Monday, January 24
7:05 PM
Montana State University
at
Idaho State
Erik Rush carries 980 points into Monday's game at Idaho State
Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson
MSU Game Notes vs. ISU
1/24/2011 2:14:55 PM | Men's Basketball
Bobcats look to get back on track in Pocatello on Monday
Montana State looks to rebound from a 75-61 loss at Montana on Saturday in a rare Monday night conference game at Idaho State. The Bobcats (11-8 overall, 5-2 in the Big Sky) remain in third place in the league, two games ahead of three squads. Idaho State, 1-5 (5-13 overall) but with a very difficult four-game stretch in the rear view mirror, looks to claw its way back into the Big Sky race with six of the team's next nine league games at home.
Sizing Up the Bengals
Idaho State boasts a formidable inside-outside attack, with mercurial guard Broderick Gilchrest averaging a team-high 14.8 points and bruising center Deividas Busma chipping in 12.6 points and 7.9 boards a game. The Bengals out-rebound their Big Sky opponents 35.8 to 34.2, but shoot only 29.9% from the floor in conference play.
Sizing Up the Bobcats
The senior duo of Bobby Howard and Erik Rush continue to lead the Bobcats, combining for 22 points and 16 rebounds against Montana Saturday. The Bobcats continue to take care of the ball well, with a league-low 11.9 turnovers per game, but remain in the middle of the pack in shooting and rebounding. The Bobcats stand seventh in both field goal shooting and rebound margin. Erik Rush (15.6, fourth in the Big Sky) and Bobby Howard (14.8 ppg, sixth) lead the Bobcats offensively. Of the 200 minutes in Saturday's game at Montana, Bobcat freshmen accounted for 42.
Series Notes
Montana State owns a 106-80 record in its all-time series against Idaho State, including a 38-55 record against the Bengals in Pocatello and a 13-26 mark in Holt Arena. The Bobcats beat ISU 70-63 in Pocatello last season, but lost its three previous meetings in Holt.
Bobcat Team Notes
After shooting a league-high 49% in the home win against Eastern Washington, the Bobcats shot a league-low 29% Saturday at Montana… the Bobcats are 5-0 when turning the ball over less than 10 times, 8-1 when recording more assists than turnovers… MSU has out-rebounded its last two opponents – Portland State (42-33), Eastern Washington (39-22) and Montana (42-41) – after the team's first four league foes had out-rebounded the Bobcats… MSU's 8.5 three-pointers a game leads the Big Sky and is among the top 30 teams in the nation… seniors Bobby Howard and Erik Rush combine to score 34% of MSU's points… one-third of MSU's points in 2010-11 come on three-pointers… MSU has forced only 16 turnovers in the last two games.
Bobcat Individual Notes
#! CHRIS McCALL: True freshman… DNP vs. Montana… scored in three straight prior to EWU game
#3 CASEY TRUJEQUE: True freshman… 16-to-5 assist-to-turnover ratio in last 7 games… career-high 19 min. at UM
#4 ROD SINGLETON: JC transfer… 3.4 apg, 4th in BSC… MSU 5-2 when he shoots 50% FG… 13-40 FG in last 7 games
#12 TOR ANDERSON: True freshman… has played both guard positions… DNP at Montana.
#15 BOBBY HOWARD: 6th in BSC in scoring (14.8), 5th in rebounding (7.5)… double-double at Montana, his fourth of 2010-11 and 7th of his career… 32 rebounds in last three games
#20 SHAWN REID: True freshman… scoreless in last 2 after league-high 15 vs. PSU… 7th in BSC in 3-pt shooting (43%)
#21 JOURDAIN ALLOU: 16 rebounds in last three games.. 22-for-31 shooting in last 10 games
#23 ERIK RUSH: 4th in Big Sky in scoring (15.6), 5th in assists (3.2)… match career high 5 turnovers at UM Saturday… has 980 career points, 20 from becoming the 35th Bobcat to score 1,000 points
#24 TRE JOHNSON: True freshman… 2 rebounds at Montana Saturday… his last baskets (6) came at UCLA
#33 DANNY PIEPOLI: 7-for-12 shooting in last 2 games… 87% free throw shooter, best on team.
#34 CODY ANDERSON: 13 points at UM, first double-digit scoring game since league-opener… 5 boards at UM
#40 JEFF BUDINICH: Redshirt freshman… scoreless in last three games.
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