Saturday, February 3
Greeley, CO
2 pm
Montana State University
at
Northern Colorado
Photo by: Andrew Pedersen
GAME #24: Bobcats Close Road Weekend at Northern Colorado
2/3/2018 9:52:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Saturday's game matches teams looking to bounce back from Thursday losses
A pair of teams looking to rebound from tough Thursday night losses get together in Bank of Colorado Arena on Saturday, when Northern Colorado hosts the Bobcats at 2 pm. The Bears lost to Montana 88-79, with UNC's Andre Spight going off for 32 points to spur his team's upset bid. Montana blistered the nets, shooting 69% in the second half. MSU missed a last second shot in losing a 75-74 decision at North Dakota.
MISCELLANY...
? MSU has shot more free throws than the opponent in fi ve of the last six games
? The Southern Utah game in Bozeman marked MSU's fi rst win this season in which it was out-shot in fi eld goal percentage in each half and for the game
? MSU has lost two of its last three games decided by less than 10 points after beginning the season 5-1 in that category
? The Bobcats' +16 rebound margin at UND was its largest this season in a road games, and MSU has been at least even in rebounding in all fi ve Big Sky home games
? The Cats began the week 34th in DI in free throws made (360) and 43rd in attempts (498)
ON THE OFFENSE...
? Montana State has shot below 50% in every game since knocking down 54% of its shots at Southern Utah, and have been below 40% in four of those nine
? The Bobcats shoot just 40.7% from the fi eld in the last six games
? Tyler Hall's 290 career three-pointers (an MSU record) is 4th in Big Sky history, and his 1,711 career points is 15th (4th at MSU)
? Harald Frey has accounted for fi ve of MSU's 14 20-point scoring games this season, including 21 at UND Thursday
? In the nine league games against opponents other than Portland State, the Bobcats turn the ball over just 11.7 times a game
ON THE DEFENSE...
? The Cats have held two straight opponents below 50% shooting for the fi rst time since playing UND and UNC in early January
? Thursday marked MSU's fi rst game without a blocked shot in the last four
MISCELLANY...
? MSU has shot more free throws than the opponent in fi ve of the last six games
? The Southern Utah game in Bozeman marked MSU's fi rst win this season in which it was out-shot in fi eld goal percentage in each half and for the game
? MSU has lost two of its last three games decided by less than 10 points after beginning the season 5-1 in that category
? The Bobcats' +16 rebound margin at UND was its largest this season in a road games, and MSU has been at least even in rebounding in all fi ve Big Sky home games
? The Cats began the week 34th in DI in free throws made (360) and 43rd in attempts (498)
ON THE OFFENSE...
? Montana State has shot below 50% in every game since knocking down 54% of its shots at Southern Utah, and have been below 40% in four of those nine
? The Bobcats shoot just 40.7% from the fi eld in the last six games
? Tyler Hall's 290 career three-pointers (an MSU record) is 4th in Big Sky history, and his 1,711 career points is 15th (4th at MSU)
? Harald Frey has accounted for fi ve of MSU's 14 20-point scoring games this season, including 21 at UND Thursday
? In the nine league games against opponents other than Portland State, the Bobcats turn the ball over just 11.7 times a game
ON THE DEFENSE...
? The Cats have held two straight opponents below 50% shooting for the fi rst time since playing UND and UNC in early January
? Thursday marked MSU's fi rst game without a blocked shot in the last four
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