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            Saturday's Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team will host in-state rival North Dakota on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. inside Scheels Arena, with the game presented by Buffalo Wild Wings.
 
            Game Sponsor: Buffalo Wild Wings
            Promotion: Gold Rush – All NDSU fans encouraged to wear yellow/gold to the game
            Halftime Entertainment: FM Acro Team

            About North Dakota: North Dakota carries a 3-5 record into Saturday's showdown, with wins over Mayville State, Alabama State and Drake. UND is 1-4 in road games this season.
            Last season, North Dakota went 17-17 overall and 12-8 in the Big Sky Conference, playing in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. UND was picked to finish ninth in the 12-team Big Sky this year.
            Senior forward Jaron Nash leads UND with 13.1 points and 8.5 rebounds per game this season. As a team, UND has allowed its opponents to shoot 49.1% this year, ranking them 341st out of 351 teams in NCAA Division I.
            UND is led by head coach Brian Jones, who is in his ninth season and owns a career record of 122-136.
 
            The Series: UND leads the all-time series 159-128, dating back to 1905. This will be the fifth meeting as Division I opponents, with those contests tied at 2-2. The 2010 game was the first since Feb. 7, 2004, ending a six-year period without any meetings.
            Nov. 24, 2013       L, 77-95          Grand Forks
            Dec. 9, 2012          W, 72-52         Fargo
            Jan. 17, 2012         L, 54-59          Grand Forks
            Dec. 11, 2010        W, 81-55         Fargo
 
            Television: Saturday's contest will be televised statewide in high-definition on the NBC North Dakota network, with Brian Shawn and NDSU Hall of Famer Erv Inniger calling the action.
 
            Radio: Scott Miller and Jeremy Jorgenson will call the game on KFGO-AM 790 of Fargo. Coverage includes 20-minute pregame and postgame shows. Free audio streaming will be available at GoBison.com/allaccess.
 
            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, which is tied for the 13th-longest active home winning streak in the nation.
 
            Last Year: In last season's meeting between NDSU and UND, there were 64 fouls called in the game -- 37 on the Bison and 27 on UND. Four NDSU starters fouled out of the contest, and the teams combined for 77 free throw attempts.
 
            Iron Man: Lawrence Alexander is playing an average of 38.5 minutes through eight games this season, ranking him third in the nation in minutes. The senior guard has played all 40 minutes in four of the last six contests.
            Over 106 career games, Alexander has averaged 34.6 minutes – second only to Ben Woodside among all Bison players since 1999.

            Taking Care: The Bison are averaging 10.6 turnovers per game this season – an average which ranks them 13th-best in the nation.
 
            Three Ball: NDSU ranks among the top 50 schools in Division I with its average of 8.1 three-pointers made per game.
 
            New to Them: The Bison only have four players on their roster (Alexander, Brown, Dupree and Kading) who have played in a game against UND.
 
            Career-High for Alexander: Lawrence Alexander poured in a career-high 29 points in NDSU's loss at Montana on Dec. 7. Alexander made 11-of-20 shots and connected on 5-of-11 from three-point range. His previous career-best was 28 points in the Bison victory over Oklahoma in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
 
            No Quit: NDSU outscored Southern Miss 58-52 over the final 30 minutes of its loss in Hattiesburg on Dec. 3. The Bison scored 41 points in the final 17 minutes of the contest.
 
            Dupree's Big Game: Sophomore guard Carlin Dupree scored a career-best 16 points on Dec. 3 at Southern Miss, with 14 of his points coming in the second half.
 
            Tied the Record: Lawrence Alexander drained seven three-pointers at Southern Miss on Dec. 3, tying the NDSU single-game school record that is now shared by eight Bison.
 
            Downtown L.A.: Alexander has made 16 of his last 28 shots from three-point range, good for 57% over the last three games. L.A. is ranked 15th in the nation with 3.5 three-pointers per game.
 
            Senior Steps Up: Alexander already has five games this season with four or more three-pointers. He only had three such games over his first three seasons combined.
 
            Wins Leaderboard: Alexander needs to play in 12 more NDSU victories to become the winningest player in school history. Alexander has 71 wins as a Bison. Mike Felt (2009-14) owns the NDSU record with 82 career wins.
 
            Five Starters in Double-Digits: All five NDSU starters reached double-digits in scoring in the 72-51 win at Montana State on Nov. 30. It was the only game this season where the five regular Bison starters played more than 13 minutes on the floor together.