Complete NDSU Game Notes
 
The Games: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (15-14 overall, 8-6 Summit) will conclude the regular season with a trip to South Dakota on Thursday and a home game vs. South Dakota State on Saturday.
 
        Thursday, Feb. 29      at South Dakota                  7 p.m. CT
        Saturday, Mar. 2         vs. South Dakota State       1 p.m. CT
 
Where to Watch: Both games will be available to subscribers of the Summit League Network through the Midco Sports Plus app. Saturday's game will air locally on WDAY Xtra.
 
Radio: Sam Neidermann (play-by-play) and Dexter Werner (analyst) will call the 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 South Dakota: Thursday will be the 190th meeting all-time between NDSU and South Dakota, with the Bison leading the series 105-84. In the Division I era, NDSU owns a 20-8 record against the Coyotes. The Bison won two out of three games with South Dakota last season, prevailing 70-68 in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament.
 
Last Time vs. South Dakota: South Dakota's Kaleb Stewart scored 33 points to lead the Coyotes to a 75-66 victory over the Bison on Dec. 29 in Fargo. It was the Summit League opener for both schools.
        The Coyotes shot 49 percent for the game, and NDSU made just 40 percent of its shots. The Bison were 9-of-30 from three-point range and only 3-of-3 at the free throw line. Andrew Morgan scored 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting to lead the Bison.
        South Dakota used a 20-7 run to go ahead 29-26, and the Coyotes led 40-34 at halftime. NDSU battled back to tie the game at 46-46. Stewart strung together a personal 8-0 run to give the Coyotes the next eight points, and USD maintained a lead of at least three points for the rest of the game.
 
Against South Dakota State: Saturday will be the 236th meeting all-time between North Dakota State and South Dakota State, with the Bison leading the series 122-113. NDSU won two of the three clashes last season, including an 89-79 victory over SDSU in the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament. With the win in Brookings on Feb. 1 of this season, the Bison have won three of the last four vs. the Jackrabbits.
 
Last Time vs. South Dakota State: Noah Feddersen scored on a tip-in with 1.3 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Bison to a thrilling 74-73 victory over South Dakota State at Frost Arena on Feb. 1. The game was knotted at 55-55 with 3:51 remaining. NDSU went up by three points on four different occasions in the final three minutes, but SDSU's Zeke Mayo made a long three-pointer to tie the game at 65-65 with five seconds left, forcing overtime.
        Sophomore Lance Waddles scored NDSU's first five points of the overtime period. With the Jackrabbits leading 73-72 and 0:35 left, the Bison got a stop on the defensive end. Skunberg's attempt at a game-winner in the closing seconds missed, but Feddersen's tip-in won the game.
 
Late Season Success: Since February 2019, the Bison are 46-17 in the months of February and March, good for a .730 winning percentage.
 
Hot Shooting: The Bison rank 18th nationally for three-point shooting at 37.8 percent. NDSU is 37th in the country for field goal percentage at 47.6 percent.
 
Vital Morgan: Andrew Morgan averaged 22.0 points on 77-percent shooting in NDSU's wins over St. Thomas and North Dakota last week.
 
Full House: NDSU had 5,058 fans at the win over North Dakota on Feb. 24, which was the largest home crowd since the renovation turning the Bison Sports Arena into the Scheels Center prior to the 2016-17 season. It was the fourth home game with more than 5,000 in attendance in that same span.
 
Over the Past Five Games

• Andrew Morgan is averaging 18.0 points and shooting 67 percent from the floor.
• Jacari White and Tajavis Miller are a combined 22-for-51 (43 percent) from beyond the arc.
• Jacari White is averaging 11.8 points and 5.8 rebounds.
• NDSU is limiting its opponents to 30-percent three-point shooting, and 40-percent shooting overall.

 
Morgs Money: Andrew Morgan ranks third in NDSU history for career field goal percentage, shooting 58.0 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 128 in his career.
 
White Hot: Jacari White is a career 39.5-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 85.0 percent.