Friday, December 20
Milwaukee, Wis.
8 p.m.
North Dakota State
at
Marquette
Photo by: Tim Sanger
12/18/2019 1:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Complete NDSU Game Notes
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The Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (8-4) travels to Milwaukee to take on Marquette (8-2) inside Fiserv Forum at 8 p.m. CT Friday night.
Where to Watch: Friday's game will be broadcast nationally on FS1 with Jeff Levering and Stephen Bardo calling 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. Lane Grindle, a member of the Milwaukee Brewers' broadcast team, will call the action.
About Marquette: The Golden Eagles are 8-2 entering Friday night's game, having won three in a row since a loss to No. 5 Maryland on Dec. 1. Marquette is 5-0 at home this season.
Senior guard Markus Howard leads the nation in scoring with 25.2 points per game. He also ranks second in the country in free throws made, and third nationally with 4.0 three-pointers per game. As a team, Marquette is No. 4 in the nation in three-point shooting at 42.4 percent, making an average of 10 per contest.
Marquette was voted fourth in the Big East preseason poll this season. Last year, they went 24-10 overall and made the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed.
History with Marquette: Friday will be the fifth meeting all-time between North Dakota State and Marquette. The Golden Eagles lead the series 3-1, but the Bison won the most recent meeting 64-60 on Dec. 2, 2006. The previous three games all came prior to 1966.
Last Time vs. Marquette: Bison forward Andre Smith scored a career-high 26 points to lead North Dakota State to a 64-60 victory over No. 8 Marquette in the championship of the Blue and Gold Classic on Dec. 2, 2006.
Smith shot 11-for-18 from the field and had six rebounds, three assists and three steals. Tournament MVP Mike Nelson added 19 points for the Bison, who shot 52 percent in the second half. Jerel McNeal had 16 points and seven steals for the Golden Eagles (8-1).
Dan Fitzgerald made a 3-pointer to cut the NDSU lead to 60-57 but Marquette couldn't get any closer. Smith made two free throws to increase the Bison lead to five with 30 seconds left. Marquette missed consecutive 3-pointers before Brett Winkelman made two foul shots for a 64-57 lead with 9 seconds left.
The Golden Eagles forced 25 turnovers but also committed 17, and shot just 35.8 percent.
Heating Up: Although NDSU shot just under 30 percent from three-point range over the first seven games of the season, the Bison have improved to 37 percent from beyond the arc over the past five games.
Lockdown D: The Bison have only allowed 70 points in a game twice this season – in a 76-70 win over UT Rio Grande Valley on Nov. 15, and in the 71-60 loss at Indiana State on Dec. 3.
Ball Security: Junior guard Cameron Hunter owns a 25-to-6 assist-to-turnover ratio this season.
Stat Sheet Filler: In addition to ranking second on the Bison in scoring, senior Tyson Ward leads the team in rebounds, assists and blocks.
Trending: Vinnie Shahid is averaging 19.0 points over the past five games.
Road Dubs: The Bison have three road wins already this season. Last year, NDSU didn't get its first victory on the road until Jan. 26, and finished the season with four road wins.
Limited Turnovers: NDSU ranks 4th in the nation this season for fewest turnovers committed per game (9.9).
Defense First: The Bison have the top scoring defense in The Summit League this season, allowing only 62.8 points per game.
Top 10 Watch: Senior Jared Samuelson has made 150 three-pointers in his career, and needs five more to enter NDSU's all-time career Top 10. Adam Dobmeier (2001-05) currently ranks 10th with 155 career threes.
Long Distance Duo: Jared Samuelson (42.3%) and Cameron Hunter (41.3%) rank sixth and ninth, respectively, on the NDSU career three-point percentage list.
30 for Vinnie: Senior guard Vinnie Shahid scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Bison to a 71-62 victory at CSU Northridge on Dec. 11.
Kreuser Honored: Junior forward Rocky Kreuser claimed the first Summit League Player of the Week award of his career on Dec. 9. Kreuser averaged 15.5 points and 9.0 rebounds while the Bison split games against Indiana State and East Tennessee State. He scored a season-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field to lead NDSU to a 78-68 victory over ETSU.
Hunter Starts: Junior guard Cameron Hunter earned the start in NDSU's win over ETSU on Dec. 7. Hunter started 21 games as a redshirt freshman in the 2017-18 season, but this was his first start since Mar. 5, 2018. He finished with a season-high 14 points in a season-high 32 minutes.
Start to Finish: The Bison never trailed, and led by as many as 19 points, in the Dec. 7 win over the Southern Conference favorite, East Tennessee State.
Top 20 in Rebounds: Senior Tyson Ward moved into NDSU's Top 20 for career rebounds with nine boards at CSU Northridge on Dec. 11.
Dec. 20 at Marquette Watch | Listen | Live Stats
The Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (8-4) travels to Milwaukee to take on Marquette (8-2) inside Fiserv Forum at 8 p.m. CT Friday night.
Where to Watch: Friday's game will be broadcast nationally on FS1 with Jeff Levering and Stephen Bardo calling 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. Lane Grindle, a member of the Milwaukee Brewers' broadcast team, will call the action.
About Marquette: The Golden Eagles are 8-2 entering Friday night's game, having won three in a row since a loss to No. 5 Maryland on Dec. 1. Marquette is 5-0 at home this season.
Senior guard Markus Howard leads the nation in scoring with 25.2 points per game. He also ranks second in the country in free throws made, and third nationally with 4.0 three-pointers per game. As a team, Marquette is No. 4 in the nation in three-point shooting at 42.4 percent, making an average of 10 per contest.
Marquette was voted fourth in the Big East preseason poll this season. Last year, they went 24-10 overall and made the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed.
History with Marquette: Friday will be the fifth meeting all-time between North Dakota State and Marquette. The Golden Eagles lead the series 3-1, but the Bison won the most recent meeting 64-60 on Dec. 2, 2006. The previous three games all came prior to 1966.
Last Time vs. Marquette: Bison forward Andre Smith scored a career-high 26 points to lead North Dakota State to a 64-60 victory over No. 8 Marquette in the championship of the Blue and Gold Classic on Dec. 2, 2006.
Smith shot 11-for-18 from the field and had six rebounds, three assists and three steals. Tournament MVP Mike Nelson added 19 points for the Bison, who shot 52 percent in the second half. Jerel McNeal had 16 points and seven steals for the Golden Eagles (8-1).
Dan Fitzgerald made a 3-pointer to cut the NDSU lead to 60-57 but Marquette couldn't get any closer. Smith made two free throws to increase the Bison lead to five with 30 seconds left. Marquette missed consecutive 3-pointers before Brett Winkelman made two foul shots for a 64-57 lead with 9 seconds left.
The Golden Eagles forced 25 turnovers but also committed 17, and shot just 35.8 percent.
Heating Up: Although NDSU shot just under 30 percent from three-point range over the first seven games of the season, the Bison have improved to 37 percent from beyond the arc over the past five games.
Lockdown D: The Bison have only allowed 70 points in a game twice this season – in a 76-70 win over UT Rio Grande Valley on Nov. 15, and in the 71-60 loss at Indiana State on Dec. 3.
Ball Security: Junior guard Cameron Hunter owns a 25-to-6 assist-to-turnover ratio this season.
Stat Sheet Filler: In addition to ranking second on the Bison in scoring, senior Tyson Ward leads the team in rebounds, assists and blocks.
Trending: Vinnie Shahid is averaging 19.0 points over the past five games.
Road Dubs: The Bison have three road wins already this season. Last year, NDSU didn't get its first victory on the road until Jan. 26, and finished the season with four road wins.
Limited Turnovers: NDSU ranks 4th in the nation this season for fewest turnovers committed per game (9.9).
Defense First: The Bison have the top scoring defense in The Summit League this season, allowing only 62.8 points per game.
Top 10 Watch: Senior Jared Samuelson has made 150 three-pointers in his career, and needs five more to enter NDSU's all-time career Top 10. Adam Dobmeier (2001-05) currently ranks 10th with 155 career threes.
Long Distance Duo: Jared Samuelson (42.3%) and Cameron Hunter (41.3%) rank sixth and ninth, respectively, on the NDSU career three-point percentage list.
30 for Vinnie: Senior guard Vinnie Shahid scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Bison to a 71-62 victory at CSU Northridge on Dec. 11.
Kreuser Honored: Junior forward Rocky Kreuser claimed the first Summit League Player of the Week award of his career on Dec. 9. Kreuser averaged 15.5 points and 9.0 rebounds while the Bison split games against Indiana State and East Tennessee State. He scored a season-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field to lead NDSU to a 78-68 victory over ETSU.
Hunter Starts: Junior guard Cameron Hunter earned the start in NDSU's win over ETSU on Dec. 7. Hunter started 21 games as a redshirt freshman in the 2017-18 season, but this was his first start since Mar. 5, 2018. He finished with a season-high 14 points in a season-high 32 minutes.
Start to Finish: The Bison never trailed, and led by as many as 19 points, in the Dec. 7 win over the Southern Conference favorite, East Tennessee State.
Top 20 in Rebounds: Senior Tyson Ward moved into NDSU's Top 20 for career rebounds with nine boards at CSU Northridge on Dec. 11.
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