Complete NDSU Game Notes
 
This Week: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (2-0) will conclude its three-game road trip with contests at UNLV on Monday, Nov. 15, and at Arizona on Tuesday, Nov.16. The Bison won the first game of their three-game trip, prevailing 60-57 at Cal Poly on Friday afternoon.
             
              Monday, Nov. 15             at UNLV              9 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. PT              Mountain West Digital Network
              Tuesday, Nov. 16             at Arizona          8 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. MT    Pac-12 Networks
 
Where to Watch: Monday's game at UNLV will be streamed live on the Mountain West Digital Network. Tuesday's game at Arizona will be carried by the Pac-12 Networks.
 
Radio: Jeff Culhane will call both games on Bison 1660 and 107.9 The Fox. Both games will also be available on the stations' apps, and audio of all NDSU basketball games is always streamed free at GoBison.com/AllAccess.
 
Against UNLV: North Dakota State and UNLV have met only once previously in men's basketball, with the Rebels winning 112-81 on Dec. 17, 1976, in Las Vegas.
 
Against Arizona: NDSU and Arizona will be meeting for the second time on Tuesday, with the Wildcats winning the only previous meeting 83-53 on Dec. 18, 2017.  The two schools are scheduled to play in football on Sept. 17 next season in Tucson.
 
Ranked Mid-Major: The Bison are ranked 25th in the preseason CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 released last week.
 
Veteran Squad: The Bison returned 94 percent of their scoring and 93 percent of their minutes played from the 2020-21 season.
 
Rocky's Record Watch: Fifth-year senior Rocky Kreuser has played 127 career games – five shy of tying and six away from breaking Mike Felt's (2009-14) NDSU career record of 132 games played.
 
Coaching Numbers: David Richman ranks fourth in NDSU history with 138 wins. His .613 winning percentage is the best in NDSU's Division I era and the third-best by a Bison coach since 1930.
 
Rocky's Rankings: Kreuser's current rankings on the NDSU career charts:
•            5th in games played (127)
•            6th in free throw percentage (.825)
•            6th in blocked shots (93)
•            11th in three-pointers made (158)
•            16th in games started (95)
•            17th in rebounds (594)
 
Marksman: Tyree Eady ranks 17th in NDSU history for career three-point percentage at 38.9 percent.
 
Immediate Impact: Grant Nelson was named the Summit League Sixth Man of the Year last season as a true freshman, becoming the first Bison since Dexter Werner in the 2016-17 season to win the award.
 
Year In, Year Out: The Bison have played in three straight Summit League Tournament championship games, winning the title in 2019 and 2020, before falling in 2021 after erasing a 25-point halftime deficit to pull even with Oral Roberts in the final minute. NDSU has played in seven of the past nine Summit League Tournament championship games, dating back to March 2013.