Bison Host South Dakota Wednesday for Senior Night

The Game: The North Dakota State men’s basketball team will host the South Dakota Coyotes on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. inside the Scheels Center. It will be Senior Night and the regular season finale for the Bison.
 
Where to Watch: The game will be broadcast on WDAY Xtra locally and available to subscribers of the Summit League Network through the Midco Sports Plus app.
 
Radio: Sam Neidermann (play-by-play) and Dexter Werner (analyst) will call the game on 107.9 The Fox and Bison 1660. Broadcasts can also be streamed on the NDSU Athletics app, as well as at GoBison.com/AllAccess for free.
 
Against South Dakota: Wednesday will be the 192nd meeting all-time between NDSU and South Dakota, with the Bison leading the series 106-85. In the Division I era, NDSU owns a 21-9 record against the Coyotes.
 
Last Time vs. South Dakota: Jacari White poured in a career-high 32 points to lead the Bison to a dominant 103-77 win at South Dakota on Jan. 18. White shot 10-for-13 for the game and made five three-pointers. As a team, NDSU shot 57 percent for the contest. Noah Feddersen recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
 
Long Range Attack: The Bison rank second in the country with 12.2 three-pointers made per game. NDSU is fourth nationally in three-point percentage at 40.0 percent this season.
 
High Efficiency: The Bison are ranked first nationally in effective field goal percentage at 58.6 percent.
 
Racking ’em Up: NDSU has already set a single-season school record with 365 three-pointers made. The Bison broke the record on Feb. 15 vs. Denver — the 28th game of the year.
            1. 365        2024-25
            2. 332        2018-19
            3. 303        2019-20
 
National Leaderboard: Masen Miller ranks fourth in Division I this season for three-point percentage at 46.7 percent. Jacksen Moni ranks ninth in the nation for scoring at 20.6 points per game.
 
Climbing the List: Jacari White (86) is No. 2 on the NDSU single-season list for three-pointers made, with Masen Miller (84) close behind at No. 4 on the list. Lawrence Alexander holds the NDSU record with 104 three-pointers in the 2014-15 season.
 
Key Piece: The Bison are 12-2 this season when Jacksen Moni scores 20-plus points.
 
The Big Distributor: Jacksen Moni is one of only five players in the nation 6-10 or taller to average at least 3.7 assists per game this season.
 
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 557 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.
 

Over the Last Five Games …

• Jacksen Moni is averaging 23.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game.
• Jacari White is averaging 23.4 points and 3.8 made three-pointers per game.
• Masen Miller is shooting 61 percent (19-of-31) from beyond the arc.
• The Bison are shooting 40 percent from three-point range, but allowing their opponents to shoot 47 percent from beyond the arc.
• NDSU is shooting 82 percent at the foul line.

 
Moni in The Summit: Jacksen Moni ranks second in The Summit League in scoring (22.3 ppg) and third in assists (3.5 apg) in league play. He also stands fifth in the league in field goal percentage and sixth in rebounding.
 
The Bombs Away Bison™: NDSU is attempting three-pointers at the highest rate in Division I this season. According to KenPom, 55.0 percent of NDSU’s shots attempted this year have been three-pointers – the highest percentage in the nation.
            46.3 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 20 of the last 24 games.
 
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.