Bobcat Game Notes vs. PSU
1/28/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MONTANA STATE (10-9/5-1) vs. Eastern Wash. (7-12/4-2) & Portland St. (12-6/4-2)
Packing its first league loss of the season, Montana State heads into its toughest road test of the Big Sky season at Portland State on Saturday night. The Bobcats face a Viking team that is a league-best 13-6 overall and 9-1 at home, and which has the chance to reclaim first place with a win. MSU dropped a 64-50 decision at Eastern Washington on Thursday night, shooting a season-worst 3-for-14 from three-point range.
GAME FACTS
TIP @EWU 8:05 pm MST
SITE Cheney, WA
ARENA Reese Court
RADIO Bobcat Network/Kris Atteberry
TV none
TIP @PSU 8:05 pm MST
SITE Portland, OR
ARENA Stott Center
RADIO Bobcat Network/Kris Atteberry
TV none
HIGHLIGHTS
* The Bobcats are now 3-1 in Big Sky Conference road games this seaosn
* The Bobcats started league play 5-0 for the second time in the last four seasons, before Thursday’s loss
STREAKS
* Montana State has now lost six straight games against Eastern Washington, and nine of the last 11
* The Bobcats lost their sixth game after starting the 2002 league season 5-0, just as they did this year by dropping the game at Eastern
NOTEWORTHY
* Senior center Matt Towsley (back) did not play on Thursday, and is doubtful for Saturday
* Montana State followed its 88-point, 59% shooting effort against NAU Saturday by scoring a league-low 50 points and shooting 39% at EWU
* For the first time this season, Montana State has outscored its opponents (1,258 to 1,257) in back-to-back games
* The ‘Cats lead the league in field goal defense and blocked shots, and are second in three-point defense
* MSU turned the ball over 17 times at Eastern, four more than in any other league game this year
Packing its first league loss of the season, Montana State heads into its toughest road test of the Big Sky season at Portland State on Saturday night. The Bobcats face a Viking team that is a league-best 13-6 overall and 9-1 at home, and which has the chance to reclaim first place with a win. MSU dropped a 64-50 decision at Eastern Washington on Thursday night, shooting a season-worst 3-for-14 from three-point range.
GAME FACTS
TIP @EWU 8:05 pm MST
SITE Cheney, WA
ARENA Reese Court
RADIO Bobcat Network/Kris Atteberry
TV none
TIP @PSU 8:05 pm MST
SITE Portland, OR
ARENA Stott Center
RADIO Bobcat Network/Kris Atteberry
TV none
HIGHLIGHTS
* The Bobcats are now 3-1 in Big Sky Conference road games this seaosn
* The Bobcats started league play 5-0 for the second time in the last four seasons, before Thursday’s loss
STREAKS
* Montana State has now lost six straight games against Eastern Washington, and nine of the last 11
* The Bobcats lost their sixth game after starting the 2002 league season 5-0, just as they did this year by dropping the game at Eastern
NOTEWORTHY
* Senior center Matt Towsley (back) did not play on Thursday, and is doubtful for Saturday
* Montana State followed its 88-point, 59% shooting effort against NAU Saturday by scoring a league-low 50 points and shooting 39% at EWU
* For the first time this season, Montana State has outscored its opponents (1,258 to 1,257) in back-to-back games
* The ‘Cats lead the league in field goal defense and blocked shots, and are second in three-point defense
* MSU turned the ball over 17 times at Eastern, four more than in any other league game this year
Wednesday, June 10
Friday, March 27
Monday, March 23
Friday, March 13
