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Live Stats Sunday's Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (3-2 overall) will meet Montana State University (1-4 overall) of the Big Sky Conference on Sunday, Nov. 30, at 6 p.m. CT/5 p.m. MT inside Worthington Arena in Bozeman, Mont. The Bison enter Sunday's game coming off three consecutive home victories from Nov. 21-25.
The Series: Montana State holds an 11-5 lead in the all-time series with NDSU. The last meeting came on Dec. 29, 2005, in Bozeman when the Bison scored a 76-75 victory in the semifinals of the Holiday Stores GranTree Inn Classic.
Radio: Scott Miller will call the play-by-play on KFGO-AM 790 of Fargo. Coverage includes 20-minute pregame and postgame shows. Free audio streaming will be available at GoBison.com/allaccess.
About Montana State: The Bobcats carry a 1-4 record into Sunday's game. Montana State dropped their first four games on the road to UCLA, Grand Canyon, Cal State Northridge and No. 1 Kentucky before a 104-81 victory over Texas-Arlington on Friday night in Bozeman.
MSU shot 18-of-26 from beyond the arc in its win on Friday, with senior guard Michael Dison scoring 32 points. The Bobcats are led by first-year head coach Brian Fish.
Half-Dozen Blocks: NDSU sophomore forward
Dexter Werner registered a career-high six blocks in NDSU's win over Minnesota-Crookston on Nov. 25, tying him for the second-most in a game in school history. It was the most blocks by a Bison since
Jordan Aaberg also recorded six against Green Bay in 2009.
Werner also tallied a career-best 15 points in the victory over Minnesota-Crookston.
Floor General: Lawrence Alexander is averaging 38.0 minutes per contest, playing 35, 37, 40, 40 and 38 minutes in NDSU's first five games. Over 103 career games, Alexander has averaged 34.5 minutes – second only to Ben Woodside among all Bison players since 1999.
Dishing It Out: Lawrence Alexander's 361 career assists rank him No. 7 all-time at NDSU.
Balanced Contribution: Although
Carlin Dupree is averaging only 3.8 points through five games, the sophomore guard from Milwaukee is filling the stat sheet in other ways with 5.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.
Home Court: NDSU is 27-2 at home since the start of the 2012-13 season, with the only two losses being to Western Illinois (49-36) on Feb. 14, 2013, and Southern Miss (70-69) on Nov. 18, 2013. The Bison have won 14 straight home games.
Big Swing: The Bison saw a significant difference in their offensive production between their first two games and next two games. NDSU shot 27 percent from the field in their games at No. 10 Texas and No. 25 Iowa to open the year, but the Bison bounced back to shoot 46 percent for their two home victories in the 2k Classic.
Stepping Up: With five three-pointers through his first five games, junior forward
Chris Kading has already surpassed his output from beyond the arc last season.
Miller Nets 17 Twice: Freshman guard
Paul Miller (Waukesha, Wis.) poured in 17 points in both of NDSU's home games on Nov. 21-22. Miller earned his first career start vs. Hampton on Nov. 22 with junior
Kory Brown missing the game due to an undisclosed injury.
Big Runs: The Bison used some big runs to emerge victorious in their two games on Nov. 21-22. Against Kennesaw State on Nov. 21, NDSU closed the first half on a 29-5 run and then ended the game on a 16-0 run. Against Hampton on Nov. 22, the Bison used a 9-0 run after halftime to erase a nine-point deficit and tie the game.
Wins Leaderboard: Lawrence Alexander needs to play in 13 more NDSU victories to become the winningest player in school history. Alexander has 70 wins as a Bison.
Mike Felt (2009-14) owns the NDSU record with 82 career wins.
Good Company: With 71 points in his first five games, Alexander has moved into 20th all-time at NDSU with 1,202 career points. He had 1,131 points through his junior season -- the most by a Bison since the trio of Mike Nelson, Brett Winkelman and Ben Woodside in 2008.
