Complete NDSU Game Notes
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The Games: The Bison travel to Missouri this weekend to take on the Kansas City Roos on Friday, Jan. 29, and Saturday, Jan. 30, inside the Swinney Center. Both games are scheduled to tip at 7 p.m.
        
         Friday, Jan. 29           at Kansas City      7 p.m. CT        KCRoos.com/watch
         Saturday, Jan. 30      at Kansas City      7 p.m. CT        KCRoos.com/watch
 
Where to Watch: Video streams of both games will be available at KCRoos.com/watch.
 
Radio: Jeff Culhane 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.
 
History vs. Kansas City: Friday and Saturday will be the 16th and 17th meetings all-time between NDSU and Kansas City. The Bison hold an 11-4 lead in the series. The two schools haven't played since Kansas City departed The Summit League in 2013, with NDSU sweeping all three meetings that season including a 69-58 victory in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament on Mar. 10, 2013.
 
Approaching 1,000: With 17 more points, Rocky Kreuser will reach the 1,000-point mark for his NDSU career. There are 36 members of the 1,000-Point Club at NDSU, with Tyson Ward and Vinnie Shahid being the most recent to join during the 2019-20 season.
         Kreuser has already totaled 249 points this season, which is closing in on his previous season-high of 311 points scored as a junior last season.
 
500 Boards: Rocky Kreuser needs four rebounds to reach 500 for his career. He would become the 31st player in NDSU history to record 500 career boards.
 
Feeling 22: In North Dakota State history, 21 players have reached both 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in their Bison careers. Kreuser could achieve both milestones this weekend.
 
One of a Kind: Tyree Eady is the only Division I player in the country this season who is …

• Shooting at least:
  • 55% overall
  • 50% on three-pointers
  • 75% on free throws
• Averaging 5+ rebounds per game
• Playing 30+ minutes per game

 
What's At Stake: A win on Friday would make the Bison 8-1 in Summit League play, matching their best nine-game start ever in the league (2008-09 season).
 
Rejection: Freshman Grant Nelson leads The Summit League with 1.5 blocks per game in league play.
 
Cleaning the Glass: NDSU is averaging a +10.1 rebounding margin in Summit League play – the best in the league.
 
         In The Last 5 Games ...

• The Bison are shooting 38 percent from three-point range in the past five games.
• Rocky Kreuser is averaging 20.0 points and 8.6 rebounds over the past five games, shooting 93 percent from the free throw line (25-of-27).
• Jarius Cook is averaging 11.6 points over the past five games, ranking second on the team in that stretch.

 
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.