Complete NDSU Game Notes
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The Games: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (17-8 overall, 9-4 Summit) travels to Macomb, Ill., and St. Paul, Minn., this week for a pair of Summit League road games.
               
              Thursday, Feb. 10             at Western Illinois            6 p.m. CT               ESPN+
              Saturday, Feb. 12              at St. Thomas                     7 p.m. CT               TommieSports.com
 
Radio: Jeff Culhane will call both games on 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660, and the respective apps for those stations. Audio of all NDSU basketball games is always streamed free at GoBison.com/AllAccess.
 
Where to Watch: Thursday's game at Western Illinois will be streamed on ESPN+. Saturday's game at St. Thomas will only be available through TommieSports.com.
 
The Series vs. Western Illinois: Thursday will be the 33rd game between NDSU and Western Illinois dating back to 2007-08. NDSU holds a 23-9 lead in the all-time series. The Bison have won 17 of the last 19 vs. the Leathernecks, going 7-1 over the past three-plus seasons.
 
The Series vs. St. Thomas: Saturday will be the 20th meeting all-time between the Bison and Tommies, with NDSU leading the series 11-8. The two schools met in Fargo on Jan. 25 for the first time since the 1966-67 season, with NDSU winning 77-56.
 
Close Games: 11 of NDSU's 13 Summit League games this season have been within a five-point margin with under 1:30 remaining in regulation.
 
Call It A Comeback: NDSU's comeback victory over South Dakota on Monday was its largest deficit overcome in a win since the Bison came back from 18 down to defeat Fort Wayne in the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament on March 7, 2016.
          The Bison trailed South Dakota by 17 points with 8:45 remaining on Monday. In the semifinal stunner over Fort Wayne, NDSU was down 18 in the first half, but never more than 15 in the second half. Fort Wayne led by 12 with 8:00 left in the game.
 
Other Comeback Memories:

• 2021 Summit League Championship -- Trailed Oral Roberts by 25 at halftime & tied game at 72-72 in final minute.
• Dec. 28, 2016, at South Dakota State -- Trailed by 16 with 14:45 left and won, 80-69.
• Three times during the 2018-19 season, NDSU trailed by 13 points and came back to win.

 
Unicorn Sighting: Grant Nelson scored 12 points in the span of 1:33 on Monday night, keying NDSU's furious comeback. In a larger span of 2:42, Nelson posted 14 points and had the assist on NDSU's only other basket during the run.
 
Just Playing: NDSU just completed a stretch of six games in 14 days, going 5-1 over that span. The Bison played three games in five days twice -- from Jan. 25-29, and from Feb. 3-7.
 
Half Decade of Hoops: Fifth-year senior Rocky Kreuser has played in an NDSU record 150 games during his career – tied for the 14th-most among all active NCAA players. He is the fourth player in NDSU history with over 1,500 career points and 750 career rebounds.
 
Approaching 1,000: Tyree Eady has scored 962 points in his career, putting him on pace to reach the 1,000-point milestone by the end of the regular season.
 
Among The Best: In Summit League play, Rocky Kreuser ranks third in the conference for rebounding (7.6 rpg) and fourth for scoring (18.5 ppg).
 
Multiple Threats: Five Bison are shooting better than 39 percent from three-point range in Summit League play. Tyree Eady is 17-for-36 (47 percent) from beyond the arc, and Rocky Kreuser is 26-for-63 (41 percent).
 
Significant Difference: The Bison are shooting 37.4 percent from three-point range in Summit League play and limiting their opponents to 31.4 percent from beyond the arc.
 
Over NDSU's Past Five Games:
 

• Rocky Kreuser is averaging 18.2 points and 8.4 rebounds.
• Sam Griesel is averaging 11.0 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 3.2 assists.
• Grant Nelson is shooting 57 percent overall.
• Tyree Eady is 7-for-14 (50 percent) from three-point range.
• Sam Griesel has played 187 of a possible 205 minutes, averaging 37.4 minutes per game.

 
Best Time of the Year: NDSU is 12-4 over the last two months (since Dec. 9).