Bobcats Host Holiday Stores GranTree Classic
12/28/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MONTANA STATE (5-6) vs. North Dakota State (5-7)
With two huge wins and the Christmas break behind them, Montana State basketball welcomes back an old friend this week, reviving the Bobcat Holiday Stores GranTree Classic. Montana State hosts North Dakota State on Thursday, with Northern Illinois and San Jose State filling out the field. MSU last met the Bison in 1979-80. NDSU built a nifty three-game winning streak, including a win over Denver, before losing its last two.
GAME FACTS
TIPOFF 5:30/8:00 pm MST
SITE Bozeman, MT
ARENA Worthington Arena
RADIO Bobcat Network
TV none
PRESS ROW 406/994-3210
HIGHLIGHTS
* The Bobcats are 4-0 at home and 3-5 against Division I competition after back-to-back home wins over Denver and Portland before Christmas
* After getting 11 steals at UWGB and nine at Wyoming, the Bobcats had only two in each of last week’s games
* While Bobcat centers Al Beye and Ted Morris shoot 45% from the line, the rest of the team shoots 70%
STREAKS
* MSU rides a two-game Holiday Stores GranTree Classic winning streak into this tournament
* The ‘Cats have blocked at least one shot in 38 consecutive games
NOTEWORTHY
* The Bobcats out-shoot their opponents 46.7% to 45.2% and out-score the opponent 73.9-to-72.5
* Montana State owns an 18-2 record in the 10 previous GranTree Inn Holiday Classic events
* After averaging 20.0 turnovers a game in the first three outings, Montana State has turned the ball over just 13.1 times in the last eight games, with a season-low 8 at Wyoming
* Two of MSU’s last three foes visited the free throw line at least 30 times
* Montana State out-rebounds its opponents 37.5-to-28.0 at home, but is out-rebounded 35.0-to-32.0 in road contests
With two huge wins and the Christmas break behind them, Montana State basketball welcomes back an old friend this week, reviving the Bobcat Holiday Stores GranTree Classic. Montana State hosts North Dakota State on Thursday, with Northern Illinois and San Jose State filling out the field. MSU last met the Bison in 1979-80. NDSU built a nifty three-game winning streak, including a win over Denver, before losing its last two.
GAME FACTS
TIPOFF 5:30/8:00 pm MST
SITE Bozeman, MT
ARENA Worthington Arena
RADIO Bobcat Network
TV none
PRESS ROW 406/994-3210
HIGHLIGHTS
* The Bobcats are 4-0 at home and 3-5 against Division I competition after back-to-back home wins over Denver and Portland before Christmas
* After getting 11 steals at UWGB and nine at Wyoming, the Bobcats had only two in each of last week’s games
* While Bobcat centers Al Beye and Ted Morris shoot 45% from the line, the rest of the team shoots 70%
STREAKS
* MSU rides a two-game Holiday Stores GranTree Classic winning streak into this tournament
* The ‘Cats have blocked at least one shot in 38 consecutive games
NOTEWORTHY
* The Bobcats out-shoot their opponents 46.7% to 45.2% and out-score the opponent 73.9-to-72.5
* Montana State owns an 18-2 record in the 10 previous GranTree Inn Holiday Classic events
* After averaging 20.0 turnovers a game in the first three outings, Montana State has turned the ball over just 13.1 times in the last eight games, with a season-low 8 at Wyoming
* Two of MSU’s last three foes visited the free throw line at least 30 times
* Montana State out-rebounds its opponents 37.5-to-28.0 at home, but is out-rebounded 35.0-to-32.0 in road contests
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