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This Week's Games: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (12-12 overall, 4-5 Summit League) plays a pair of conference road games this week -- at Oral Roberts (9-17, 3-6) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, and at Denver (10-13, 4-5) at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
          Thu., Feb. 8               at Oral Roberts         7 p.m. CT
          Sat., Feb. 10              at Denver                    2 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. MT
 
Where to Watch: Thursday's game at Oral Roberts will be broadcast on ESPN3 and the ESPN app. Saturday's game at Denver will be broadcast on Altitude.
 
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 will call the action.
 
History with Oral Roberts: Thursday will be the 23rd meeting between North Dakota State and Oral Roberts dating back to 1967-68, with the series tied 11-11. The Bison have won six of the last eight.
 
Last Time vs. Oral Roberts: The Bison shot better than 50 percent overall and from three-point range, using a strong second half to pull away for an 82-64 victory over Oral Roberts on Jan. 13 in Fargo.
          NDSU senior Paul Miller scored 20 points to lead the Bison – his fifth consecutive game with at least 20 points. Redshirt freshman guard Cameron Hunter put up 17 points and six assists for the Bison. ORU was led by a game-high 23 points and eight rebounds from sophomore forward Emmanuel Nzekwesi.
          The Bison outscored Oral Roberts 17-4 over the final five minutes, with Miller scoring seven and Hunter scoring six in the closing stretch for NDSU.
 
History with Denver: Saturday will be the 16th meeting between North Dakota State and Denver dating back to the 1993-94 season. The Bison hold a 10-5 advantage in the all-time series.
 
Last Time vs. Denver: The Bison trimmed a 19-point deficit to six in the second half, but couldn't close the deal as Denver held on for a 67-61 victory on Jan. 11 in Fargo.
          NDSU shot a season-low 23 percent (6-for-26) from three-point range. Paul Miller led the Bison with 20 points, and sophomore Tyson Ward recorded his fourth double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Junior point guard Joe Rosga led Denver with 15 points.
          The Pioneers closed the first half with a 9-0 run to lead 35-22 at halftime, and Denver pushed its advantage to 19 at 41-22 with a pair of three-pointers in the opening minute of the second half.
 
Exclusive Club: Paul Miller is the sixth player in NDSU history to record at least 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 200 assists in his career. He joins Steve Saladino (1972-76), Denver TenBroek (1999-2003), Brett Winkelman (2005-09), Taylor Braun (2010-14) and Lawrence Alexander (2011-15).
 
Up to 9th: Senior guard Paul Miller ranks ninth in school history with 1,586 points. He passed Mike Nelson (2005-09) with 26 points vs. South Dakota on Saturday.
 
Sharp Shooters: The Bison rank 36th in the nation in field goal percentage, shooting 48.0 percent overall for the season.
 
Sixth Double-Double: Sophomore Tyson Ward recorded his sixth double-double against South Dakota on Feb. 3 with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
 
Geu's Game: Sophomore Deng Geu scored 12 points in each of the past two games -- at South Dakota State on Feb. 1 and against South Dakota on Feb. 3. Those performances tie for his third-highest scoring output against a Division I opponent, trailing only his 18 points at No. 7 Xavier last season and his 16 points vs. UNC Wilmington on Dec. 21 of this season.
 
20-Plus: Paul Miller scored 20 or more points in nine consecutive games, with the streak ending with a 17-point performance at SDSU on Feb. 1. In NDSU's Division I era, no other Bison has ever scored 20-plus in more than five straight games.
 
More Minutes: Freshman forward Rocky Kreuser played a season-high 27 minutes on Feb. 1 at SDSU, scoring eight points.
 
Climbing the Charts: Paul Miller ranks 49th in the nation with 19.7 points per game this season. His 1,586 career points are No. 42 in the country among all active players.
          Miller ranks 32nd among all active Division I players with 234 career three-pointers. He passed Ben Woodside (228) on Jan. 25 vs. Omaha to move up to fourth all-time at NDSU.
 
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.
 
Defensive Lockdown: The Bison clamped down defensively in their win over Omaha on Jan. 25, holding the Mavericks to a season-low 58 points. Omaha's previous season-low of 64 points came at nationally ranked Kansas on Dec. 18.
 
Grabbing Boards: Junior forward Spencer Eliason pulled down a career-high seven rebounds in NDSU's win vs. Omaha on Jan. 25.
 
Solid Senior: Although A.J. Jacobson's scoring average is down this season, he is having the most efficient year of his career. Jacobson's field goal percentage (46.2%), three-point percentage (45.5%), and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.8) are all the best of his career.
 
Record Rate on 3-Pointers: The Bison are making 9.2 three-pointers per game this season, which is nearly on pace to match the school record of 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.