MSU Hosts Northern Colorado in Regular Season Finale
2/29/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Montana State faces its regular season finale, its final game of the year in Worthington Arena, and Senior Night all rolled into one on Saturday. MSU hosts Northern Colorado with its seeding in the Big Sky Tournament still up in the airThe Bobcats will travel next Saturday, visiting either Holt Arena in Pocatello or the Dee Event Center in Ogden. Montana State was on the bad end of a 96-68 contest on Thursday in a game which helped Portland State clinch their second Big Sky regular season title in the past four years.
THIS WEEK...
Montana State vs. Northern Colorado
DATE March 1, 2008
TIPOFF 7:05 pm
SITE Bozeman, MT
ARENA Worthington Arena
RADIO Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
VIDEO BigSkyTV.org
LAST TIME MSU 70-67 at NC, 1/24/08
TOURNEY SCENARIOS
Montana State can finish only fifth or sixth... if MSU loses Saturday, it enters the tournament as the sixth seed and plays at Weber State... if MSU wins, it can rise to fifth with a Montana loss, and would play at Idaho State
MISCELLANY...
* Montana State’s 28-point loss was the program’s worst since back-to-back 32-point losses to open 2006-07
* Portland State clinched its second Big Sky title in four years on Thursday, with both celebrations coming in Worthington Arena
ON THE OFFENSE...
* MSU struggled to its worst scoring (49 points) and shooting (32.0%) games of the season at Idaho State
* The Bobcats are 24-for-27 (89%) from the free throw line in the last two games, and remain 23rd in the nation in FT %
* Montana State is shooting 38% from the floor in its last three games, and continues to shoot far better at home (47%) than on the road (42%)
ON THE DEFENSE...
* Bobcat opponents shoot 62% (159-of-258) in the last five games
* PSU’s 96 points on Thursday was the most against MSU in the Fieldhouse since 1998
THIS WEEK...
Montana State vs. Northern Colorado
DATE March 1, 2008
TIPOFF 7:05 pm
SITE Bozeman, MT
ARENA Worthington Arena
RADIO Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
VIDEO BigSkyTV.org
LAST TIME MSU 70-67 at NC, 1/24/08
TOURNEY SCENARIOS
Montana State can finish only fifth or sixth... if MSU loses Saturday, it enters the tournament as the sixth seed and plays at Weber State... if MSU wins, it can rise to fifth with a Montana loss, and would play at Idaho State
MISCELLANY...
* Montana State’s 28-point loss was the program’s worst since back-to-back 32-point losses to open 2006-07
* Portland State clinched its second Big Sky title in four years on Thursday, with both celebrations coming in Worthington Arena
ON THE OFFENSE...
* MSU struggled to its worst scoring (49 points) and shooting (32.0%) games of the season at Idaho State
* The Bobcats are 24-for-27 (89%) from the free throw line in the last two games, and remain 23rd in the nation in FT %
* Montana State is shooting 38% from the floor in its last three games, and continues to shoot far better at home (47%) than on the road (42%)
ON THE DEFENSE...
* Bobcat opponents shoot 62% (159-of-258) in the last five games
* PSU’s 96 points on Thursday was the most against MSU in the Fieldhouse since 1998
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