Bobcat Game Notes vs. Wyoming
12/12/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Montana State’s difficult swing of road games continues over the next week-and-a-half, as the Bobcats visit Wyoming and Arizona State. MSU faces a handful of the top individual stars in the West in the next two outings, battling Wyoming’s high-octane backcourt of Brandon Ewing and Brad Jones (who combine to average 32.8 points a game) and Arizona State’s superb inside-out tandem of James Harden (16.5 points, 6.1 rebounds) and Jeff Pendergraph (10.8, 5.8). Carlos Taylor paces the Cats, averaging 18.1 points a game, while Divaldo Mbunga chips in 11.6 points and 7.3 rebounds.
THIS WEEK...
Montana State at Wyoming
DATE: December 15, 2007
TIPOFF: 3:35 pm MST
SITE: Casper, WY
ARENA: Casper Events Center
RADIO: Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
LAST TIME: UW 73-62 at Billings, 12/2/06
Montana State at Arizona State
DATE: December 18, 2007
TIPOFF: 7 pm MST
SITE: Tempe, AZ
ARENA: Wells Fargo Arena
RADIO: Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
LAST TIME: ASU 72-69 at Phoenix, 12/13/01
MISCELLANY...
• Nevada became the first Bobcat opponent to out-rebound MSU this year
• MSU is 4-0 at home, 0-4 on the road
• Last week’s win over Alcorn State was MSU’s only regular season game vs. a school from east of the Rockies
ON THE OFFENSE...
• Montana State’s 76.8 points per game leads the Big Sky Conference
• After shooting 66.5% from the line last year, MSU is second in the Big Sky at 73.4% so far this season
• The Bobcats shoot 49.8% at home this season, 41.5% on the road
• Casey Durham and Carlos Taylor are 31-for-69 (44.9%) from three-point range, while the rest of the team is 25-for-78 (32.1%)
ON THE DEFENSE...
• MSU holds its opponents to 43% shooting in the second half this season
• Divaldo Mbunga has blocked nine shots this year
• After forcing 55 turnovers in their first five games, MSU forced 57 in its last three outings
THIS WEEK...
Montana State at Wyoming
DATE: December 15, 2007
TIPOFF: 3:35 pm MST
SITE: Casper, WY
ARENA: Casper Events Center
RADIO: Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
LAST TIME: UW 73-62 at Billings, 12/2/06
Montana State at Arizona State
DATE: December 18, 2007
TIPOFF: 7 pm MST
SITE: Tempe, AZ
ARENA: Wells Fargo Arena
RADIO: Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
LAST TIME: ASU 72-69 at Phoenix, 12/13/01
MISCELLANY...
• Nevada became the first Bobcat opponent to out-rebound MSU this year
• MSU is 4-0 at home, 0-4 on the road
• Last week’s win over Alcorn State was MSU’s only regular season game vs. a school from east of the Rockies
ON THE OFFENSE...
• Montana State’s 76.8 points per game leads the Big Sky Conference
• After shooting 66.5% from the line last year, MSU is second in the Big Sky at 73.4% so far this season
• The Bobcats shoot 49.8% at home this season, 41.5% on the road
• Casey Durham and Carlos Taylor are 31-for-69 (44.9%) from three-point range, while the rest of the team is 25-for-78 (32.1%)
ON THE DEFENSE...
• MSU holds its opponents to 43% shooting in the second half this season
• Divaldo Mbunga has blocked nine shots this year
• After forcing 55 turnovers in their first five games, MSU forced 57 in its last three outings
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