Thursday, January 7
7:05 pm
Montana State University
vs
Sacramento State
Zach Green brings back-to-back double-doubles into Thursday's game
Photo by: Ruth Shellenberg
Bobcats Return Home to Host Sacramento State on Thursday
1/6/2016 5:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MSU's month-long absence ends in Worthington Arena Thursday night
Montana State's month-long, six-game stretch of road games ends Thursday evening when the Bobcats host Sacramento State in Worthington Arena. The Cats bring a 6-8 record to Thursday night's showdown with a Sacramento State team that posted arguably the most impressive non-league slate among the dozen Big Sky Conference schools in November and December. Yet the Hornets enter the contest hungry, having dropped its league opener at Portland State last weekend. Sac State is 7-5 overall with a win over Arizona State to its credit, while the Bobcats stand 6-8. Tipoff is at 7:05 pm. Purchase tickets at http://ticketswest.com/events/msu-mens-basketball/15402/.
MISCELLANY...
* Montana State has played just two home games in 2015-16, the fewest in the Big Sky Conference
* MSU's loss at SUU was the team's first when out-rebounding the opponent, but the Cats grabbed more rebounds in each of last weekend's games after being out-rebounded in three straight
* Tyler Hall's 36 points at SUU was the most by a Big Sky player this year, and second-most ever by a Bobcat freshman
ON THE OFFENSE...
* The Cats stand 2nd in the Big Sky (33rd nationally) in three-point field goals (9.1 per game), 5th in the Big Sky (70th in DI) in three-point percentage (.371)
* Marcus Colbert is 1st in the Big Sky in assists (48th in Division I) at 5.3 per game, and is 7th in scoring (103rd in DI) at 17.4 ppg
* Marcus Colbert is one of three Big Sky players in the league's top 10 in both scoring and assists
* Tyler Hall's 17.7 points per game is 6th in the Big Sky and 87th in DI, 3rd among DI freshmen
ON THE DEFENSE...
* Southern Utah is the only Bobcat opponent in the last six games to top 50% shooting from the floor
* Bobcat foes shoot 50% in Worthington Arena, 46% on their own floor
* NAU's 15 turnovers marked the most MSU has forced in six games
MISCELLANY...
* Montana State has played just two home games in 2015-16, the fewest in the Big Sky Conference
* MSU's loss at SUU was the team's first when out-rebounding the opponent, but the Cats grabbed more rebounds in each of last weekend's games after being out-rebounded in three straight
* Tyler Hall's 36 points at SUU was the most by a Big Sky player this year, and second-most ever by a Bobcat freshman
ON THE OFFENSE...
* The Cats stand 2nd in the Big Sky (33rd nationally) in three-point field goals (9.1 per game), 5th in the Big Sky (70th in DI) in three-point percentage (.371)
* Marcus Colbert is 1st in the Big Sky in assists (48th in Division I) at 5.3 per game, and is 7th in scoring (103rd in DI) at 17.4 ppg
* Marcus Colbert is one of three Big Sky players in the league's top 10 in both scoring and assists
* Tyler Hall's 17.7 points per game is 6th in the Big Sky and 87th in DI, 3rd among DI freshmen
ON THE DEFENSE...
* Southern Utah is the only Bobcat opponent in the last six games to top 50% shooting from the floor
* Bobcat foes shoot 50% in Worthington Arena, 46% on their own floor
* NAU's 15 turnovers marked the most MSU has forced in six games
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