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Monday's Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (5-5 overall) travels to Tucson, Ariz., to play the No. 18/19-ranked Arizona Wildcats on Monday night at the McKale Center. It will be NDSU's 16th game against a ranked opponent in Division I play.
          Mon., Dec. 18           at No. 23 Arizona             8 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. MT
 
Where to Watch: Monday's game at Arizona is available to subscribers of the Pac-12 Network. Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play) and Don MacLean (analyst) will call the action.
 
Radio: The game will be broadcast on 107.9 The Fox and Bison1660, as well as being streamed on the 107.9 The Fox app, the Bison1660 app, and on GoBison.com/allaccess. Jeff Culhane will call the action.
 
About Arizona: The Wildcats are 7-3 this season, with a game at New Mexico on Saturday evening before the Bison come to town. Arizona was ranked in the nation's top five before three losses at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas in late November.
          Junior guard Allonzo Trier (22.3 ppg) and freshman forward Deandre Ayton (20.5 ppg) lead the Wildcats in scoring. Ayton is averaging a double-double with 11.9 rebounds per game. Senior guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright is shooting 52 percent from three-point range.
          Arizona has won 45 consecutive non-conference home games and 75 of its last 77 home games dating back to the 2012-13 season. The Wildcats are 128-13 (.908) at home under head coach Sean Miller.
 
History with Arizona: This will be the first meeting between North Dakota State and Arizona in men's basketball. The Bison and Wildcats have played eight times in baseball, with three more games scheduled for March 9-11 in Tucson this season. NDSU will travel to Arizona for a football game on Sept. 17, 2022.
 
Tough Opponents: NDSU's five losses this season have come against opponents with a combined record of 38-10.
 
Bison Against Ranked Opponents: Monday's game at No. 23 Arizona will be NDSU's 16th game against a ranked opponent in Division I play, with the Bison holding a 3-12 record in those games.  (Rankings are USA Today Coaches/Associated Press)
 
          at #13/15 Wisconsin             W, 62-55              Jan. 21, 2006
          at #9/8 Marquette                 W, 64-60              Dec. 2, 2006
          vs. #20/21 Oklahoma           W, 80-75 OT       Mar. 20, 2014     NCAA
 
Stay Hot: Senior A.J. Jacobson is hot from beyond the arc this season, making 19-of-34 three-point attempts (56 percent) through 10 games.
 
Minutes Boost: Through 10 games this season, junior forward Spencer Eliason has already played more minutes (187) than in the previous two seasons combined (169). Eliason is shooting 55.6 percent from the field this year.
 
Sharp Shooter: Sophomore guard Jared Samuelson has already matched his three-point output from last season. He made 16 three-pointers in 28 games last year, and has made 16 in the first 10 games of this year at a 42-percent clip.
 
Freshman Contributions: Both of NDSU's freshmen who are playing this season have already recorded games with 17 or more points. Cameron Hunter scored 24 points at USC on Nov. 13, and Rocky Kreuser put up 17 points vs. Valley City State on Dec. 12. Both Hunter and Kreuser have multiple games scoring in double digits.
 
Hot Shooting: In the victory over Valley City State on Dec. 12, the Bison made 40-of-57 shots for 70.2 percent – the second-best team shooting performance in school history. NDSU came up just short of the school record of 70.5 percent, established with a 31-of-44 effort vs. Minnesota State Mankato on Jan. 31, 1987.
          It also ranks as the second-highest team field goal percentage in the nation this season.
 
Century Mark for Jacobson: A.J. Jacobson played in his 100th career game Tuesday night vs. Valley City State. He also become the 15th player in NDSU history to start at least 100 career games for the Bison. Jacobson ranks 3rd in school history in minutes average (32.1), 9th in three-pointers made (175), and 9th in career three-point percentage (.402).
 
No Freebies: Only eight Division I teams are attempting fewer free throws per game than NDSU this season. The Bison have averaged 14.2 free throw attempts through 10 contests.
 
Up North: NDSU earned its third straight win over North Dakota in Grand Forks on Dec. 9. The Bison improved to 6-3 against the Fighting Hawks as Division I opponents.
 
New Highs: Several Bison set new career- or season-highs in the win at North Dakota on Dec. 9. Tyson Ward set a new career-high with six assists, Cameron Hunter set a new high with six rebounds, and Spencer Eliason scored a season-best nine points.
 
Doesn't Happen Often: NDSU's three straight losses to Stephen F. Austin, Mississippi State and Missouri State marked the first three-game losing streak for the Bison since late February and March of 2012. NDSU had played 168 games in that stretch without losing three in a row.
 
Pair of 1,000-Point Scorers: NDSU is one of just 21 Division I teams that have at least two active 1,000-point scorers. 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.