Complete NDSU Game Notes
 
The Games: The North Dakota State men's basketball team will travel to play at Kansas City on Thursday, Feb. 16, and at Oral Roberts on Saturday, Feb. 18, this week.
 
          Feb. 16        at Kansas City        7 p.m. CT       KCRoos.com
          Feb. 18        at Oral Roberts       7 p.m. CT       ORUAthletics.com
 
Where to Watch: Both games will be broadcast on the host schools' websites, KCRoos.com and ORUAthletics.com.
 
Radio: Rob Hipp will call the games on 107.9 The Fox and the 107.9 The Fox app. Audio of all NDSU basketball games is always streamed free at GoBison.com/AllAccess.
 
The Series vs. Kansas City: Thursday will be the 22nd meeting all-time between NDSU and Kansas City. The Bison hold a 13-8 lead in the series. The Roos won both meetings between the schools last season, and won 75-73 in Fargo on Jan. 21.
 
The Series vs. Oral Roberts: Saturday will be the 37th meeting all-time between North Dakota State and Oral Roberts, with the Bison leading the series 20-16. NDSU has won 15 of the 22 meetings since ORU returned to The Summit League in the 2014-15 season, including a sweep of all three games last season.
 
All Five Categories: Grant Nelson leads NDSU in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals – both in Summit League play, and for the entire season.
 
The Big Distributor: Grant Nelson is averaging 4.8 assists over the past four games.
 
High Percentage Offense: The Bison are shooting 49 percent as a team in Summit League play -- second-best in the league. Six times in the past nine games, NDSU has shot 51.7 percent or better.
 
Boden's Career Day: Junior Boden Skunberg poured in a career-high 30 points in NDSU's 78-70 win over Denver on Feb. 11, making 6-of-10 from beyond the arc.
 
Streit on the Money: Joshua Streit is shooting 15-for-17 (88 percent) in Summit League play. He has not missed a field goal attempt in over a month, with his last miss coming at Omaha on Jan. 14.
 
Cashing In: Damari Wheeler-Thomas has made 34-of-38 at the free throw line in league play (89.5 percent).
 
Baby Bison: In terms of minutes played, seven of the top nine Bison this season are freshmen or sophomores. NDSU has no seniors on the roster.
 
Trey-vis: Freshman Tajavis Miller is shooting 49 percent from three-point range (19-for-39) in league play.
 
Heating Up: NDSU's three highest field goal percentages of the season have all occurred in the last six games.

• 59.6 percent at South Dakota State on Feb. 4
• 55.4 percent vs. North Dakota on Jan. 27
• 55.1 percent vs. Kansas City on Jan. 21

 
Three-Headed Bucket: Andrew Morgan (59.6%), Grant Nelson (56.6%), and Boden Skunberg (49.4%) rank second, third and sixth, respectively, for field goal percentage in Summit League play.
 
Among The Best: In Summit League play, Grant Nelson is averaging 19.3 points, a league-leading 9.7 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game. He is shooting 57 percent overall in conference games. Nelson is the only player in The Summit League this season to rank top-five in scoring and field goal percentage.
 
35-Plus: After scoring a career-high 36 points in NDSU's win over North Dakota on Jan. 27, Grant Nelson is the first Bison since 2010 with multiple career games of 35-plus points.
 
30-Plus: Grant Nelson is only the second Bison since 2010 to post three 30-point games in a season. Taylor Braun had four 30-point games for NDSU in the 2013-14 season.
 
Career-High for Morgan vs. Kansas City: Sophomore forward Andrew Morgan scored a career-high 29 points vs. Kansas City on Jan. 21.
 
Milestone: With the win over Denver on Feb. 11, NDSU head coach David Richman moved into second on the all-time wins list at North Dakota State, passing B.C. Bentson. Now in his ninth season, Richman has compiled 170 wins. Erv Inniger is the all-time winningest coach at NDSU with a mark of 244-150.
 
Wide Variety: NDSU has used 12 different starting lineups this season. No starting five combination has been used more than six times.