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Friday's Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (0-2) will travel to Springfield, Mo., to take on preseason Missouri Valley Conference favorite Missouri State (2-0) on Friday, Nov. 17, at JQH Arena.
Fri., Nov. 17 at Missouri State 7 p.m. CT
Where to Watch: Friday's game at Missouri State will be on ESPN3 and the ESPN app.
Radio: Friday's game at Missouri State -- and the remainder of the men's basketball games this season -- will be broadcast on 107.9 The Fox, as well as being streamed on the 107.9 The Fox app and on GoBison.com/allaccess. Jeff Culhane will call the action.
History with Missouri State: North Dakota State and Missouri State played in basketball for the first time last season, with the Bears earning a 64-50 victory in Springfield on Nov. 27.
Last Time vs. Missouri State: The Bison were unable to overcome a 17-point halftime deficit, falling 64-50 at Missouri State on Nov. 27, 2016.
Missouri State used an early 15-0 run to go ahead 17-4 only seven minutes into the game. Another 7-0 run late in the first half gave the Bears a 38-21 lead at halftime. Alize Johnson led the Bears with 17 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double.
Good Half Decade: With 112 victories over the past five seasons, the Bison are in the midst of the most successful five-year stretch in program history.
Picked Third: NDSU has been picked to finish third in The Summit League this season. South Dakota State topped the preseason poll with 339 points and 13 first-place votes. South Dakota came in second with 327 points and the remaining 12 first-place votes. The Bison were third with 246 points.
Preseason Honor: NDSU senior guard Paul Miller was voted to the preseason All-Summit League first team for the second straight year.
Big Game Hunter: Redshirt freshman Cameron Hunter poured in 24 points on just 11 shots against No. 10-ranked USC Monday night. Hunter made 4-of-5 attempts from beyond the arc and has now scored in double figures in each of his first two games.
Trojan Challenge: The Bison led No. 10-ranked USC 56-51 with nine minutes remaining in the game on Nov. 13. NDSU was within two at 62-60 with four minutes left before an 8-0 run by the Trojans.
Ward vs. USC: Sophomore Tyson Ward set a new career-high with five assists and tied his previous career-high with eight rebounds at USC on Nov. 13.
New Faces: A trio of Bison scored their first points for NDSU on the season-opening road trip to California. Cameron Hunter scored 11 points vs. UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 11 in his first career game, and sophomore transfer Chris Quayle scored three against UCSB. Freshman Rocky Kreuser tallied his first points with a second-half dunk at USC on Nov. 13.
Into the Top 25: Senior guard Paul Miller entered NDSU's top 25 for career points during the season's first week. He currently ranks 24th in school history with 1,139 points.
When It Counts: NDSU's 43 conference wins over the past four seasons are the most in The Summit League during that time.
Championship Caliber: NDSU has swept the Summit League regular season and tournament titles three times in the past nine years (2009, 2014, 2015), winning a school-record 26 games in both 2008-09 and 2013-14.
More Often Than Not: David Richman's .646 winning percentage entering this season is the second-best by an NDSU coach since the 1920s.
Crowds Growing: The NDSU men's basketball team recorded the 11th-largest attendance increase in the nation for the 2016-17 season. The average attendance for Bison home games increased by 1,054 over the 2015-16 season, as NDSU's average home attendance was its best since 1994-95.
Multiple Threats: NDSU returns four players who shot 40 percent or better from three-point range in league play last season – Tyson Ward, Paul Miller, A.J. Jacobson and Jared Samuelson.
Miller, Jacobson Beyond 1,000 Points: Seniors Paul Miller and A.J. Jacobson both surpassed 1,000 career points in the first half of NDSU's win over Denver on Feb. 11 of last season. Jacobson became the 33rd Bison to reach the milestone, and Miller was the 34th.
Attendance Figures: North Dakota State averaged 4,205 fans for home games against Division I opponents – the best mark in The Summit League. NDSU's average home attendance last season was its best since the 1994-95 season and the top mark in the school's Division I era.
Court Time: Seniors A.J. Jacobson and Paul Miller are both averaging more than 31 minutes per game for their careers.
ProBison: Five former North Dakota State basketball players are currently playing professionally: Taylor Braun ('14, NBA G League), TrayVonn Wright ('14, England), Lawrence Alexander ('15, Denmark), Kory Brown ('16, Germany) and Dexter Werner ('17, Germany).
Complete NDSU Game Notes
Nov. 17 at Missouri State Watch | Live Stats | Listen
Friday's Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (0-2) will travel to Springfield, Mo., to take on preseason Missouri Valley Conference favorite Missouri State (2-0) on Friday, Nov. 17, at JQH Arena.
Fri., Nov. 17 at Missouri State 7 p.m. CT
Where to Watch: Friday's game at Missouri State will be on ESPN3 and the ESPN app.
Radio: Friday's game at Missouri State -- and the remainder of the men's basketball games this season -- will be broadcast on 107.9 The Fox, as well as being streamed on the 107.9 The Fox app and on GoBison.com/allaccess. Jeff Culhane will call the action.
History with Missouri State: North Dakota State and Missouri State played in basketball for the first time last season, with the Bears earning a 64-50 victory in Springfield on Nov. 27.
Last Time vs. Missouri State: The Bison were unable to overcome a 17-point halftime deficit, falling 64-50 at Missouri State on Nov. 27, 2016.
Missouri State used an early 15-0 run to go ahead 17-4 only seven minutes into the game. Another 7-0 run late in the first half gave the Bears a 38-21 lead at halftime. Alize Johnson led the Bears with 17 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double.
Good Half Decade: With 112 victories over the past five seasons, the Bison are in the midst of the most successful five-year stretch in program history.
Picked Third: NDSU has been picked to finish third in The Summit League this season. South Dakota State topped the preseason poll with 339 points and 13 first-place votes. South Dakota came in second with 327 points and the remaining 12 first-place votes. The Bison were third with 246 points.
Preseason Honor: NDSU senior guard Paul Miller was voted to the preseason All-Summit League first team for the second straight year.
Big Game Hunter: Redshirt freshman Cameron Hunter poured in 24 points on just 11 shots against No. 10-ranked USC Monday night. Hunter made 4-of-5 attempts from beyond the arc and has now scored in double figures in each of his first two games.
Trojan Challenge: The Bison led No. 10-ranked USC 56-51 with nine minutes remaining in the game on Nov. 13. NDSU was within two at 62-60 with four minutes left before an 8-0 run by the Trojans.
Ward vs. USC: Sophomore Tyson Ward set a new career-high with five assists and tied his previous career-high with eight rebounds at USC on Nov. 13.
New Faces: A trio of Bison scored their first points for NDSU on the season-opening road trip to California. Cameron Hunter scored 11 points vs. UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 11 in his first career game, and sophomore transfer Chris Quayle scored three against UCSB. Freshman Rocky Kreuser tallied his first points with a second-half dunk at USC on Nov. 13.
Into the Top 25: Senior guard Paul Miller entered NDSU's top 25 for career points during the season's first week. He currently ranks 24th in school history with 1,139 points.
When It Counts: NDSU's 43 conference wins over the past four seasons are the most in The Summit League during that time.
Championship Caliber: NDSU has swept the Summit League regular season and tournament titles three times in the past nine years (2009, 2014, 2015), winning a school-record 26 games in both 2008-09 and 2013-14.
More Often Than Not: David Richman's .646 winning percentage entering this season is the second-best by an NDSU coach since the 1920s.
Crowds Growing: The NDSU men's basketball team recorded the 11th-largest attendance increase in the nation for the 2016-17 season. The average attendance for Bison home games increased by 1,054 over the 2015-16 season, as NDSU's average home attendance was its best since 1994-95.
Multiple Threats: NDSU returns four players who shot 40 percent or better from three-point range in league play last season – Tyson Ward, Paul Miller, A.J. Jacobson and Jared Samuelson.
Miller, Jacobson Beyond 1,000 Points: Seniors Paul Miller and A.J. Jacobson both surpassed 1,000 career points in the first half of NDSU's win over Denver on Feb. 11 of last season. Jacobson became the 33rd Bison to reach the milestone, and Miller was the 34th.
Attendance Figures: North Dakota State averaged 4,205 fans for home games against Division I opponents – the best mark in The Summit League. NDSU's average home attendance last season was its best since the 1994-95 season and the top mark in the school's Division I era.
Court Time: Seniors A.J. Jacobson and Paul Miller are both averaging more than 31 minutes per game for their careers.
ProBison: Five former North Dakota State basketball players are currently playing professionally: Taylor Braun ('14, NBA G League), TrayVonn Wright ('14, England), Lawrence Alexander ('15, Denmark), Kory Brown ('16, Germany) and Dexter Werner ('17, Germany).
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