Bobcat Cagers Battle Cougars in Seattle
12/12/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Montana State returns to familiar environs - the road - for the next three games, facing Pac 10 power Washington State in Seattle’s Key Arena. The Cougar Hardwood Classic on Saturday, Dec. 13, marks the beginning of a challenging three-game, pre-Christmas road swing for the Bobcats that concludes in southern California with games at Long Beach State (Dec. 20) and Cal State Fullerton (Dec. 22). The Bobcats raised their record over the .500 mark Tuesday with a hard-fought 74-60 win over CS Fullerton in Worthington Arena that featured a 15-4 MSU run to open the second half.
THIS WEEK...
Montana State vs. Cal State Fullerton
DATE December 13, 2008
TIPOFF 8:05 pm MT/7:05 pm PT
SITE Seattle, WA
ARENA Key Arena
RADIO Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
VIDEO Fox Sports NW
LAST TIME WSU 59-42, 11/19/04
MISCELLANY...
* MSU is the only present Big Sky school with wins over Pac 10 and current Big 12 schools in the same year
* Montana State shoots 40% at home this year, but 44% away from Worthington Arena
SERIES NOTES...
* MSU stands 7-18 all-time against Washington State, with the last matchup a 59-42 Cougar win in 2004
* The Cougars own seven straight wins over MSU, with MSU’s last win in the series a 61-56 victory in 1972-73
* MSU’s last game in Seattle was a 56-53 win at Washington in 2002-03
ON THE OFFENSE...
* Montana State averages 61.2 shots a game, second-most in the Big Sky, largely on the strength of its 15.6 offensive rebounds per contest
* Four different Bobcats have led the team in scoring in MSU’s seven games
* Montana State’s 19 turnovers at Eastern Washington was a season-high, and MSU has 36 in the last two
* Montana State shot only 35% combined against its two WAC opponents, Nevada and Boise State
ON THE DEFENSE...
* After Boise State and Oregon State shot over 50% in back-to-back games, MSU’s last two foes shot 40.5%
* The Bobcats held EWU and Fullerton to 38% shooting each, MSU’s best field goal defense since the opener
THIS WEEK...
Montana State vs. Cal State Fullerton
DATE December 13, 2008
TIPOFF 8:05 pm MT/7:05 pm PT
SITE Seattle, WA
ARENA Key Arena
RADIO Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
VIDEO Fox Sports NW
LAST TIME WSU 59-42, 11/19/04
MISCELLANY...
* MSU is the only present Big Sky school with wins over Pac 10 and current Big 12 schools in the same year
* Montana State shoots 40% at home this year, but 44% away from Worthington Arena
SERIES NOTES...
* MSU stands 7-18 all-time against Washington State, with the last matchup a 59-42 Cougar win in 2004
* The Cougars own seven straight wins over MSU, with MSU’s last win in the series a 61-56 victory in 1972-73
* MSU’s last game in Seattle was a 56-53 win at Washington in 2002-03
ON THE OFFENSE...
* Montana State averages 61.2 shots a game, second-most in the Big Sky, largely on the strength of its 15.6 offensive rebounds per contest
* Four different Bobcats have led the team in scoring in MSU’s seven games
* Montana State’s 19 turnovers at Eastern Washington was a season-high, and MSU has 36 in the last two
* Montana State shot only 35% combined against its two WAC opponents, Nevada and Boise State
ON THE DEFENSE...
* After Boise State and Oregon State shot over 50% in back-to-back games, MSU’s last two foes shot 40.5%
* The Bobcats held EWU and Fullerton to 38% shooting each, MSU’s best field goal defense since the opener
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