Saturday, November 23
Fargo, N.D.
5 p.m.
North Dakota State
vs
Utah Valley
Photo by: Tim Sanger
11/21/2019 4:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Complete NDSU Game Notes
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The Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (4-2) hosts Utah Valley (3-2) at 5 p.m. Saturday inside the Scheels Center on the NDSU campus.
Promo: During Saturday's game, NDSU Athletics will host an in-game promotion called "Hat Swap". Fans who are wearing a non-NDSU hat will have the option of trading it for a new Bison hat. Fans can also swap their old, worn NDSU hat for a brand new one.
Where to Watch: Saturday's game will be broadcast on Midco Sports Network 2 and streamed on ESPN3, as well as being streamed live on GoBison.com/allaccess.
Radio: The game will be broadcast on 94.5 FM The City and GoBison.com/allaccess. Keith Brake (play-by-play) is on the call.
About Utah Valley: Under the direction of first-year head coach Mark Madsen, Utah Valley is off to a 3-2 start to the season. The Wolverines lost 74-62 at Denver of The Summit League on Nov. 9, but battled Kentucky to a close defeat on Nov. 18. UVU trailed at Kentucky by only one point with less than three minutes remaining on Monday night.
Senior guard TJ Washington leads the Wolverines with 16.3 points per game, and junior guard Brandon Averette is averaging 15.2 points per contest.
Utah Valley went 25-10 overall and 12-4 in the WAC last year in the final season under head coach Mark Pope, playing in the postseason CBI.
UVU is scheduled to host Lamar on Thursday night before making the trip to Fargo.
History vs. Utah Valley: Saturday will be the ninth meeting all-time between NDSU and Utah Valley, with the Bison holding a 5-3 advantage in the previous games. To this point, the entire series was played between 2006 and 2013.
Last Time vs. Utah Valley: The Bison claimed a 74-70 road victory at Utah Valley on Dec. 23, 2013. The win was the first by a road team in the eight-game series between NDSU and UVU.
Senior Taylor Braun led NDSU with 20 points and eight assists, and junior Lawrence Alexander scored 19 points.
Senior Jordan Aaberg scored 10 points and grabbed three rebounds off the bench after starter Marshall Bjorklund was ejected for a flagrant-2 foul with 1:15 remaining in the first half.
Utah Valley received 22 points from senior guard Holton Hunsaker, including 14 points in the game's first seven minutes. The home loss was the first of the season for the Wolverines.
The Bison led by as many as nine points in the first half and held a 45-38 advantage at the break. The Wolverines rallied to take a 62-61 lead on a Keawe Enos layup with 7:48 to play. A putback dunk by TrayVonn Wright gave NDSU a 66-65 edge with just over six minutes remaining, and NDSU would lead the rest of the way.
Sophomore Chris Kading sealed the victory with a tip-in with 27 seconds remaining, followed by a blocked shot at the defensive end.
Title Talk: NDSU has won four Summit League Tournament crowns in 11 seasons as a full member of the league -- 2009, 2014, 2015 and 2019.
In 2009, 2014 and 2015, the Bison also won the regular season conference title.
Lots of Leaders: The Bison have had five different leading scorers in six games this season, with only Vinnie Shahid leading the team twice.
Defense First: The Bison have the top scoring defense in The Summit League this season, allowing only 61.0 points per game. South Dakota is second-best, allowing 68.8 points per game.
Home Cookin': NDSU is 12-3 in its last 15 home games at the SHAC. Two of the three losses came on three-pointers in the final second.
Double-Double: Junior Rocky Kreuser posted his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. Stony Brook at the Islander Invitational on Nov. 17.
100th Victory: NDSU head coach David Richman secured his 100th career win with the 57-45 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 16. He is the second-fastest coach in school history to reach the milestone.
Balanced Bison: Six games into the season, NDSU has six players averaging between 11.7 and 7.3 points per game.
Winning The Glass: The Bison are out-rebounding their opponents by an average of six boards per game this season.
Sustained Success: The Bison have a record of 286-185 (.607 win percentage) since beginning the transition to Division I in the 2004-05 season. NDSU has had only three losing seasons during that span.
Milestones: Senior Tyson Ward is one of 21 players in North Dakota State history to reach 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in his career. He achieved both milestones in the first week of the season.
Nov. 23 vs. Utah Valley Watch | Listen | Live Stats
The Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (4-2) hosts Utah Valley (3-2) at 5 p.m. Saturday inside the Scheels Center on the NDSU campus.
Promo: During Saturday's game, NDSU Athletics will host an in-game promotion called "Hat Swap". Fans who are wearing a non-NDSU hat will have the option of trading it for a new Bison hat. Fans can also swap their old, worn NDSU hat for a brand new one.
Where to Watch: Saturday's game will be broadcast on Midco Sports Network 2 and streamed on ESPN3, as well as being streamed live on GoBison.com/allaccess.
Radio: The game will be broadcast on 94.5 FM The City and GoBison.com/allaccess. Keith Brake (play-by-play) is on the call.
About Utah Valley: Under the direction of first-year head coach Mark Madsen, Utah Valley is off to a 3-2 start to the season. The Wolverines lost 74-62 at Denver of The Summit League on Nov. 9, but battled Kentucky to a close defeat on Nov. 18. UVU trailed at Kentucky by only one point with less than three minutes remaining on Monday night.
Senior guard TJ Washington leads the Wolverines with 16.3 points per game, and junior guard Brandon Averette is averaging 15.2 points per contest.
Utah Valley went 25-10 overall and 12-4 in the WAC last year in the final season under head coach Mark Pope, playing in the postseason CBI.
UVU is scheduled to host Lamar on Thursday night before making the trip to Fargo.
History vs. Utah Valley: Saturday will be the ninth meeting all-time between NDSU and Utah Valley, with the Bison holding a 5-3 advantage in the previous games. To this point, the entire series was played between 2006 and 2013.
Last Time vs. Utah Valley: The Bison claimed a 74-70 road victory at Utah Valley on Dec. 23, 2013. The win was the first by a road team in the eight-game series between NDSU and UVU.
Senior Taylor Braun led NDSU with 20 points and eight assists, and junior Lawrence Alexander scored 19 points.
Senior Jordan Aaberg scored 10 points and grabbed three rebounds off the bench after starter Marshall Bjorklund was ejected for a flagrant-2 foul with 1:15 remaining in the first half.
Utah Valley received 22 points from senior guard Holton Hunsaker, including 14 points in the game's first seven minutes. The home loss was the first of the season for the Wolverines.
The Bison led by as many as nine points in the first half and held a 45-38 advantage at the break. The Wolverines rallied to take a 62-61 lead on a Keawe Enos layup with 7:48 to play. A putback dunk by TrayVonn Wright gave NDSU a 66-65 edge with just over six minutes remaining, and NDSU would lead the rest of the way.
Sophomore Chris Kading sealed the victory with a tip-in with 27 seconds remaining, followed by a blocked shot at the defensive end.
Title Talk: NDSU has won four Summit League Tournament crowns in 11 seasons as a full member of the league -- 2009, 2014, 2015 and 2019.
In 2009, 2014 and 2015, the Bison also won the regular season conference title.
Lots of Leaders: The Bison have had five different leading scorers in six games this season, with only Vinnie Shahid leading the team twice.
Defense First: The Bison have the top scoring defense in The Summit League this season, allowing only 61.0 points per game. South Dakota is second-best, allowing 68.8 points per game.
Home Cookin': NDSU is 12-3 in its last 15 home games at the SHAC. Two of the three losses came on three-pointers in the final second.
Double-Double: Junior Rocky Kreuser posted his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. Stony Brook at the Islander Invitational on Nov. 17.
100th Victory: NDSU head coach David Richman secured his 100th career win with the 57-45 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 16. He is the second-fastest coach in school history to reach the milestone.
Balanced Bison: Six games into the season, NDSU has six players averaging between 11.7 and 7.3 points per game.
Winning The Glass: The Bison are out-rebounding their opponents by an average of six boards per game this season.
Sustained Success: The Bison have a record of 286-185 (.607 win percentage) since beginning the transition to Division I in the 2004-05 season. NDSU has had only three losing seasons during that span.
Milestones: Senior Tyson Ward is one of 21 players in North Dakota State history to reach 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in his career. He achieved both milestones in the first week of the season.
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