Eastern Washington Visits Bison in Scheels Center Saturday Night

Saturday, December 8

Fargo, N.D.

7 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

Eastern Washington

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Eastern Washington Visits Bison in Scheels Center Saturday Night

12/6/2018 4:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (2-7) hosts Eastern Washington (1-5) of the Big Sky Conference on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. inside the Scheels Center on the NDSU campus.

Promotion: The first 500 fans in attendance on Saturday night will receive a free pair of NDSU socks courtesy of S&S Promotional Group.

Where to Watch: Saturday's game will be broadcast on Midco Sports Network, as well as being available on ESPN+ through the ESPN app. Brian Shawn (play-by-play) and Greg Stemen (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 (play-by-play) and Jeremy Jorgenson (analyst) will call the action.

About Eastern Washington: The Eagles enter Saturday's contest with a record of 1-5 this season, with three of those losses being road games at Syracuse, Oregon and Washington. EWU was picked to finish fourth in the Big Sky Conference this season after going 20-15 overall and 13-5 in conference play last year.
Senior forward Jesse Hunt leads EWU with 16.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game this season. As a team, the Eagles rank 350th out of 351 Division I teams in field goal percentage, shooting 34.7 percent.

History vs. Eastern Washington: Saturday will be the first men's basketball game between North Dakota State and Eastern Washington. The contest was scheduled as part of an agreement between several Summit League and Big Sky Conference schools, which also has NDSU traveling to Montana on Dec. 17 this season and hosting Montana State next year.

Deng vs. Drake: NDSU junior forward Deng Geu set or matched career highs in points (21), assists (3), free throws made (6), and free throws attempted (7) vs. Drake on Dec. 1. He also pulled down a season-high seven rebounds in the game.

Shahid Leads: Junior point guard Vinnie Shahid scored 16 points to lead the Bison against No. 1 Gonzaga on Nov. 26. He also led NDSU vs. Drake on Dec. 1, scoring a season-high 29 points -- the most by a Bison this season.

Balanced Attack: NDSU's top four scorers are all averaging between 9.6 and 10.9 points per game this season.

Strong Ratio: Junior guard Jared Samuelson leads the Bison and ranks second in The Summit League with an 11-to-4 assist-to-turnover ratio this season.

Make It, Take It: Deng Geu's field goal percentage of 61.9 percent this season is the best by any Summit League player who averages at least seven shots per game.

Taking on the Best: NDSU's game at No. 1-ranked Gonzaga on Nov. 26 was the second time in its Division I history that the Bison took on the No. 1 team in the country. NDSU also played at No. 1 Indiana on Nov. 12, 2012.

Nine in Double Figures: With freshman Jarius Cook scoring a season-high 10 points at East Tennessee State on Nov. 24, nine different Bison players have now scored in double figures this season.

From All Angles: 10 of the 11 Bison who have played this season have made at least one three-pointer. Rocky Kreuser leads NDSU in three-point shooting, making 45 percent from beyond the arc.