Bison Men Host Kansas City, Travel to South Dakota

The Games: The North Dakota State men’s basketball team will host Kansas City on Thursday before playing a road game at South Dakota on Saturday this week.
          Thursday, Jan. 16        vs. Kansas City          7 p.m. CT
          Saturday, Jan. 18         at South Dakota         2 p.m. CT
 
Where to Watch: Both games will be available to subscribers of the Summit League Network through the Midco Sports Plus app. Thursday’s home game will be broadcast on WDAY Xtra locally.
 
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 Kansas City: Thursday will be the 25th meeting all-time between NDSU and Kansas City. The Bison hold a 16-8 lead in the series. NDSU won both games against Kansas City last season, winning 92-91 in double overtime on the road and 82-78 in overtime in Fargo.
 
Against South Dakota: Saturday will be the 191st meeting all-time between NDSU and South Dakota, with the Bison leading the series 105-85. In the Division I era, NDSU owns a 20-9 record against the Coyotes. USD won both meetings last season.
 
Long Range Attack: The Bison rank second in the country with 12.3 three-pointers made per game. NDSU is also second nationally in three-point percentage at 41.5 percent this season.
 
Pick Your Poison: Seven Bison players are shooting 40 percent or better from three-point range this season: Jacksen Moni, Brennan Watkins, Noah Feddersen, Tajavis Miller, Masen Miller, Luke Kasubke and Jeremiah Burke.
 
High Efficiency: The Bison are ranked second nationally in effective field goal percentage at 59.5 percent, according to KenPom.com.
 
6-10 Guy Leads in Assists: Jacksen Moni led The Summit League with 3.8 assists per game in non-conference play. He is one of only two players in the nation 6-10 or taller to average more than four assists per game this season, joining Robbie Avila of Saint Louis.
 
The Bombs Away Bison™: NDSU is attempting three-pointers at the highest rate in Division I this season. According to KenPom, 54.9 percent of NDSU’s shots attempted this year have been three-pointers – the highest percentage in the nation.
          47.3 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 12 of the last 13 games, including the last eight straight contests.
 
New High Score: NDSU’s 110 points scored at Oral Roberts on Jan. 9 were the most ever scored by the Bison in regulation against a Division I opponent.
 
Mile High Lockdown: NDSU allowed just 50 points in the win at Denver on Jan. 11, matching its second-lowest total allowed against a Summit League opponent in the last three seasons.
 
Noah’s Big Week: Noah Feddersen stood out in NDSU’s road sweep of Oral Roberts and Denver last week, averaging 17.5 points in the two victories. Including his career-high 21-point performance at ORU, Feddersen shot 12-for-13 on the road trip. He added nine rebounds and sank three three-pointers at Denver.
 
December to Remember: The Bison went unbeaten this December for the first time in the school’s D-I era.
 
Top 100 Wins: The Bison have two road victories over Top 100 teams in the KenPom Ratings this season — Santa Clara (69) and Butler (86).