Complete NDSU Game Notes
Jan. 22 at SDSU  Watch  |  Listen  |  Live Stats

The Game:  The North Dakota State men's basketball team (13-6 overall, 4-1 Summit League) travels to Brookings, S.D., to take on South Dakota State (14-8, 5-2) at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening inside Frost Arena.
 
Where to Watch: Wednesday's game will be broadcast on Midco Sports Network and streamed on ESPN3. Tom Nieman (play-by-play) and Brad Newitt (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 will call the action.
          All Bison conference games will also be carried on KYCR 1440 AM in the Twin Cities.
 
About South Dakota State: The Jackrabbits bring a record of 14-8 overall and 5-2 in The Summit League into Wednesday's showdown. SDSU is 11-0 at home this season.
          Junior forward Douglas Wilson leads SDSU in scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.7 points and 6.5 boards per game. Sophomore forward Matt Dentlinger is averaging 11.1 points and 5.9 rebounds.
          As a team, the Jackrabbits rank 17th in the nation in field goal percentage (48.1 percent), but 293rd in the country in turnover margin.
          SDSU rattled off five straight league wins over Oral Roberts, Western Illinois, Denver, Purdue Fort Wayne and North Dakota before falling 99-84 at South Dakota on Sunday afternoon.
 
History with South Dakota State: Wednesday will be the 224th meeting between North Dakota State and South Dakota State dating back to 1909-10.  NDSU leads the series 117-106. The Jackrabbits have won five straight over the Bison.
 
Last Win at SDSU: The Bison trailed by 16 points with just under 15 minutes remaining in the game, but NDSU stormed back for a remarkable 80-69 victory over South Dakota State at Frost Arena in the Summit League opener on Dec. 28, 2016.
          Entering the game, the Jackrabbits owned the nation's second-longest home winning streak at 34 games. The streak started after an NDSU win in Brookings on Jan. 25, 2014.
          NDSU outscored South Dakota State 58-32 in the second half. The Bison held the Jackrabbits without a made field goal for a stretch of nearly 10 minutes, from 14:51 until 5:12 remaining in the game. NDSU went on a 28-5 run during that time frame, turning a 53-37 deficit into a 65-58 lead.
          Freshman walk-on Jared Samuelson scored a season-high 11 points and drained three three-pointers for NDSU.
 
At The Line: NDSU is No. 9 in the nation in free throw percentage, making 78.0 percent for the season. That would be a new school record, breaking the mark of 77.7 percent set last year. The Bison are 66-of-77 (85.7 percent) at the charity stripe in Summit League play.
 
Ball Security: The Bison rank 6th in the country for fewest turnovers per game at 10.4 per contest.
 
Long Distance Attack: NDSU is 41st in the nation (and first in the Summit League) with 9.2 three-pointers made per game.
 
Three-Point Trio: Vinnie Shahid, Tyson Ward and Tyree Eady are a combined 32-for-68 (47 percent) from three-point range in league play.
 
Dynamic Duo: NDSU is the only team in the league with two players averaging 20+ points per game in conference play. Vinnie Shahid is No. 2 in the league (21.8 ppg), and Tyson Ward is No. 5 (20.6 ppg) in scoring.
 
Two-Headed Monster: The Bison have won 8 of their last 10 games, led by the combination of seniors Vinnie Shahid and Tyson Ward. In that 10-game stretch, Shahid is averaging 19.6 points and shooting 46 percent from beyond the arc. Ward is averaging 18.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and shooting 59 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 Jan. 15. He also matched his career-best with four three-pointers in the game. Eady is shooting 53 percent from beyond the arc in the last five games.
 
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 64.7 points per game.
 
Top 25 Talent: Tyson Ward ranks among NDSU's all-time Top 25 in career points (22nd), rebounds (12th), and assists (17th).
 
Automatic: Senior Vinnie Shahid is No. 2 on the NDSU career list in free throw shooting, making 85.4 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 10 games. Witz is 23-for-30 (77 percent), and Ward is 71-for-121 (59 percent) over the past 10 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 is a perfect 26-of-26 at the free throw line.
• Tyson Ward is averaging 19.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists while shooting 59 percent.
• Tyree Eady is averaging 11.0 points and shooting 63 percent.
• The Bison are shooting 51.4 percent overall.
• The Bison are shooting 38.7 percent from beyond the arc.
• The Bison are shooting 87.7 percent at the free throw line.