MSU Game Notes vs. NAU
2/10/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MONTANA STATE (11-10/5-5) at NAU (6-16/3-8), Sacramento St. (2-21/1-9)
Montana State enters a difficult stretch of its season this week, facing five of its next six on the road beginning with a crucial road trip to Northern Arizona and Sacramento State. The Bobcats face a pair of teams also scrapping for their post-season lives. With four of the Big Sky’s nine teams owning between three and five wins, Thursday’s matchup between the three-win Lumberjacks and 5-5 MSU holds particular importance. The game pits two of the Big Sky’s three best rebounding squads, as the Bobcats lead the league in rebounding margin (+2.8), while NAU is third (+1.1). Super sophomore Cameron Jones paces the Jacks, standing seventh in the Big Sky at 12.5 points a game and sixth in shooting percentage at 54.3%, but averaging over 16 points an outing in Big Sky play.
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Montana State at Northern Arizona
DATE February 12, 2009
TIPOFF 6:35 pm MST
SITE Flagstaff, AZ
ARENA Walkup Skydome
RADIO Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
VIDEO Fox Coll. (Mitch Strohman/Dave Brown)
LAST TIME @MSU 74-68, 1/10/09
MISCELLANY...
* After winning exactly three road games in four straight seasons and five of the last six years, MSU is 4-7 on the road in 2008-09
* The Bobcats continue to lead the Big Sky Conference in rebound margin
SERIES NOTES...
* MSU’s back-to-back home wins over NAU snapped a six-game Lumberjack streak in the series
* MSU has lost two straight and eight of nine at Sacramento State
ON THE OFFENSE...
* In the past six games, MSU has shot better than 50% from the field twice and below 40% four times
* The Bobcats have shot over 70% from the free throw line twice and below 60% five times in the last 8 games
* MSU is 2-6 when turning the ball over 15 times or more
* Six different Bobcats have led the team in scoring this season
ON THE DEFENSE...
* PSU’s 82 points is the most vs. MSU in a regulation win this season
* After MSU held its four previous opponents to 12 three-pointers combined, Portland State hit 11 on Sunday
* MSU’s 33.7% three-point defense and 125 treys allowed are league bests
The Bobcats have forced just 58 turnovers in the last six games
Montana State enters a difficult stretch of its season this week, facing five of its next six on the road beginning with a crucial road trip to Northern Arizona and Sacramento State. The Bobcats face a pair of teams also scrapping for their post-season lives. With four of the Big Sky’s nine teams owning between three and five wins, Thursday’s matchup between the three-win Lumberjacks and 5-5 MSU holds particular importance. The game pits two of the Big Sky’s three best rebounding squads, as the Bobcats lead the league in rebounding margin (+2.8), while NAU is third (+1.1). Super sophomore Cameron Jones paces the Jacks, standing seventh in the Big Sky at 12.5 points a game and sixth in shooting percentage at 54.3%, but averaging over 16 points an outing in Big Sky play.
NEXT UP...
Montana State at Northern Arizona
DATE February 12, 2009
TIPOFF 6:35 pm MST
SITE Flagstaff, AZ
ARENA Walkup Skydome
RADIO Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
VIDEO Fox Coll. (Mitch Strohman/Dave Brown)
LAST TIME @MSU 74-68, 1/10/09
MISCELLANY...
* After winning exactly three road games in four straight seasons and five of the last six years, MSU is 4-7 on the road in 2008-09
* The Bobcats continue to lead the Big Sky Conference in rebound margin
SERIES NOTES...
* MSU’s back-to-back home wins over NAU snapped a six-game Lumberjack streak in the series
* MSU has lost two straight and eight of nine at Sacramento State
ON THE OFFENSE...
* In the past six games, MSU has shot better than 50% from the field twice and below 40% four times
* The Bobcats have shot over 70% from the free throw line twice and below 60% five times in the last 8 games
* MSU is 2-6 when turning the ball over 15 times or more
* Six different Bobcats have led the team in scoring this season
ON THE DEFENSE...
* PSU’s 82 points is the most vs. MSU in a regulation win this season
* After MSU held its four previous opponents to 12 three-pointers combined, Portland State hit 11 on Sunday
* MSU’s 33.7% three-point defense and 125 treys allowed are league bests
The Bobcats have forced just 58 turnovers in the last six games
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