Complete NDSU Game Notes
Jan. 19 vs. UND  Watch  |  Listen  |  Live Stats
 
The Game:  The North Dakota State men's basketball team (12-6 overall, 3-1 Summit League) hosts the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (8-11, 2-3) at 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon (postponed from Saturday due to weather) inside the Scheels Center on the NDSU campus. 
 

• FM Acro Team performing at halftime
• Buffalo Wild Wings game sponsor
• BWW "Tweet Your Seat" promo - get wings delivered to your seat!

 
 
Where to Watch: Sunday's game will be still broadcast on Midco Sports Network 2 and streamed on ESPN3, as well as being streamed live on GoBison.com/allaccess. 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 and Jeremy Jorgenson will call the action.
          All Bison conference games will also be carried on KYCR 1440 AM in the Twin Cities.
 
About North Dakota: The Fighting Hawks bring a record of 8-11 overall and 2-3 in The Summit League into Saturday's showdown. North Dakota is 3-9 in road games this season.
          Senior guard Marlon Stewart leads UND in scoring with 17.1 points per game. Sophomore forward Filip Rebraca is nearly averaging a double-double at 13.1 points and 9.9 rebounds.
          As a team, the Fighting Hawks rank 16th in the nation in free throw shooting (77.1 percent) and 47th in field goal percentage (46.6 percent).
          North Dakota won its first two conference games against Denver and Purdue Fort Wayne before falling to Omaha, Oral Roberts and South Dakota State.
 
History with North Dakota: This will be the 13th meeting as Division I opponents, with NDSU holding an 8-4 record in those contests. The Bison swept both games last season, winning 67-65 in Fargo on Jan. 19 and 74-70 in Grand Forks on Feb. 6.
          UND leads the all-time series 161-134, dating back to 1905.
 
Last Time vs. North Dakota: The Bison won their fourth straight game over UND in Grand Forks on Feb. 6 last season, surging by the Fighting Hawks for a 74-70 win. Vinnie Shahid led NDSU with 21 points and three assists. Tyson Ward added 12 points and eight rebounds.
          The first half saw eight ties and five lead changes, with neither team going ahead by more than five points. NDSU led 30-27 at halftime.
          The Bison went ahead by seven early in the second half at 34-27, but UND came back to take a 36-34 lead. NDSU trailed 56-55 with 6:30 remaining in the game before the Bison exploded for a 10-0 run to go ahead for good.
          Shahid and Cameron Hunter got to the rim for back-to-back buckets, then Ward stole the ball from UND's Billy Brown as the Fighting Hawks looked to take a timeout. Ward drilled a dagger three-pointer from the corner.
          Shahid capped the 10-0 run with a three-point play, and NDSU led 65-56 with 4:54 left.
 
Two-Headed Monster: The Bison have won seven of their last nine games, led by the combination of seniors Vinnie Shahid and Tyson Ward. In that nine-game stretch, Shahid is averaging 19.3 points and shooting 48 percent from beyond the arc. Ward is averaging 17.9 points and shooting 61 percent overall.
 
Career-High for Eady: Bison sophomore Tyree Eady scored a career-high 18 points in NDSU's 72-70 win over South Dakota on Wednesday night. He also matched his career-best with four three-pointers in the game. Eady is shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc in the last five games.
 
Seasoned Sophomore: As a freshman last season, Sam Griesel averaged 9.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in two wins over North Dakota, shooting 57 percent overall.
 
1200 Points, 600 Rebounds: Tyson Ward is one of only 10 players in North Dakota State history to record at least 1200 points and 600 rebounds in a career. He joins Brett Winkelman (2005-09), Taylor Braun (2010-14), and Marshall Bjorklund (2010-14) as the only four Bison to accomplish the feat in NDSU's Division I era.
 
Defense First: The Bison lead The Summit League in scoring defense, allowing just 64.2 points per game.
 
Limited Turnovers: NDSU ranks 9th in the nation this season for fewest turnovers committed per game (10.7).
 
Top 25 Talent: Tyson Ward ranks among NDSU's all-time Top 25 in career points (22nd), rebounds (14th), and assists (17th).
 
Automatic: Senior Vinnie Shahid is No. 2 on the NDSU career list in free throw shooting, making 84.8 percent of his attempts. Ben Nemmers (2000-04) is the NDSU career recordholder at 89.7 percent.
 
Florida Heat: Tyler Witz (Clearwater, Fla.) and Tyson Ward (Tampa, Fla.) lead the Bison in field goal percentage over the past five games. Witz is 12-for-16 (75 percent), and Ward is 36-for-54 (67 percent) over the past five games.
 
Stat Sheet Filler: In addition to ranking second on the Bison in scoring, senior Tyson Ward leads the team in rebounds, assists and blocks.
 
Over the Past 5 Games:

• Vinnie Shahid has made 16-of-33 attempts from three-point range (49 percent).
• Tyson Ward is averaging 17.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists while shooting 67 percent.
• The Bison are shooting 38.0 percent from beyond the arc.
• The Bison are shooting 85.9 percent at the free throw line.

 
Road Dubs: Following the victory at Denver on Dec. 29, the Bison have four 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.