Bobcats Visit Grizzlies Saturday
2/9/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Two teams fresh off road losses meet on Saturday night in Missoula, with significant implications for the Big Sky title hunt hanging in the balance. Both the Bobcats and Grizzlies remain two games behind league-leading Northern Arizona with five games remaining in the regular season. Saturday’s game tips off at 8:05 pm, as UM just recently moved the game back an hour. The Grizzlies dominated the Big Sky through the first half of the league season, slipping only at Northern Arizona, before losing at Idaho State and Weber State last weekend. MSU also lost at Weber.
GAME FACTS
TIPOFF 8:05 pm
SITE Missoula, MT
ARENA Dahlberg Arena
RADIO Bobcat Netw’k (Kris Atteberry)
TV MTN (KXLF in Bozeman)
PRESS ROW 406/243-4281
Times listed are Mountain Standard
HIGHLIGHTS
* At halftime of its last three games Montana State has trailed by 11, trailed by nine, and led by 10, and the only game of those three it lost was the contest it led by 10 at the intermission
* Casey Durham has a 24-to-11 assist-to-turnover rate in the last six games, with seven steals
* The ‘Cats forced an average of only 12.0 turnovers a game in the last six games, but none of those opponents have shot 50% or better from the field
STREAKS
* Montana State has held its opponents to 50% shooting or lower in eight conesutive halves
* After blocking a shot in 15 straight games, Al Beye has now failed to do so in two straight
* The ‘Cats have blocked at least one shot in 50 consecutive games
NOTEWORTHY
* MSU leads the Big Sky in 3-point percentage and 3-pointers per game
* The Bobcats are 7-3 this year whe shooting more free throws than the opponent, 1-1 last weekend
* Portland State became the first Bobcat opponent in the last four games to out-rebound Montana State
* Ja’Ron Jefferson is tied for third in the Big Sky in scoring in conference games (17.9), and shoots 51% from beyond the arc (22-for-43, 3rd in BSC)
* Montana State is 8-2 when grabbing more rebounds than the opponent
GAME FACTS
TIPOFF 8:05 pm
SITE Missoula, MT
ARENA Dahlberg Arena
RADIO Bobcat Netw’k (Kris Atteberry)
TV MTN (KXLF in Bozeman)
PRESS ROW 406/243-4281
Times listed are Mountain Standard
HIGHLIGHTS
* At halftime of its last three games Montana State has trailed by 11, trailed by nine, and led by 10, and the only game of those three it lost was the contest it led by 10 at the intermission
* Casey Durham has a 24-to-11 assist-to-turnover rate in the last six games, with seven steals
* The ‘Cats forced an average of only 12.0 turnovers a game in the last six games, but none of those opponents have shot 50% or better from the field
STREAKS
* Montana State has held its opponents to 50% shooting or lower in eight conesutive halves
* After blocking a shot in 15 straight games, Al Beye has now failed to do so in two straight
* The ‘Cats have blocked at least one shot in 50 consecutive games
NOTEWORTHY
* MSU leads the Big Sky in 3-point percentage and 3-pointers per game
* The Bobcats are 7-3 this year whe shooting more free throws than the opponent, 1-1 last weekend
* Portland State became the first Bobcat opponent in the last four games to out-rebound Montana State
* Ja’Ron Jefferson is tied for third in the Big Sky in scoring in conference games (17.9), and shoots 51% from beyond the arc (22-for-43, 3rd in BSC)
* Montana State is 8-2 when grabbing more rebounds than the opponent
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