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Complete NDSU Game Notes
Jan. 11 vs. Denver  Watch  |  Listen  |  Live Stats
Jan. 13 vs. ORU  Watch  |  Listen  |  Live Stats

This Week's Games: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (9-7 overall, 1-1 Summit League) returns home to play Denver (6-10, 0-2) and Oral Roberts (7-11, 3-0) this week at the Scheels Center.
                Thu., Jan. 11           vs. Denver                       7 p.m. CT
                Sat., Jan. 13             vs. Oral Roberts            2 p.m. CT
 
Where to Watch: Both games will be broadcast on Midco Sports Network, as well as being available on ESPN3 and the ESPN app. Brian Shawn (play-by-play) and Greg Stemen (analyst) will call the action.

• NDSU selfie stick giveaway (750) vs. Denver
• NDSU trucker hat giveaway (700) vs. ORU
• National Champion football team recognized at halftime Saturday, plus photo opportunities with the newest championship trophy

Radio: Both games 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 and Jeremy Jorgenson will call the action.
 
History with Denver: Thursday will be the 15th meeting between North Dakota State and Denver dating back to the 1993-94 season. The Bison hold a 10-4 advantage in the all-time series. The Pioneers have never won in Fargo.
 
History with Oral Roberts: Saturday will be the 22nd meeting between North Dakota State and Oral Roberts dating back to 1967-68. ORU leads the series 11-10, but the Bison have won five of the last seven. NDSU has won all three meetings in Fargo since the Golden Eagles rejoined The Summit League for the 2014-15 season.
 
Winning the Arc: NDSU ranks among the top 25 teams in Division I in three-point FG defense (24th) and three-point percentage (25th). Since their 88-79 win at North Dakota on Dec. 9, the Bison are shooting 46 percent from beyond the arc.
 
Record Rate on 3-Pointers: The Bison are making 9.6 three-pointers per game this season, which is on pace to set a new school record, surpassing the 9.4 treys made per game in the 2001-02 season. In the Division I era, the NDSU season record for threes per game is 7.7 last season.
 
Big Game Hunter: Redshirt freshman guard Cameron Hunter scored a season-high 35 points for the Bison at South Dakota on Jan. 6, making 9-of-12 shots, a perfect 5-for-5 from three-point range, and 12-of-14 at the free throw line.
 
Offensive Execution: The Bison scored 84 points in their road win on Jan. 6 at South Dakota – a team that leads The Summit League in scoring defense, allowing 67.3 points per game. Duke and UCLA are the only other teams to top 80 points vs. the Coyotes this season.
               
At the Charity Stripe: Over the past five games, the Bison are shooting 80.2 percent (97-for-121) at the free throw line. NDSU was averaging 13.8 free throw attempts through 11 contests, but has averaged 24.2 free throw attempts over the past five games.
 
Dynamic Duo: In back-to-back games, Paul Miller (36) and Cameron Hunter (35) have put up the two highest point totals by a Bison in more than eight years.
 
Shooter's Touch: Four Bison are shooting better than 42 percent from three-point range this season – and that doesn't include leading scorer Paul Miller. Cameron Hunter (49 percent), A.J. Jacobson (47 percent), Chris Quayle (43 percent) and Jared Samuelson (43 percent) are leading the NDSU effort from beyond the arc. Miller is shooting 40 percent from downtown and ranks fifth in school history with 217 career three-pointers.
 
Top 3-Point Shooting League: For the second season in a row, The Summit League is the top three-point shooting conference in all of Division I. Summit League teams have combined to shoot 37.7 percent from beyond the arc this year. Last season, the Summit League led all conferences by more than one full percentage point, shooting 37.9 percent for the year.
 
Assists Increase for Miller: Paul Miller is averaging 3.8 assists per game this season. Over the first three seasons of his career, he averaged 1.5 assists per contest.
 
Road Grit: NDSU's four road victories this season are tied for the 11th-most in Division I.
 
Most Points Since '09: Paul Miller's 36 points vs. South Dakota State on Jan. 3 were the most by a Bison since Ben Woodside scored 37 against Kansas in the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
 
Nine Dimes: Redshirt freshman Cameron Hunter registered nine assists vs. Jamestown on Dec. 30 – the most by a Bison since Taylor Braun dished out 11 against Southern Mississippi on Nov. 18, 2013.
 
Third Double-Double: Sophomore Tyson Ward recorded his third career double-double vs. Jamestown on Dec. 30 with 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
 
Minutes Boost: Through 16 games this season, junior forward Spencer Eliason has already far surpassed his statistical totals from his first two seasons combined. Eliason has 73 points and 53 rebounds this year, compared to 40 points and 39 rebounds in his freshman and sophomore seasons. He is shooting 55.2 percent from the field this year.
 
Up to 16th: Senior guard Paul Miller ranks 16th in school history with 1,404 points. He passed Ben Nemmers (2000-04) and Dan Wilberscheid (1984-88) with 24 points at South Dakota on Jan. 6.