Wednesday, November 18
Fargo, N.D.
7 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
vs
Valley City State
Photo by: Richard Svaleson
NDSU Welcomes Valley City State for Home Opener Wednesday
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Complete NDSU Basketball Game Notes
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This Week's Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team returns from two road games to open the season to host NAIA Valley City State in the home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 18. NDSU has won 11 straight home openers since beginning Division I play in 2004-05, including last year's 68-55 victory over Kennesaw State.
Where to Watch: A live video stream of Wednesday's game will be available to subscribers at GoBison.com/allaccess.
Radio: KFGO-AM 790 of Fargo will broadcast the home opener live with Scott Miller calling play-by-play and Jeremy Jorgenson with analysis. Coverage includes 20-minute pregame and postgame shows. Free audio streaming will be available at GoBison.com/allaccess.
About Valley City State: The Vikings are 4-0 to start the season and are averaging 97.3 points per game. VCSU knocked off NAIA No. 13-ranked Dordt College on Nov. 7.
Junior guard Darryl Howell is scoring 18.0 points per game, and sophomore forward Jayden Ferguson is averaging 17.3 points and 6.3 rebounds through four contests.
VCSU head coach Jeff Kaminsky is in his 11th season, posting a record of 165-133.
Series History: This will be the 49th meeting between North Dakota State and Valley City State dating back to 1901-02. NDSU leads the series 41-7 and has won 17 in a row, including an 86-43 victory in the last meeting on Dec. 2, 2013. VCSU hasn't defeated the Bison since 1963-64.
Home Openers: NDSU has won 11 straight home openers since beginning Division I play in 2004-05, including last year's 68-55 victory over Kennesaw State. Following last Friday's overtime win at UC Davis, the Bison are 6-6 in season openers since beginning Division I play in 2004-05.
Home Court: With 25 straight home wins, the Bison own the seventh-longest active home court winning streak in the nation. NDSU is 38-2 at home since the start of the 2012-13 season, with the only two losses being to Southern Miss (70-69) on Nov. 18, 2013, and Western Illinois (49-36) on Feb. 14, 2013.
High Level: NDSU is one of only nine mid-major programs in the country to post at least 23 victories in each of the last three seasons. Wichita State, Gonzaga, VCU, Stephen F. Austin, BYU, Louisiana Tech, Stony Brook and New Mexico State are the other eight.
Hot Start: Sophomore guard Paul Miller scored a career-high 20 points in the season opener at UC Davis on Nov. 13, then followed up with 19 points at Illinois on Nov. 15.
Comeback Win: Trailing 69-60 with less than two minutes remaining in the season opener at UC Davis last Friday, the Bison scored 19 straight points – nine in a row to force overtime, and then 10 more to open the overtime period. NDSU won the game, 79-71.
Offensive Spark: Sophomore guard Malik Clements, a transfer from Pearl River Community College (Miss.), has provided NDSU an offensive spark off the bench in his first two Division I games. He scored 13 points in 18 minutes at UC Davis on Nov. 13 and came back to score 16 points in 26 minutes two days later at Illinois. Clements drained six total three-pointers between the two games.
Bison Debuts: Guard Khy Kabellis and forwards Spencer Eliason and Dylan Miller joined Clements in making their NDSU debuts on the season opening road trip. Kabellis and Miller are true freshmen, while Eliason sat out last season as a redshirt.
Three-Point Increase: NDSU attempted 23 and 27 three-pointers in its first two games of the season. The Bison only shot 23 or more three-pointers in a game seven times last year.
Double-Doubles: Senior Kory Brown (10 points, 10 rebounds) and junior Dexter Werner (16 points, 12 rebounds) both registered double-doubles in the season-opening win at UC Davis. It was the third double-double of Brown's career and Werner's second.
Champions: NDSU swept the Summit League regular season and tournament titles three times in a seven-year span (2009, 2014, 2015), winning a school-record 26 games in both 2008-09 and 2013-14.
Best Ever: With 73 victories over the past three seasons, the Bison had the most successful three-year stretch in program history.
In the Classroom: NDSU was one of only six Division I schools to play in the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament while owning a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or better.
Quick Learner: David Richman's 23 wins in the 2014-15 season were the most in the country by any first-year Division I head coach.
Complete NDSU Basketball Game Notes
Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats
This Week's Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team returns from two road games to open the season to host NAIA Valley City State in the home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 18. NDSU has won 11 straight home openers since beginning Division I play in 2004-05, including last year's 68-55 victory over Kennesaw State.
Where to Watch: A live video stream of Wednesday's game will be available to subscribers at GoBison.com/allaccess.
Radio: KFGO-AM 790 of Fargo will broadcast the home opener live with Scott Miller calling play-by-play and Jeremy Jorgenson with analysis. Coverage includes 20-minute pregame and postgame shows. Free audio streaming will be available at GoBison.com/allaccess.
About Valley City State: The Vikings are 4-0 to start the season and are averaging 97.3 points per game. VCSU knocked off NAIA No. 13-ranked Dordt College on Nov. 7.
Junior guard Darryl Howell is scoring 18.0 points per game, and sophomore forward Jayden Ferguson is averaging 17.3 points and 6.3 rebounds through four contests.
VCSU head coach Jeff Kaminsky is in his 11th season, posting a record of 165-133.
Series History: This will be the 49th meeting between North Dakota State and Valley City State dating back to 1901-02. NDSU leads the series 41-7 and has won 17 in a row, including an 86-43 victory in the last meeting on Dec. 2, 2013. VCSU hasn't defeated the Bison since 1963-64.
Home Openers: NDSU has won 11 straight home openers since beginning Division I play in 2004-05, including last year's 68-55 victory over Kennesaw State. Following last Friday's overtime win at UC Davis, the Bison are 6-6 in season openers since beginning Division I play in 2004-05.
Home Court: With 25 straight home wins, the Bison own the seventh-longest active home court winning streak in the nation. NDSU is 38-2 at home since the start of the 2012-13 season, with the only two losses being to Southern Miss (70-69) on Nov. 18, 2013, and Western Illinois (49-36) on Feb. 14, 2013.
High Level: NDSU is one of only nine mid-major programs in the country to post at least 23 victories in each of the last three seasons. Wichita State, Gonzaga, VCU, Stephen F. Austin, BYU, Louisiana Tech, Stony Brook and New Mexico State are the other eight.
Hot Start: Sophomore guard Paul Miller scored a career-high 20 points in the season opener at UC Davis on Nov. 13, then followed up with 19 points at Illinois on Nov. 15.
Comeback Win: Trailing 69-60 with less than two minutes remaining in the season opener at UC Davis last Friday, the Bison scored 19 straight points – nine in a row to force overtime, and then 10 more to open the overtime period. NDSU won the game, 79-71.
Offensive Spark: Sophomore guard Malik Clements, a transfer from Pearl River Community College (Miss.), has provided NDSU an offensive spark off the bench in his first two Division I games. He scored 13 points in 18 minutes at UC Davis on Nov. 13 and came back to score 16 points in 26 minutes two days later at Illinois. Clements drained six total three-pointers between the two games.
Bison Debuts: Guard Khy Kabellis and forwards Spencer Eliason and Dylan Miller joined Clements in making their NDSU debuts on the season opening road trip. Kabellis and Miller are true freshmen, while Eliason sat out last season as a redshirt.
Three-Point Increase: NDSU attempted 23 and 27 three-pointers in its first two games of the season. The Bison only shot 23 or more three-pointers in a game seven times last year.
Double-Doubles: Senior Kory Brown (10 points, 10 rebounds) and junior Dexter Werner (16 points, 12 rebounds) both registered double-doubles in the season-opening win at UC Davis. It was the third double-double of Brown's career and Werner's second.
Champions: NDSU swept the Summit League regular season and tournament titles three times in a seven-year span (2009, 2014, 2015), winning a school-record 26 games in both 2008-09 and 2013-14.
Best Ever: With 73 victories over the past three seasons, the Bison had the most successful three-year stretch in program history.
In the Classroom: NDSU was one of only six Division I schools to play in the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament while owning a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or better.
Quick Learner: David Richman's 23 wins in the 2014-15 season were the most in the country by any first-year Division I head coach.
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