Complete NDSU Game Notes
 
The Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (9-11 overall, 2-3 Summit) will travel to St. Paul, Minn., to take on the St. Thomas Tommies on Thursday night at 7 p.m.
 
        Thursday, Jan. 25      at St. Thomas     7 p.m. CT
 
Where to Watch: The game will be broadcast free on the Summit League Network through the Midco Sports Plus app, as part of a free preview weekend.
 
Radio: Sam Neidermann will call the game on 107.9 The Fox. Broadcasts can also be streamed on the NDSU Athletics app, as well as at GoBison.com/AllAccess for free all season.
 
Against St. Thomas: Thursday will be the 23rd meeting all-time between the Bison and Tommies, with NDSU leading the series 13-9. NDSU is 3-1 against St. Thomas since the Tommies joined The Summit League. Each team won on its home floor last season, with UST winning 78-68 on Dec. 21, and the Bison victorious by a score of 73-64 in Fargo on Feb. 23.
 
Last Time vs. St. Thomas: The Bison outscored St. Thomas by 12 in the second half to pull away for a 73-64 victory inside the Scheels Center on Feb. 23 last season. NDSU junior Grant Nelson registered his seventh straight double-double, finishing with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Boden Skunberg also recorded a double-double – his second of the season – with 16 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.
        St. Thomas set a Scheels Center / Bison Sports Arena record with 46 three-point attempts in the game. The Tommies made 12-of-46 for 26 percent from beyond the arc. NDSU outshot St. Thomas overall, 48 percent to 36 percent.
        NDSU led 55-49 before stringing together a 7-0 run in the span of 1:40 to take control of the game.
 
From Downtown: The Bison rank 27th in the nation for three-point shooting at 37.9 percent. NDSU has made 52-of-124 (42 percent) from beyond the arc over the past six games.
 
Over the Past Five Games

• Boden Skunberg is averaging 19.8 points on 51.5-percent shooting.
• Damari Wheeler-Thomas is averaging 14.0 points on 53-percent shooting.
• Jacari White, Damari Wheeler-Thomas, and Tajavis Miller have combined to make 24-of-51 from beyond the arc (47 percent).
• NDSU's opponents have shot 51 percent overall.

 
Approaching 1,000: Boden Skunberg has scored 988 points in his career, and is looking to become the 40th player in NDSU history to reach 1,000 career points. NDSU's most recent addition to the 1,000-Point Club was Grant Nelson, who reached the milestone on March 5 last season in the quarterfinal victory over South Dakota at the Summit League Tournament.
 
Bonus Basketball: NDSU's four overtime games this season are its most since also playing four overtime games in 2009-10. The Bison had six overtime games in the 2002-03 season.
 
Buckets: Five different Bison -- Damari Wheeler-Thomas, Lance Waddles, Boden Skunberg, Andrew Morgan, and Tajavis Miller -- have scored 23 or more points in a game this season.
 
Familiar Territory: The Bison have played in five consecutive Summit League Tournament championship games from 2019-23, winning the title in 2019 and 2020. NDSU has played in 9 of the past 11 Summit League championship games, dating back to March 2013.