MSU Game Notes at Portland State
2/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
With a pair of gut-wrenching losses still fresh, Montana State remains on the road with a crucial Wednesday night contest at Portland State. After the Bobcats dropped a 63-56 decision to Idaho State at home on Thursday, MSU was rewarded for a Bracketbuster trip to UC Santa Barbara with a 78-71 overtime loss in which MSU didn’t trail for the game’s first 36 minutes. Saturday wins by Eastern Washington and Northern Arizona put the pressure on MSU entering the season’s final week. Three Big Sky teams are bunched at six wins, with one more at seven wins and another at five.
NEXT UP...
Montana State vs. Portland State
DATE -- February 25, 2009
TIPOFF -- 7:05 pm PT/8:05 pm MT
SITE -- Portland, OR
ARENA -- Peter W. Stott Center
RADIO -- Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
VIDEO -- Big Sky TV
LAST TIME -- @MSU 85-82, 2/1/09
MISCELLANY...
* Saturday’s loss drops MSU’s record to 3-1 in overtime games this season
* MSU’s leading scorer Bobby Howard (knee) and backup point guard James Hennessy (knee) are each expected to return to action Wednesday
SERIES NOTES...
* Portland State owns five straight wins over the Bobcats in Portland
* Northern Colorado owns a two-game winning streak against the Bobcats for the first time since 1952 and ‘53, when each team played in the RMAC
ON THE OFFENSE...
* MSU’s last two Big Sky foes have shot 19-for-54 (35.2%) in the first half, snapping a four-game streak in which opponents shot 54.9% in the first half
* The Big Sky’s worst free throw shooting team in conference games (63.2%), Montana State shot 72% from the line in the last four games
* MSU is 2-6 when turning the ball over 15 times or more
* MSU is 8th in the Big Sky in shooting percentage, 8th in three-point percentage and 9th in free throw percentage in conference games
ON THE DEFENSE...
* MSU has forced 14.4 turnovers in its 12 wins this season, 9.7 in its 11 losses
* The Bobcats have forced just 100 turnovers in the last 10 games (10.0)
NEXT UP...
Montana State vs. Portland State
DATE -- February 25, 2009
TIPOFF -- 7:05 pm PT/8:05 pm MT
SITE -- Portland, OR
ARENA -- Peter W. Stott Center
RADIO -- Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky)
VIDEO -- Big Sky TV
LAST TIME -- @MSU 85-82, 2/1/09
MISCELLANY...
* Saturday’s loss drops MSU’s record to 3-1 in overtime games this season
* MSU’s leading scorer Bobby Howard (knee) and backup point guard James Hennessy (knee) are each expected to return to action Wednesday
SERIES NOTES...
* Portland State owns five straight wins over the Bobcats in Portland
* Northern Colorado owns a two-game winning streak against the Bobcats for the first time since 1952 and ‘53, when each team played in the RMAC
ON THE OFFENSE...
* MSU’s last two Big Sky foes have shot 19-for-54 (35.2%) in the first half, snapping a four-game streak in which opponents shot 54.9% in the first half
* The Big Sky’s worst free throw shooting team in conference games (63.2%), Montana State shot 72% from the line in the last four games
* MSU is 2-6 when turning the ball over 15 times or more
* MSU is 8th in the Big Sky in shooting percentage, 8th in three-point percentage and 9th in free throw percentage in conference games
ON THE DEFENSE...
* MSU has forced 14.4 turnovers in its 12 wins this season, 9.7 in its 11 losses
* The Bobcats have forced just 100 turnovers in the last 10 games (10.0)
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