NDSU Basketball on Twitter
Complete NDSU Game Notes
Feb. 13 vs. Mayville State Watch | Listen | Live Stats
Feb. 17 vs. Fort Wayne Watch | Listen | Live Stats
This Week's Games: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (12-14 overall, 4-7 Summit League) looks to snap a four-game losing streak Tuesday against Mayville State (14-9) before closing out its home schedule at the Scheels Center on Saturday playing host to Fort Wayne on Senior Day for three Bison players. The Mastodons (16-12, 5-6) host Western Illinois on Wednesday.
| Tues., Feb. 13 |
Mayville State 7 p.m. |
(Halftime by ND Elite Dance) |
| Sat., Feb. 17 |
Fort Wayne 2 p.m. |
(Drawstring bag giveaway to first 1,000) |
Where to Watch: Both games will be televised live on Midco Sports Network with Brian Shawn calling the play-by-play and Greg Stemen as color analyst. Video streaming will be available on ESPN3 and WatchESPN and by subscription on GoBison.com/allaccess.
Radio: Both games will be broadcast on 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM. Audio streaming will be on the 107.9 The Fox and Bison 1660 apps and GoBison.com/allaccess. Jeff Culhane will call the action with
Jeremy Jorgenson as color anlayst.
History with Mayville State: Tuesday is the 36th meeting between North Dakota State and Mayville State dating back to 1906-07. NDSU leads the series 33-2 including a 96-45 victory in 2013-14. The Bison have won 24 straight since the Comets' 60-58 victory in 1961-62.
Last Time vs. Mayville State: Hours after the NDSU football team's third FCS national championship victory over Towson in Frisco, Texas, the NDSU men's basketball team rolled to a 96-45 win over Mayville State at the Bison Sports Arena. Mike Felt scored a career-high 30 points on 10-of-16 shooting including 6-for-11 from the arc. Carlin Dupree added 13 points and Dexter Werner finished with 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench.
History with Fort Wayne: Saturday is the 28th meeting between North Dakota State and Fort Wayne since 2005-06. NDSU leads the series 14-13. The Bison have won six of the last 10 meetings but have dropped two straight. The home team has won nine straight in the series and the visiting team has not won a game since Feb. 9, 2013, when the Bison won 58-54 at the Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne.
Last Time vs. Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne used a 10-0 run in the final four minutes to pull out a 92-88 comeback victory over North Dakota State on Jan. 20 in Fort Wayne. The Mastodons got 31 points from Bryson Scott and 26 from Kason Harrell. NDSU was led by 21 points apiece from
A.J. Jacobson and
Paul Miller. The Bison shot 52 percent for the game but allowed Fort Wayne to shoot 56 percent. NDSU led by as many as 15 late in the first half. Eight straight points by Harrell cut the Bison lead to 71-70 midway through the second half, and Fort Wayne converted 11 of 13 free throws in the final four minutes to ice the game.
Senior Day: Saturday will be the final home game for NDSU seniors
A.J. Jacobson and
Paul Miller and junior
Spencer Eliason, who will be going on to medical school next year. Jacobson has started all 116 games for the Bison the past four years, Miller has played in 114, and Eliason in 56. NDSU is 74-48 since the 2014-15 season.
Food Fight: NDSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Council will be collecting non-perishable food and monetary donations at this Saturday's men's basketball game and next Saturday's women's basketball game vs. Omaha for the Summit League "Food Fight," an annual competition among Summit League member schools. Donations will be accepted inside the Scheels Center doors.