North Dakota State Basketball Meets Arkansas Razorbacks Tuesday Night

Tuesday, December 20

Fayetteville, Ark.

6 p.m.

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Photo by: Christian Dudzik

North Dakota State Basketball Meets Arkansas Razorbacks Tuesday Night

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The Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (8-4 overall) will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (9-1 overall) on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Bud Walton Arena.
                Dec. 20       at Arkansas         6 p.m. CT       SEC Network

Where to Watch: Tuesday's game at Arkansas will be broadcast on the SEC Network and available on the WatchESPN app to subscribers of the SEC Network.

Radio: Tuesday's game will be broadcast on 107.9 The Fox, as well as being streamed on the Bison1660 and 107.9 The Fox apps and on GoBison.com/allaccess. Jeff Culhane will call the action.

About Arkansas: The Razorbacks are off to a 9-1 start to the season and are coming off a 77-74 win over Texas in Houston on Saturday. Arkansas defeated Summit League preseason favorite Fort Wayne 92-83 in the season opener on Nov. 11. The Razorbacks' lone loss was at Minnesota (85-71) on Nov. 22.
                Senior guard Dusty Hannahs leads Arkansas with 16.2 points per game while shooting 38 percent from three-point range and 91 percent at the free throw line. Senior forward Moses Kingsley is averaging 10.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per contest.
                Head coach Mike Anderson is in his sixth season at Arkansas with a record of 102-64. The Razorbacks finished 16-16 overall last season and 9-9 in the SEC.

First Meeting: North Dakota State and Arkansas have never met in men's basketball. The Bison are 0-1 against SEC opponents, having lost 75-65 at Florida on Nov. 9, 2007.

Seven Shooters: Seven different Bison players made a three-pointer in the win at North Dakota on Dec. 16.

Big Production: Over the last four games, senior forward Dexter Werner is averaging 16.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game and shooting 74 percent.

Scoring Defense: The Bison rank 52nd in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 64.8 points per game through 12 games.

Improved Shooting: NDSU is an improved shooting team compared to this point last season. Through 12 games last year, the Bison were shooting 42.7 percent. This year, NDSU is shooting 47.7 percent.

50 Career Wins: NDSU head coach David Richman earned his 50th career victory on Dec. 14 when the Bison topped UC Davis, 74-70. Richman is the third-fastest coach in school history to 50 wins (77 games), and the quickest Bison coach to 50 since the 1930s.

George Dewey (65 games, 1922-25)
Bob Lowe (71 games, 1933-46)

Into the Top 10: Junior A.J. Jacobson entered NDSU's career top 10 in three-pointers made at North Dakota on Dec. 16. Jacobson is tied for 10th on the NDSU all-time list with 125 treys.

Comeback Win vs. UC Davis: The Bison trailed UC Davis by 10 points with under eight minutes remaining, but NDSU rallied for a 74-70 comeback victory on Dec. 14 in Fargo.
                NDSU trailed 58-48 with 7:57 left in the second half before the Bison strung together a 14-2 run to take a 62-60 lead with 4:33 to play. Paul Miller scored 17 points to lead the Bison.

Kabellis vs. UC Davis: Sophomore point guard Khy Kabellis filled up the stat sheet with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals in NDSU's win over UC Davis. He set new career highs in rebounds, steals and free throws made (8).

Werner Honored: Bison senior Dexter Werner was named Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Week for his performance vs. North Dakota on Dec. 7.
                Werner scored a career-high 30 points, pulled down 13 rebounds, and added three steals. He made 12-of-13 shots (92.3 percent).

Rare Feat: Dexter Werner's performance vs. North Dakota on Dec. 7 was only the fourth time in NDSU history that a Bison made 12+ FGs and shot at least 90 percent in a game.
                He is the only player in the country this season to accomplish the same feat against a Division I opponent.

Home Court: NDSU is 54-4 at home since the start of the 2012-13 season. The Bison set a Summit League record with 31 consecutive home wins from Dec. 2, 2013, to Jan. 3, 2016.

High Percentage: The Bison have been receiving efficient production from their post players this season. Dexter Werner is shooting 67 percent for the season, Dylan Miller is shooting 60 percent, and Spencer Eliason is shooting 56 percent.