Bobcats Face Grizzlies on Saturday
1/2/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nearly a month after opening the 2008-09 Big Sky Conference season, the Bobcats resume league play on Saturday with a 7:05 pm tipoff at Montana. The Bobcats and Grizzlies each stand 0-1 in the league, each with a road loss, giving the Treasure State's annual rivalry game an added edge. The talented Grizzlies, picked to finish second in the Big Sky, are led by the all-around play of Jordan Hasquett, who averages 11.6 points and 5.5 rebounds a game, and sharp-shooting guard Ryan Staudacher, who shoots 57% from three-point range. MSU follows the lead of a solid defense and the scoring of Bobby Howard, who averages 13.2 points a game.
THIS WEEK...
Montana State vs. Montana
DATE -- January 3, 2008
TIPOFF -- 7:05 pm
SITE -- Missoula, MT
ARENA -- Dahlberg Arena
RADIO -- Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
VIDEO -- Montana’s News Network and CW Stations (Phil Buck, Amanda Maynard)
LAST TIME -- @UM 88-76, 2/9/08
MISCELLANY...
* MSU’s three non-league road wins is the school’s most since 1994-95 (excluding neutral site games)
* Montana State shoots 41% at home this year, but 44% in road games
* Montana State looks to avoid its second 0-2 league start in the last three seasons
SERIES NOTES...
* Montana State has lost four straight games against Montana in Missoula
* Brad Huse is 1-3 against Wayne Tinkle, with whom he served as an assistant on Larry Krystkowiak’s UM staff
ON THE OFFENSE...
* The Bobcats have out-rebounded six of their last eight opponents, and own a 37.7-to-31.4 margin in that span
* MSU is 5-1 when turning the ball over fewer than 15 times
* Six different Bobcats have led the team in scoring this season
* Montana State shot over 50% in two of the last three games
ON THE DEFENSE...
* Five of MSU’s 12 foes this year, have shot better than 50%
* Montana State forced a season-high 25 turnovers against Lethbridge
* Will Bynum’s five steals against Lethbridge tied the GranTree Inn Classic single-game record
THIS WEEK...
Montana State vs. Montana
DATE -- January 3, 2008
TIPOFF -- 7:05 pm
SITE -- Missoula, MT
ARENA -- Dahlberg Arena
RADIO -- Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
VIDEO -- Montana’s News Network and CW Stations (Phil Buck, Amanda Maynard)
LAST TIME -- @UM 88-76, 2/9/08
MISCELLANY...
* MSU’s three non-league road wins is the school’s most since 1994-95 (excluding neutral site games)
* Montana State shoots 41% at home this year, but 44% in road games
* Montana State looks to avoid its second 0-2 league start in the last three seasons
SERIES NOTES...
* Montana State has lost four straight games against Montana in Missoula
* Brad Huse is 1-3 against Wayne Tinkle, with whom he served as an assistant on Larry Krystkowiak’s UM staff
ON THE OFFENSE...
* The Bobcats have out-rebounded six of their last eight opponents, and own a 37.7-to-31.4 margin in that span
* MSU is 5-1 when turning the ball over fewer than 15 times
* Six different Bobcats have led the team in scoring this season
* Montana State shot over 50% in two of the last three games
ON THE DEFENSE...
* Five of MSU’s 12 foes this year, have shot better than 50%
* Montana State forced a season-high 25 turnovers against Lethbridge
* Will Bynum’s five steals against Lethbridge tied the GranTree Inn Classic single-game record
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