Montana State University
Northern Colorado
Bobcat Game Notes vs. UNC
2/10/2011 6:46:46 AM | Men's Basketball
Montana State hosts first-place Northern Colorado Thursday
Montana State looks to get back on the winning track Thursday, but the task is tall as league-leading Northern Colorado comes to town. This weekend sets up as a crucial weekend for the Bears, who seek their first Big Sky basketball championship, as the team faces MSU in Bozeman on Thursday before battling second-place Montana in Missoula on Saturday. League MVP candidate Devon Beitzel leads NC with 19.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, and his next three-pointer gives him 200 for his career, a mark matched by only 11 other Big Sky players (including Bobcat star Danny Sprinkle). The Bobcats continue to struggle with offensive inconsistency, shooting just 35% in the last five outings. Bobby Howard and Erik Rush continue to pace the Bobcats.
MSU Game Notes vs. Northern Colorado
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NC 73-58, 1/8/11 at Greeley Big Sky TV Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky) Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT 7:05 pmMISCELLANY...
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After winning three of four games Saturday, Big Sky home teams now stand 37-11 in league games in 2011?
MSU is 5-2 when turning the ball over less than 10 times, 8-2 when recording more assists than turnovers?
MSU's 20 turnovers Thursday at NAU was a season high for the CatsSERIES NOTES...
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Northern Colorado has won five of its last six meetings with its former Rocky Mountain Conference-mateON THE OFFENSE...
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Montana State has not shot 50% from the field in a game since Northern Arizona game in Bozeman, the team's only game at or over 50% from the field against a Division I opponent?
The Cats turn the ball over only 12.5 times per game, still the best rate in the Big Sky and 53rd-best in the nation, but have turned the ball over 69 times in the last five games?
Seniors Bobby Howard and Erik Rush combined to score 677 of the team's 1,538 points (44%)?
Of MSU's 1,538 points, 36% (549) have been scored on three-point shotsON THE DEFENSE...
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MSU's last three opponents have shot 57% from the floor?
The Bobcats' nine steals at Sac State matched MSU's single-game high against Division I competition February 10, 2011
