Bobcat Game Notes vs. Sac State
1/6/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Montana State hits the Worthington Arena hardwood for the first time in 2009 on Thursday, hosting an old nemesis with a new look in Sacramento State. The Hornets, under the direction of first-year head coach Brian Katz, stand 1-13 overall, 0-2 in Big Sky Conference play, and feature former MSU guard Jonathan Malloy. The Bobcats look to recapture the home-court magic that saw the team win a 70-67 overtime thriller over Utah Valley to extend the team’s modest four-game home-court winning streak. MSU remained on its free throw roller coaster ride in the loss at Montana on Saturday, when the team shot 50% from the line after hitting 89% against Utah Valley.
NEXT UP...
Montana State vs. Sacramento State
DATE -- January 8, 2008
TIPOFF -- 7:05 pm
SITE -- Bozeman, MT
ARENA -- Worthington Arena
RADIO -- Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
VIDEO -- Big Sky TV
LAST TIME -- @MSU 87-82, 2/17/08
MISCELLANY...
* MSU’s three non-league road wins is the school’s most since 1994-95 (excluding neutral site games)
* Montana State shoots 42% at home this year, but 44% in road games
* The Cats are 0-2 in the Big Sky for the first time since 1994-95, also the last time they began league play 0-3
SERIES NOTES...
* Montana State has won two straight against Sacramento State in Bozeman
* The Bobcats’ 70-67 home win over NAU last year snapped a two-game skid against the Jacks in Bozeman
ON THE OFFENSE...
* Montana State’s seven assists Saturday was the team’s lowest total of the season, and MSU’s ratio of 1.96 field goals per assist is 6th in the Big Sky
* MSU is 5-2 when turning the ball over fewer than 15 times
* The 10 turnovers in the loss at UM was the team’s second-lowest total
* Six different Bobcats have led the team in scoring this season
* Montana State shot over 34% in the last two games games, and its 33% at Montana was its third-lowest game of the season
ON THE DEFENSE...
* 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
Brand-Name Wins
This 2008-09 Bobcats engineered non-conference road wins over Colorado of the Big 12 in Boulder, and over Oregon State in Corvallis, and at Long Beach State. The breakdown by league... Big 12: 1-0; Pac 10: 1-1; Big West: 2-1; WAC: 0-2.
Road Wins
Montana State owns three non-conference road wins this season, a mark which, with two non-league road games left (at Southern Miss and a Bracketbuster game) is already tied for second-most since MSU helped form the Big Sky in 1963. Below is a look...
Year Record Non-conf. road wins
94-95 4-0 Sac St, SUU, Colorado
87-88 3-3 Prairie View, N. Texas, Alabama
64-65 3-4 Bemidji, E. Mont., Seattle
63-64 3-1 NDSU, N. Dak., Washington
08-09 3-2 Colo., Ore. St., LBSU
Three After Three
MSU has hit at least one three-pointer in its last 418 games. From 1986 to late ‘92-93 MSU rolled up a 197-game streak and has a three in 615 of the last 616.
A Helping Hand?
After Montana State recorded just seven assists, a season low, in the team’s 73-59 loss at Montana last week, Bobcat coach Brad Huse singled out his team’s lack of assists as a trouble spot. Below is a look at how the Bobcats stack up in field goal-to-assist ratio in the Big Sky...
1. NAU 373 223 1.67
2. UM 323 182 1.77
3. PSU 436 236 1.85
4. ISU 346 186 1.86
5. SAC 302 161 1.88
6. MSU 327 167 1.96
7. NC 366 186 1.97
8. EWU 343 168 2.04
9. WEB 327 153 2.14
Just Getting Acquainted
MSU is 18-21 against the teams admitted to the league since ‘96-97.
Charity Chatter
While Montana State shoots 67.6% from the free throw line this year, 6th in the Big Sky, the team has taken an unusual path to that figure. The Cats have shot better than 75% from the line in five of their 13 games, but have also shot below below 60% three times.
Now for the Good News...
Montana State’s 20.9 free throw attempts a game is second-most in the league, after Northern Colorado’s 23.5.
Turnover Tale
Since turning the ball over 24 times at Cal State Fullerton, MSU has committed 33 turnovers in the last three games.
Twentysomethings
Four different Bobcats have passed the 20-point mark a total of six times this year. Last year Carlos Taylor scored at 20+ nine times, but only two other Cats combined for the team’s four other 20-point efforts.
Extra Work
After not playing an overtime game since the spring of 2005, Montana State has played three extra-time games in ‘08-09. MSU beat both Colorado and Oregon State in road OT games, and defeated Utah Valley at home. Here is a look at MSU in overtime since 1990...
08-09: UVU 67-60, OSU 82-79*, CU 85-82*
04-05: SMU 61-69*, ISU 74-66*, PSU 82-88*
00-01: ISU 70-72*, at UM 82-84*
99-00: ISU 86-80*
98-99: at PSU 75-76*
97-98: NAU 96-102**, at PSU 100-101***
95-96: at NAU 77-84*, at TCU 96-98*
93-94: at Tex. A&M 95-102*, at SJSU 69-74*
91-92: at NAU 78-81*, at Weber 91-92*, at ISU 101-115*
*-number of OT periods played
Most OT Wins in Season
# Year Opponents defeated
1. 3 2008-09 Colo., OSU, Utah Valley
2. 2 1966-67 Okla. City, Montana
2. 2 1964-65 So. Colorado, Montana
NEXT UP...
Montana State vs. Sacramento State
DATE -- January 8, 2008
TIPOFF -- 7:05 pm
SITE -- Bozeman, MT
ARENA -- Worthington Arena
RADIO -- Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
VIDEO -- Big Sky TV
LAST TIME -- @MSU 87-82, 2/17/08
MISCELLANY...
* MSU’s three non-league road wins is the school’s most since 1994-95 (excluding neutral site games)
* Montana State shoots 42% at home this year, but 44% in road games
* The Cats are 0-2 in the Big Sky for the first time since 1994-95, also the last time they began league play 0-3
SERIES NOTES...
* Montana State has won two straight against Sacramento State in Bozeman
* The Bobcats’ 70-67 home win over NAU last year snapped a two-game skid against the Jacks in Bozeman
ON THE OFFENSE...
* Montana State’s seven assists Saturday was the team’s lowest total of the season, and MSU’s ratio of 1.96 field goals per assist is 6th in the Big Sky
* MSU is 5-2 when turning the ball over fewer than 15 times
* The 10 turnovers in the loss at UM was the team’s second-lowest total
* Six different Bobcats have led the team in scoring this season
* Montana State shot over 34% in the last two games games, and its 33% at Montana was its third-lowest game of the season
ON THE DEFENSE...
* 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
Brand-Name Wins
This 2008-09 Bobcats engineered non-conference road wins over Colorado of the Big 12 in Boulder, and over Oregon State in Corvallis, and at Long Beach State. The breakdown by league... Big 12: 1-0; Pac 10: 1-1; Big West: 2-1; WAC: 0-2.
Road Wins
Montana State owns three non-conference road wins this season, a mark which, with two non-league road games left (at Southern Miss and a Bracketbuster game) is already tied for second-most since MSU helped form the Big Sky in 1963. Below is a look...
Year Record Non-conf. road wins
94-95 4-0 Sac St, SUU, Colorado
87-88 3-3 Prairie View, N. Texas, Alabama
64-65 3-4 Bemidji, E. Mont., Seattle
63-64 3-1 NDSU, N. Dak., Washington
08-09 3-2 Colo., Ore. St., LBSU
Three After Three
MSU has hit at least one three-pointer in its last 418 games. From 1986 to late ‘92-93 MSU rolled up a 197-game streak and has a three in 615 of the last 616.
A Helping Hand?
After Montana State recorded just seven assists, a season low, in the team’s 73-59 loss at Montana last week, Bobcat coach Brad Huse singled out his team’s lack of assists as a trouble spot. Below is a look at how the Bobcats stack up in field goal-to-assist ratio in the Big Sky...
1. NAU 373 223 1.67
2. UM 323 182 1.77
3. PSU 436 236 1.85
4. ISU 346 186 1.86
5. SAC 302 161 1.88
6. MSU 327 167 1.96
7. NC 366 186 1.97
8. EWU 343 168 2.04
9. WEB 327 153 2.14
Just Getting Acquainted
MSU is 18-21 against the teams admitted to the league since ‘96-97.
Charity Chatter
While Montana State shoots 67.6% from the free throw line this year, 6th in the Big Sky, the team has taken an unusual path to that figure. The Cats have shot better than 75% from the line in five of their 13 games, but have also shot below below 60% three times.
Now for the Good News...
Montana State’s 20.9 free throw attempts a game is second-most in the league, after Northern Colorado’s 23.5.
Turnover Tale
Since turning the ball over 24 times at Cal State Fullerton, MSU has committed 33 turnovers in the last three games.
Twentysomethings
Four different Bobcats have passed the 20-point mark a total of six times this year. Last year Carlos Taylor scored at 20+ nine times, but only two other Cats combined for the team’s four other 20-point efforts.
Extra Work
After not playing an overtime game since the spring of 2005, Montana State has played three extra-time games in ‘08-09. MSU beat both Colorado and Oregon State in road OT games, and defeated Utah Valley at home. Here is a look at MSU in overtime since 1990...
08-09: UVU 67-60, OSU 82-79*, CU 85-82*
04-05: SMU 61-69*, ISU 74-66*, PSU 82-88*
00-01: ISU 70-72*, at UM 82-84*
99-00: ISU 86-80*
98-99: at PSU 75-76*
97-98: NAU 96-102**, at PSU 100-101***
95-96: at NAU 77-84*, at TCU 96-98*
93-94: at Tex. A&M 95-102*, at SJSU 69-74*
91-92: at NAU 78-81*, at Weber 91-92*, at ISU 101-115*
*-number of OT periods played
Most OT Wins in Season
# Year Opponents defeated
1. 3 2008-09 Colo., OSU, Utah Valley
2. 2 1966-67 Okla. City, Montana
2. 2 1964-65 So. Colorado, Montana
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