Bison Carry Seven-Game Win Streak into Monday Showdown with Cal State Bakersfield

The Game: The North Dakota State men’s basketball team will host CSU Bakersfield on Monday, Dec. 23, for the final non-conference game before Summit League play.
        Monday, Dec. 23       vs. CSU Bakersfield          7 p.m. CT
 
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 CSU Bakersfield: Monday will be the second meeting between the Bison and Roadrunners in men’s basketball. The two schools played on Nov. 11 this season in Bakersfield, with CSUB winning 86-81.
 
Last Time vs. CSU Bakersfield: The Bison built a 15-point lead in the second half, but Cal State Bakersfield stormed back to pull out an 86-81 victory on Nov. 11 at the Icardo Center. Jacari White scored 22 points to lead NDSU, and Noah Feddersen added 16 points and six rebounds.
        NDSU led 59-44 with 15 minutes left in the second half. The Bison were up 69-56 with 9:45 remaining before the Roadrunners went on a 12-0 run. With the game tied at 77-77, Marvin McGhee IV hit a three-pointer to give Bakersfield the lead for good with 1:49 on the clock.
        Jemel Jones scored 25 points for Bakersfield. The Roadrunners shot 58 percent for the game, while the Bison shot 52 percent.
 
In the seven-game win streak …

• The Bison are shooting 45.7 percent from three-point range and limiting their opponents to 25.5 percent from beyond the arc.
• Jacksen Moni is averaging 20.6 points on 58-percent shooting overall and 53 percent from three-point range.
• Jacari White is shooting 48 percent from downtown.
• Masen Miller has committed only one turnover in the past seven games, while shooting 44 percent from beyond the arc.
• The Bison have outscored their opponents by 100 points in the first half, 296-196.
• The Bison are averaging 15.1 assists per game – five more per game than their opponents.

 
Pick Your Poison: Seven Bison players are shooting 40 percent or better from three-point range this season: Jacksen Moni, Jacari White, Masen Miller, Brennan Watkins, Tajavis Miller, Luke Kasubke, and Jeremiah Burke.
 
Long Range Attack: The Bison are ranked second in the country with 12.4 three-pointers made per game. North Florida is No. 1, averaging 13.6 treys per contest. NDSU is sixth on the national list in three-point percentage at 41.5 percent for the season.
 
Double Digit Dubs: NDSU is one of 30 Division I schools with 10 wins already this season.
 
High Efficiency: The Bison are ranked seventh nationally in effective field goal percentage at 59.1 percent, according to KenPom.com
 
Mid-Major Poll: The Bison are ranked 25th in the latest edition of the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll released this week.
 
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.
 
Top 75 Wins: The Bison have two road victories over Top 75 teams in the KenPom Ratings this season — Santa Clara (72) and Butler (73).
 
Get Moni: Jacksen Moni has been named the Summit League Peak Performer of the Week back-to-back — on Dec. 9 and Dec. 16.
 
Shooters Shoot: Jacari White is a career 42.1-percent three-point shooter, ranking him seventh on the NDSU all-time list.
 
Point Guard Duo: NDSU’s point guard duo of junior Brennan Watkins and freshman Andy Stefonowicz have combined for 70 assists compared to just 32 turnovers this season.