NDSU Hosts Denver Friday, Saturday as Summit League Play Marches On

Friday, January 22

Fargo, N.D.

7:30 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

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NDSU Hosts Denver Friday, Saturday as Summit League Play Marches On

1/20/2021 5:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Games: The Bison return home to host Denver this weekend on Friday, Jan. 22, and Saturday, Jan. 23, inside the Scheels Center. Both games are scheduled to tip at 7:30 p.m. following the 5 p.m. women's games between the Bison and Pioneers.

            Friday, Jan. 22              vs. Denver         7:30 p.m. CT         GoBison.com/AllAccess
            Saturday, Jan. 23         vs. Denver         7:30 p.m. CT         MidcoSN2 / ESPN+

Where to Watch: Video streams of both games will be available for purchase at GoBison.com/AllAccess. Saturday's game will be broadcast on MidcoSN2 and streamed live on ESPN+.

Radio: Jeff Culhane and Dexter Werner will call the games on 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660, and 94.5 KDLB in Detroit Lakes, Minn., as well as being streamed on the 107.9 The Fox app, the Bison 1660 app, and on GoBison.com/allaccess. The men's broadcast will be joined in progress on Bison 1660 at the conclusion of the women's broadcast.

The Series vs. Denver: Friday and Saturday will be the 22nd and 23rd meetings between NDSU and Denver dating back to the 1993-94 season. The Bison hold a 14-7 advantage in the all-time series after winning the past four games vs. the Pioneers, including a sweep of three meetings last season.

Summit Streak: NDSU's 5-0 start to Summit League play was its longest unbeaten streak to open conference play since starting 7-0 in The Summit League in the 2012-13 season.

First Double-Double: Junior Tyree Eady recorded his first career double-double at North Dakota on Jan. 16, finishing with 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Minutemen: Rocky Kreuser (43), Tyree Eady (43), Sam Griesel (42), Jarius Cook (38), and Grant Nelson (31) all registered new career-highs in minutes played on Jan. 16 at North Dakota.

Shoot the Rock: Rocky Kreuser poured in a career-high 32 points at North Dakota on Jan. 16. It was the largest scoring output by a Bison since Jared Samuelson scored 32 against Mayville State on Feb. 13, 2018, and the most for a Bison against a D-I opponent since Cameron Hunter had 35 at South Dakota on Jan. 6, 2018.

Cleaning the Glass: NDSU is averaging a +10.7 rebounding margin in Summit League play – the best in the league.

Player of the Week: Rocky Kreuser posted back-to-back double-doubles in a home sweep of Omaha on Jan. 8-9 to earn his second Summit League Player of the Week award this season. Kreuser scored 19 points in both victories over the Mavericks, while pulling down 12 boards in the 71-69 win in game one and 11 boards in the 80-66 triumph in game two.

  In The Last 5 Games ...

The Bison are shooting 47 percent overall in the past five games.
Rocky Kreuser is averaging 18.2 points and 8.6 rebounds over the past five games, shooting 95 percent from the free throw line (20-of-21).
Grant Nelson is averaging 11.0 points over the past five games, ranking third on the team in that stretch.

Rejection: Grant Nelson's four blocked shots vs. Omaha on Jan. 9 were the most by a Bison since Rocky Kreuser had four on Mar. 10, 2019, in NDSU's win over Oral Roberts in the Summit League quarterfinals. His 15 blocks this season are tied for the most by a Summit League player.

Starting Five: All five regular Bison starters have scored at least 17 points in a game this season.