0-1/0-0
SCHOOL INFO
Spirit colors Blue, gold Forest green, gold
Location Bozeman, MT Fort Collins, CO
Enrollment 12,000 25,382
Arena Worthington Arena(7,000) Moby Arena (8,745)
SERIES CAPSULES
MSU vs. Colorado State 4-10 (2-4/2-6/0-0)
PROJECTED MSU STARTERS Ht Wt Cl Pt Re A/B/S
F #22-Nick Dissly 6-4 205 So 9.2 3.6 2.6a
F #42-Marvin Moss 6-6 230 Jr+ 10.6 7.2 1.6a
C #52-Matt Towsley 7-0 255 Sr+ 5.6 3.6 0.8b
G #23-Ja¡¦Ron Jefferson 6-0 180 Jr+ 8.4 1.8 0.4s
G #4-Branden Miller 6-1 175 Jr+ 12.8 3.0 3.0a
BOBCAT RESERVES
#3-Casey Durham 5-11 160 Fr 5.2 0.8 1.0a
#5-Dennis Woodall 6-5 225 Sr+ 1.8 3.2 1.2a
#12-Ryan Holmes 6-1 185 Fr 0.0 0.3 0.3a
#20-Carson Durr 6-6 200 So 1.8 0.8 0.2s
#33-Taylor Pratt 6-7 205 Jr+ 0.8 2.2 0.4a
#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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