Complete NDSU Game Notes

The Games: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (13-14 overall, 6-6 Summit) returns home to host St. Thomas on Thursday and North Dakota on Saturday this week.
 
        Thursday, Feb. 22     vs. St. Thomas          7 p.m. CT
            Whiteout!

        Saturday, Feb. 24      vs. North Dakota       1 p.m. CT
            Gold Rush!
 
Where to Watch: Thursday's game will be broadcast on WDAY throughout the region, and will also be available to subscribers of the Summit League Network through the Midco Sports Plus app. Saturday's game will air nationally on CBS Sports Network.
 
Radio: Sam Neidermann (play-by-play) and Dexter Werner (analyst) will call both games 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 long.
 
Against St. Thomas: Thursday will be the 24th meeting all-time between the Bison and Tommies, with NDSU leading the series 13-10. NDSU is 3-2 against St. Thomas since the Tommies joined The Summit League. Each team won on its home floor last season, and UST continued the trend with a 79-66 victory in St. Paul on Jan. 25 of this season.
 
Last Time vs. St. Thomas: The Bison built a nine-point lead at St. Thomas on Jan. 25, but the Tommies rallied back to outscore NDSU by 19 in the second half and earn a 79-66 win. Noah Feddersen scored a career-high 20 points to lead the Bison. Boden Skunberg added 19 points and seven rebounds.
        After shooting 71 percent (15-for-21) in the first half, NDSU finished at 48 percent for the game. Parker Bjorklund scored 32 points for St. Thomas to lead all scorers.
        NDSU led by nine at 42-33 in the final minute of the first half. The Tommies strung together a 12-2 run over a five-minute stretch in the second half, going up 53-48 with 10:30 remaining. When the Bison pulled within one at 53-52, St. Thomas responded with another 13-4 run.
 
Against North Dakota: Saturday will be the 309th meeting between NDSU and UND, with UND leading the all-time series, 164-144.
          The Bison lead 16-7 over 23 meetings in the Division I era, and NDSU has won 10 of the past 13 games against the Fighting Hawks.
 
Last Time vs. North Dakota: The Bison led for 30 minutes and built a nine-point advantage in the second half, but North Dakota closed the game with a 16-5 run to pull out a 60-58 victory on Feb. 3. UND's Amar Kuljuhovic made a layup with 2.6 seconds remaining to give the Fighting Hawks the win.
        The Bison shot 48 percent for the game and limited UND to 37-percent shooting, but the Fighting Hawks took advantage of 14 offensive rebounds. Andrew Morgan led NDSU with 14 points, and Tajavis Miller grabbed 10 rebounds.
        NDSU led 53-44 with just under eight minutes remaining.
 
Late Season Success: Since February 2019, the Bison are 44-17 in the months of February and March, good for a .721 winning percentage.
 
From Downtown: The Bison rank 14th nationally for three-point shooting at 38.4 percent.
 

• Andrew Morgan is averaging 18.2 points, shooting 60 percent from the floor, and shooting 76 percent at the free throw line.
• Jacari White and Tajavis Miller are a combined 23-for-48 (48 percent) from beyond the arc.
• NDSU is limiting its opponents to 33-percent three-point shooting.  

 

• NDSU is tied with Kansas State for the most overtime games in the NCAA this season (6).
• Since 2010, the most overtime games by any D-I team in a single season is 8.
  • Michigan State in 2014-15, Toledo in 2016-17, and Texas in 2017-18
• Since 2010, only two schools have won 6 overtime games in a season:
  • Kansas State this year (6-0 in OT)
  • Wyoming in 2017-18 (6-0 in OT)
  • NDSU is 5-1 this season in overtime games

 
Morgs Money: Andrew Morgan ranks third in NDSU history for career field goal percentage, shooting 57.2 percent over three seasons. He trails only Lance Berwald (1982-84) and Marshall Bjorklund (2010-14).
 
Bo Knows Threes: Boden Skunberg has moved into NDSU's top 15 all-time for three-pointers, draining 127 in his career.
 
White Hot: Jacari White is a career 40-percent three-point shooter, ranking him 12th on the NDSU all-time list.
 
Cashing In: Damari Wheeler-Thomas is No. 3 on the NDSU all-time list for free throw percentage at 84.8 percent.