Montana State University
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2/19/2010 11:49:23 AM | Men's Basketball
Montana State faces San Jose State of the WAC for the first time since 2005
Montana State reaches college basketball's annual farewell ceremony, Senior Night, with plenty to celebrate. The Bobcats held off a furious Sacramento State rally in the second half on Thursday to post an 80-74 win, clinching a top four spot in the Big Sky Conference and a host role in the league tournament's first round. More than that, though, Bobcat fans gather Saturday night as MSU hosts San Jose State of the Western Athletic Conference to officially bid farewell to four seniors who traveled unique paths to a common destination. Fifth-year senior Branden Johnson and second-year Bobcats Will Bynum, Marquis Navarre and Cameron Henderson play their final regular season game in Worthington Arena on Saturday, as MSU faces an explosive Spartan squad led by Adrian Oliver. Oliver presently stands
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Montana State vs. San Jose State
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MSU 75-71, 12/30/05 at MSU BigSkyTV.org Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky) Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT 7:05 pm
MISCELLANY...
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Montana State's ninth league victory is the program's most since winning that many in 2005l
The Cats have clinched a spot in their sixth straight Big Sky Tourney, but will play a first round game at home for the first time since 2006SERIES NOTES...
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MSU is 4-4 all-time against San Jose State, and have won two straight against the SpartansON THE OFFENSE...
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Sacramento State forced 14.0 Bobcat turnovers in the two meetings between the teams this year, while MSU averaged just 8.8 turnovers per game against the rest of the Big Skyl
MSU is 2-2 in Big Sky games when committing 14 or more turnovers, 7-4 when committing less than 14l
The Bobcats shot 52% at Portland State and 53.5% against Sac State in back-to-back games after failing to hit half its shots or more in the team's first 13 Big Sky games this seasonl
MSU's 11.7 turnovers per game is tied for 25th in Division I with Dukel
The Bobcats lead the Big Sky in assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.1)ON THE DEFENSE...
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The Cats remain second in the Big Sky in field goal (.428) and three-point defense (.339)l
Will Bynum leads the Big Sky with 2.1 steals per game February 20, 2010
