Bison Travel to Take on SDSU, UND this Week

The Games: The North Dakota State men’s basketball team will travel for two road contests this week, playing at South Dakota State on Wednesday, Feb. 19, and at North Dakota on Saturday, Feb. 22.
 
Where to Watch: Both games will be broadcast on Midco Sports and available to subscribers of the Summit League Network through the Midco Sports Plus app.
 
Radio: Sam Neidermann 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.
 
Against South Dakota State: Wednesday will be the 238th meeting all-time between North Dakota State and South Dakota State, with the Bison leading the series 122-115. NDSU won in Brookings last season — 74-73 in overtime on Feb. 1.
 
Against North Dakota: Saturday will be the 311th meeting between NDSU and UND, with UND leading the all-time series, 164-146.
          The Bison lead 18-7 over 25 meetings in the Division I era, and NDSU has won 12 of the past 15 games against the Fighting Hawks.
 
Long Range Attack: The Bison rank second in the country with 12.2 three-pointers made per game. NDSU is also second nationally in three-point percentage at 40.4 percent this season.
 
High Efficiency: The Bison are ranked first nationally in effective field goal percentage at 58.7 percent.
 
Racking ’em Up: NDSU has already set a single-season school record with 342 three-pointers made. The Bison broke the record on Feb. 15 vs. Denver — the 28th game of the year.
            1. 342        2024-25
            2. 332        2018-19
            3. 303        2019-20
 
Recent Milestones: Jacksen Moni surpassed 2,000 points for his career on Feb. 13 vs. Oral Roberts. He totaled 1,527 points in three seasons at Division II Northern State and has scored 515 this season.
            Jacari White reached 1,000 points for his career in the same game, becoming the 41st player to reach 1,000 career points for NDSU.
 
National Leaderboard: Masen Miller ranks seventh in Division I this season for three-point percentage at 45.8 percent. Jacksen Moni ranks ninth in the nation for scoring at 20.6 points per game.
 
Three Double-Doubles: Three different Bison have recorded double-doubles in Summit League play: Tajavis Miller (14 points, 10 rebounds) vs. Omaha on Jan. 4; Noah Feddersen (16 points, 11 rebounds) at South Dakota on Jan. 18; and Jacksen Moni (24 points, 10 rebounds) vs. North Dakota on Jan. 25.
 
Moni in The Summit: Jacksen Moni ranks second in The Summit League in scoring (22.5 ppg) and third in assists (3.5 apg) in league play. He also stands sixth in the league in field goal percentage and rebounding.
 
The Big Distributor: Jacksen Moni is one of only five players in the nation 6-10 or taller to average at least 3.6 assists per game this season.
 
The Bombs Away Bison™: NDSU is attempting three-pointers at the highest rate in Division I this season. According to KenPom, 55.1 percent of NDSU’s shots attempted this year have been three-pointers – the highest percentage in the nation.
            46.5 percent of NDSU’s scoring this season has come from three-pointers — the largest share in the nation.
 
Steady Barrage: The Bison have made double digit three-pointers in 18 of the last 22 games.
 

Over the Last Five Games …

• Jacksen Moni is averaging 23.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.
• Jacari White is averaging 23.2 points, 3.4 assists, and 4.4 made three-pointers per game, while shooting 55 percent from beyond the arc.
• Masen Miller is shooting 52 percent from beyond the arc.
• Noah Feddersen is shooting 60 percent overall.
• The Bison are shooting 43 percent from three-point range, but allowing their opponents to shoot 45 percent from beyond the arc.
• NDSU is shooting 82 percent at the foul line.

 
Most Threes Ever: NDSU set a new school single-game record by attempting 48 three-pointers in the win over North Dakota on Jan. 25, surpassing the previous team record of 40.
 
Full House: Attendance was 5,198 for the victory over North Dakota on Jan. 25 – the largest home crowd since the renovation turning the Bison Sports Arena into the Scheels Center prior to the 2016-17 season.