Men open Summit League play at NDSU

Wednesday, January 3

Fargo, N.D.

7 p.m.

South Dakota State University

North Dakota State

Tickets

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

1/2/2018 12:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball

GAME 18: South Dakota State (12-5) at North Dakota State (8-6)

When	Wednesday, Jan. 3
Where	Scheels Center \| Fargo, N.D.
Radio	Jackrabbit Sports Network \| WNAX 570 AM \| Tyler Merriam
Television	Midco Sport Network \| ESPN3/WatchESPN \| Brian Shawn, Greg Stemen & Jody Norstedt
Live Video	Bison All-Access
Live Audio	Jackrabbits All-Access
Live Stats	GoJacksLive.com
Game Notes	South Dakota State \| North Dakota State \| Summit League
Social Media	Twitter \| Facebook \| #FindAWay

Previewing the Game
South Dakota State opens Summit League play with a two-game road swing, starting Wednesday at North Dakota State. Tipoff from the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota is set for 7 p.m.

The Jackrabbits (12-5) last played Dec. 30, wrapping up nonconference play with a dominating 111-68 victory over Presentation at home. SDSU won its final three games of 2017 and reached 12 wins before the New Year for the first time since 2011-12.

North Dakota State (8-6) is on a three-game winning streak as well, claiming a 99-50 win over Jamestown last Saturday. Prior to that, NDSU took down UTEP and UNC Wilmington at the Sun Bowl Invitational before Christmas.

This is the 219th meeting all-time between the schools, with the Bison holding a 117-101 edge dating back to the first matchup in 1909. At the Division I level, the Jackrabbits are 12-20 against NDSU with a 10-17 mark in regular season DI matchups.

Jackrabbit Ticket Office Update
Jackrabbit fans wanting to catch Summit League basketball at Frost Arena have access to a pair of deals through the Jackrabbit Ticket Office. Fans can purchase general admission tickets to all men's and women's conference games for $75, or choose a mini plan and pick three Summit League games to attend for $30. Visit JackrabbitTickets.com, stop by the ticket office inside Frost Arena or call 605-688-5422.

About South Dakota State
The Summit League Preseason Player of the Year Mike Daum is the nation's top returning scorer and is off to another strong start, averaging a team-best 21.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per contest. He has six double-doubles on the campaign and has reached double figures in 16 of 17 contests, including five of his 17 career 30-point performances.

Daum has been named the Summit League's Player of the Week three times this season, including the last two awards in 2017.

David Jenkins Jr. is off to a torrid pace in his first season at the collegiate level, sitting second on the team with 14.8 points per game and 14 double figure scoring performances. He has led the team in scoring three times (13 against UCI, 23 against Iowa and 19 against Concordia) and is shooting 40.7 percent from the field this season.

Jenkins has reached the 20-point mark four times this season, including his first career 30-point game, where he dropped 31 at Colorado with seven 3-pointers.

The Tacoma, Washington native is even with Mike Daum for the team-lead in 3-pointers, hitting 44 at a clip of 41.1 percent.

Reed Tellinghuisen has risen to 23rd all-time in career points at SDSU (1,228) this year and is averaging 12.4 points per game, hitting double figures in 10 of the last 11 contests. Tellinghuisen is pulling down 4.8 rebounds every night, and on Dec. 22 posted his third career double-double, finishing with a team-best 16 points and 10 rebounds at UMKC.

The Sac City, Iowa native is shooting over 50 percent from the field and is 34-for-79 (43 percent) from 3-point range.

Tevin King is putting up 9.1 points per game, just below double figures while grabbing 88 total rebounds, second-most on the team. He has 47 assists and a team-best 30 steals while shooting 52.7 percent from the field.

From Chicago, King has hit 12 3-points this season and has scored 10 or more eight times.

The Jackrabbits are 22nd nationally in scoring offense, putting up 85.7 points per game with a plus-11.2 scoring margin. SDSU is shooting 42.2 percent from deep combined, a mark that ranks eighth in NCAA Division I while the team is hitting close to 48 percent from the field.

On the boards, SDSU has a plus-4.8 rebounding margin and is fourth nationally with 664 total rebounds.

About North Dakota State
2017 Summit League First Team honoree Paul Miller leads the Bison with 16.4 points per game, hitting 29-3-pointers with a 42.6 percent mark from the field. Miller has grabbed 84 total rebounds (6.0 per game) to sit second on the team, and his 53 assists is the majority for the Bison.

Tyson Ward is in double figures as well, putting up 11.1 points a night over 14 starts and leads the team with 6.3 rebounds per contest (88 total). He is shooting 46.6 percent from the field and is even with Miller with 10 steals and five blocks on the year.

A.J. Jacobsen and Cameron Hunter are recording 8.6 points a game, as Jacobson has hit 24 of his 47 (51.1 percent) 3-point shots. Hunter is playing 24.1 minutes per game as a true freshman and is shooting 42.9 percent from deep with 18 3-pointers.

As a team, NDSU is scoring 73.9 points per contest and shooting 48 percent combined with a 39.4 percent mark beyond the arc, the nation's 39th best 3-point percentage. Defensively, the Bison are allowing 66.4 points on average and are tough on perimeter defense, ranking 16th nationally in 3-point Field Goal defense at 29.3 percent.

On the boards, North Dakota State holds a plus-1.3 margin over 14 games.

David Richman is in his fourth season leading the Bison and holds a 70-40 record. NDSU is 40-4 at home under Richman's command.

A South Dakota State Win Would ...
Give SDSU its 13th win of the season ... move the Jacks to 102-117 all-time against the Bison ... make Otzelberger 31-22 at South Dakota State ... send the Jackrabbits to 1,496-1,029-1 all-time.

A South Dakota State Loss Would ...
Put the Jacks at 13-6 ... give NDSU its third straight win in the series and put SDSU at 101-118 all-time against the Bison ... make Otzelberger 30-23 at South Dakota State ... move the Jackrabbits to 1,495-1,030-1 all-time.

Daum Racks Up Weekly Honors
Mike Daum earned his third Summit League Player of the Week nod Dec. 26, picking up the nod for the second-straight week. Daum is a seven-time Summit League Player of the Week for his career, the fourth-most all-time in league history.

Dec. 26 -- Averaged a double-double over two starts, putting up 23.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game alongside a 61.3 field goal percentage. Started the week with a 35-point, 14-rebound double-double against Drake on Dec. 19. He matched his career-high of 14 field goals and hit four 3-pointers in the game. Daum added 12 points and seven rebounds at UMKC (Dec. 22), going 5-for-7 from the field.
Dec. 18 -- Averaged a double-double over two starts, with 31 points and 11 rebounds per contests. Scored 37 points with 12 rebounds at Colorado (Dec. 15) and had 25 points with 10 boards against North Dakota (Dec. 12).
Nov. 20 -- Posted double-doubles in both games, averaging 25.5 points and 12.0 rebounds per contest. He shot 50 percent from the field (16 of 32) and hit eight 3-pointers while going 11-for-13 at the charity stripe. Notched his 13th career 30-point game against Alabama State (11/14) to go along with 13 rebounds while adding 21 points and 11 rebounds against Kansas (11/17).

Tough Tests
South Dakota State played five Power Five (ACC, SEC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12) opponents this season and has two wins those games.

The Jackrabbits knocked off Ole Miss (Nov. 28) in overtime after a win over Iowa (Nov. 21) at the Cayman Islands Classic.

SDSU also faced Kansas (Nov. 17) and Colorado (Dec. 15) in addition to a road matchup at then-No. 6 Wichita State (a member of the American Athletic Conference), with narrow losses against the Shockers and Buffaloes. At WSU, the Jacks led for over 28 minutes of game action, but a late charge helped the Shockers defend their home court. SDSU charged back from an early deficit in Colorado to force overtime, but could not pull off the comeback in a double overtime affair that saw State play just eight Jackrabbits in 50 minutes of game action.

South Dakota State has seven wins over Power Five programs since joining The Summit League in 2007, picking up wins over Iowa State (2008), Iowa (2010 and 2017), Washington (2011), TCU (2015), Minnesota (2015) and Ole Miss (2017).

SDSU's wins over Iowa and Ole Miss this season came in the shortest time frame of any Summit League team since 1998 (seven days). The Jackrabbits are the fifth league team to post a win over separate Power Five conferences in the same regular season, and the first to do it since 2009.

Additionally, the Jacks' five losses have come to teams with a combined 52-17 record.

Jenkins Jr. Named National Freshman of the Week
CBS Sports and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association have named South Dakota State's David Jenkins Jr. as the National Freshman of the Week, announced Dec. 19 on CBSSports.com.

Jenkins averaged 23 points, four 3-pointers, four rebounds and 1.5 steals per game last week, shooting 47.2 percent from the field with an 8-for-17 effort from long range.

He made the most of his first career start against North Dakota on Dec. 12, playing 29 minutes with 15 points and a career-high seven rebounds in a 99-63 Jackrabbit victory.

The 6-2 guard continued his hot play against Colorado last Friday, breaking the school's Division I freshman single-game scoring mark with 31 while burying seven 3-pointers, tied for fourth-most in a Division I game at SDSU. He teamed with Mike Daum to become the first duo in the school's Division I history to each have 30 or more points in the same game.

Daum Named November Athlete of the Month
South Dakota State's Mike Daum was selected as the Summit League's November Male Athlete of the Month, announced Dec. 7 by the conference office.

Daum helped the Jacks to a 7-2 record through the opening part of the season and averaged a near-double-double, posting 20.1 points and 8.2 rebounds per game while hitting 22 3-pointers. The Kimball, Nebraska native scored in double figures for all nine contests, including two 30-point performances and five games with 20 or more.

The forward had three consecutive double-doubles from Nov. 12-17, racking up 22 points and 13 rebounds against Mary and 30 points with 13 rebounds against Alabama State before closing the streak with a 21-point, 11-board performance at then-No. 3 Kansas.

Let It Rain
South Dakota State's 3-point offense ranks among the nation's best for the second-straight season, as the team leads the nation in 3-pointers made and is 10th in attempts for the Jan. 1 stats release. The Jacks are 15th nationally with 11.1 3-pointers per game and their 42.2 long range shooting percentage is eighth in Division I.

Last season, the Jacks had three players that hit 60 or more 3-pointers last season, including two returners in Mike Daum (79) and Reed Tellinghuisen (74). That duo ranked 13th nationally among active returning duos in combined 3-pointers from a year-ago. State has three already with 30 or more 3-pointers this year: David Jenkins Jr. (44), Mike Daum (44) and Reed Tellinghuisen (34). All three rank among the nation's best, with Jenkins and Daum sitting 27th in the NCAA.
Through 17 games last season, SDSU was 154-for-425 beyond the arc. This year, the Jacks are 188-for-445 from long distance.
Nov. 28 saw the Jackrabbits reset the school's Division I record for 3-pointers made and attempted in a game for the third (makes) and fourth (attempts) time, going 18-for-41 beyond the arc.
Since the arrival of T.J. Otzelberger, the Jacks now hold all of the top five spots in the record book for 3-pointers made in a Division I game, and hold all but one of the spots in the top five of attempts.
The Otzelberger-led Jackrabbits have hit 14 or more 3-pointers in 10 games over the last two seasons, and prior to his arrival a State team had hit 14 or more 3-pointers in just six games.
Through the first 12 seasons of Division I basketball (starting in the first transition year of 2003-04), SDSU had 71 games of 10 or more 3-pointers, with a max of 13 in one season (2010-13). The Jackrabbits did it 13 times last year and this season has hit 10 or more 3-pointers in 10 games.
Under T.J., the Jackrabbits have attempted 30 or more 3-pointers in a game 11 times. The Pre-Otzelberger era Jackrabbit teams did it on 11 total occasions since the adoption of the 3-point line in 1986. It happened three times at the Division I level and eight times between 2003-04 and 2015-16, the last season Scott Nagy led the program.

Pointing The Way
Tevin King and Brandon Key have shared the point guard role through 17 games this season, complimenting each other and helping the team rank 27th nationally with 253 total assists.
Key has a team-high 64 assists (3.8 per game) to go with 6.6 points per game. He five double-figure scoring games and has dished three or more assists on 12 occasions, including a pair of seven-assist efforts against Alabama State and DSU. He has five or more assists in eight games.

King has 47 assists and is averaging 9.1 points per contest while leading the team with 30 steals. The Chicago, Illinois native has already surpassed his 3-point total from a year ago, sitting with 12 made 3s this season to go alongside a field goal percentage of 52.7. He has eight double figure scoring games this season.

Daum, Tellinghuisen Continue Rise on Scoring Chart
Mike Daum entered the top five for career points at South Dakota State Dec. 12 against North Dakota, and now has 1,764 points as a Jackrabbit. Next on the list is Austin Hansen, who scored 1,815 points between 1999-2003.

Reed Tellinghuisen joined the top 25 in all-time scoring Dec. 12, and is currently 23rd with 1,226 career points. He is less than 200 points from the top 10 after joining the 1,000 points club in The Summit League Tournament last season.

The complete 1,000 point club can be found on page 10 of the game notes.

Dynamic Duo
Teammates Mike Daum and Reed Tellinghuisen are back after leading the team in scoring a year ago, and rank among the nation's best as a scoring duo with over 2,900 points between them in their careers. The Jacks are third in total career points as a pair as of Jan. 1, 2018.

Tacoma Talent
Tacoma, Washington native David Jenkins Jr. has burst on the scene through his first month of collegiate basketball, racking up 252 points and 44 3-pointers through 17 games. He has hit at least two 3-pointers in 13 contests and on Dec. 15 at Colorado set the school's freshman single-game scoring record at the Division I level with 31.

The lone West coach native on the Jackrabbit roster has reached double figures in 14 of his first 17 games, becoming the first freshman to accomplish the feat at SDSU since Steve Holdren did it in 11 of his first 17 appearances in 2004-05.

Jenkins and Holdren are also the only two Jackrabbit freshmen to lead the team in scoring in their first collegiate game over the last 17 years (dating back to 2000-01 when game-by-game stats were readily available).
Jenkins is second on the team with a 14.8 points per game average in 2017-18 and has shot 42.2 percent from the field, and 41.1 percent from long distance.

He was named the National Freshman of the Week by CBS Sports and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Dec. 19 after averaging 23 points, four 3-pointers, four rebounds and 1.5 steals per game over two games that week.

He is on pace to challenge Mike Daum's freshman scoring record of 518 points, set in 2015-16. Jenkins has 252 points through 17 games, compared to Daum's 212 points in that span.

Fellow Tacoma native Isaiah Thomas, currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers, had 269 points and 15 double figure games through 17 games of his freshman year at Washington.
Jenkins scored over 2,000 points in his high school career before spending a year at Sunrise Christian Academy Prep School. He was named as a newcomer to watch in The Summit League by TheAthletic.com's John Rohde.

As of Monday, Jan. 1 Jenkins sits ninth among Division I freshmen this season in total points.

Daum Named to Award Watch Lists
Mike Daum has earned a spot on three national award watch lists for the 2017-18 season, being named a preseason favorite for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year, Oscar Robertson Player of the Year and Lute Olson Player of the Year awards.

The Karl Malone Award is presented by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Named after Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor in its fourth year recognizes the top power forwards in Division I men's college basketball. By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2018 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award will be narrowed to just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Malone and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The winner of the 2018 Karl Malone Award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, April 6, 2018.
Daum was selected as one of 32 players on the 2017-18 Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List, announced Nov. 6 by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. The award is presented to the national player of the year by its namesake at the NCAA Final Four in San Antonio. In mid-March, the USBWA will announce its 2017-18 All-America Team and, at that time, finalists will also be chosen for the player of the year. Once finalists are announced, the entire USBWA membership will vote for the winner of the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
He was announced as one of 40 selections on the CollegeInsider.com Lute Olson Award Watch List Nov. 6 as well. The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player who has played at least two seasons. The 2017-18 Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award will be announced on March 31, 2018 at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Event in San Antonio, site of the men's NCAA Basketball Championship.

#FearFrost
The Jacks own an 82-5 record at Frost Arena over the last six seasons dating back to 2011-12, which includes perfect home records in four of the last five years entering the current season. That span includes two home winning streaks of 30 or more games.

South Dakota State won 34 consecutive games from Jan. 30, 2014 to Dec. 28, 2016. It ended as the nation's second longest active streak.
The Jackrabbits won 30 consecutive home games from Jan. 29, 2011 to Nov. 14, 2013.
SDSU put together undefeated seasons inside Frost Arena the following years: 1984-85 (18-0), 2002-03 (17-0), 2011-12 (14-0), 2012-13 (13-0), 2014-15 (13-0), and 2015-16 (12-0). SDSU is 7-0 at home this year.
Since 2011-12, South Dakota State has won 94.2 percent of its home games, a mark that ranks fifth among all Division I programs.
South Dakota State has won 28 consecutive home nonconference games inside Frost Arena. That mark ranks eighth nationally.

Team Quick Hits

Mike Daum and David Jenkins Jr. became the first Jackrabbit duo in Division I to score 30 or more points in the same game when the pair went for 37 and 31, respectively at Colorado Dec. 15.
South Dakota State has scored 100 or more three this season. Prior to the Jackrabbits' 103-67 win over Concordia (Neb.), the previous 100-point game for SDSU was Feb. 28, 2013. The last time SDSU had two or more 100-point games in a season was 2011-12, when the Jackrabbits did it twice. The Division I program record for 100-point games in a season is five, set in 2004-05 and the overall program record is six, set in 1997-98, 1991-92 and 1968-69.
The Jackrabbits have passed the 90-point mark eight times this season and have scored 80 or more in 12 games.
The Jacks are 10-2 when winning the rebounding battle and 2-3 when being out-rebounded. Twice this year the Jacks have posted a plus-20 rebounding margin. SDSU was 16-1 when outrebounding its opponent last year and 2-16 in games with the same or fewer rebounds. State currently sits fourth nationally with 540 total rebounds.
South Dakota State forced 11 steals against Concordia (Neb.) on Dec. 8, tallying 10-or-more steals in a game for the first time since Nov. 19, 2015 at Illinois State (11).
Six Jackrabbits reached double figures against Concordia (Neb.) on Dec. 8 for the first time in a game since Feb. 28, 2013 at Omaha, and did it again Dec. 22 at UMKC.
Three times this season the Jackrabbits have had two players score over 20 points in the same game. Mike Daum and David Jenkins Jr. did it against Alabama State (34 and 20) and Ole Miss (26 and 22).
South Dakota State is now five wins away from the program's 1,500th victory. The Jacks won their 500th game in Frost Arena last season.
2017-18 marked the third time State has started 3-0 at the Division I level (dating back to transition year of 2004-05). The Jacks also did it in 2010-11 and 2015-16, when the team started an Division I-best 6-0.
At least one Jackrabbit has scored in double figures over the last 326 games dating back to Jan. 12, 2008 at IUPUI when Anthony Cordova had nine points to lead the Jacks.
From Jan. 31, 2009 through the 2013-14 season, SDSU put together a streak of 179 games with at least one 1,000 point scorer on the floor. SDSU snapped a streak of 90 games without a 1,000 point scorer when Mike Daum joined the club on Jan. 21, 2017. SDSU has now restarted a streak of 30 games with at least one 1,000-point scorer on the court.
State has made at least one 3-pointer in 355 consecutive games. The last time the Jackrabbits did not make a 3-point field goal was Jan. 25, 2007 at Utah State when the team went 0-for-13.
The Jackrabbits are 92-18 all-time in home openers. Dating back to 2004-05, SDSU's first year of DI transition, State is 12-2.
SDSU is 73-39 in season-openers all-time. The Jacks are 6-8 in season-opening games at the Division I level.

Jacks Back in Mid-Major Top 25
The Jackrabbits moved back into the top 25 of the College Sports Madness Mid-Major poll, released Dec. 25 by the organization

The Jacks fell out of the top 25 last week for the first time this season, but moved back to 22nd in the latest poll.

SDSU was previously ranked in all six versions of the poll, including preseason, while sitting as high as 13th in the second edition.

The latest edition of the poll features 2017-18 opponents Missouri State (No. 16), South Dakota (No. 18), and Buffalo (RV-12).

SDSU Signs Three
Owen King, Aaron Fiegen and Matthew Mimms signed their National Letters of Intent to join South Dakota State, announced Nov. 11 on National Signing Day.

King (Caledonia, Minnesota) averaged 19 points, five rebounds and six assists per game as a junior for Caledonia High School. He enters his senior season as the school's all-time leading scorer (1,925 points) and in December was named Minnesota's Associated Press High School Football Player of the Year.
Fiegen (Madison, South Dakota) was a First Team All-State pick last year, averaging 15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in 2016-17.
Mimms (Fairfax, Iowa) is a two-time Iowa State Champion with Xavier High School. He averaged 15.5 points, five assists and 2.3 steals per game as a junior.

Jacks Fifth at Cayman Islands Classic
South Dakota State took fifth at the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic, closing the tournament with wins over Iowa and Buffalo after falling in its first game to Wyoming.

Reed Tellinghuisen was named to the Cayman Classic All-Tournament Team, averaging 12.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. Mike Daum led all Jackrabbits with 54 total points at the tournament, hitting double figures all three games, including a season-best 34 against Buffalo.

David Jenkins Jr. shot 41.2 percent (7 of 17) beyond the arc, adding 14.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game while Tevin King, playing 26.3 minutes per game, dished out five assists, came up with eight steals, scored 31 points (10.3 ppg) and grabbed 17 rebounds (5.7 per game).

No. 12 Cincinnati won the tournament, beating Wyoming in the finals.

Preseason All-Conference Team; Jacks Picked First
Mike Daum and Reed Tellinghuisen made repeat appearances on the Summit League's Preseason All-League teams, announced early-October. Daum was the Preseason Player of the Year with First Team honors while Tellinghuisen picked a Second Team nod for the second straight season.

Daum is the second Jackrabbit to be named Preseason All-Conference and the first to do it twice, joining Nate Wolters (2012-13).

As a team, South Dakota State was picked to win the league for the fourth time in program history.

SDSU Last Time Out (Dec. 30, 2017)
South Dakota State closed its nonconference schedule in dominating fashion Saturday with a 111-68 win over Presentation at Frost Arena.

SDSU (12-5) shot 64.5 percent in the game and hit 14-of-23 from deep while limiting Presentation (6-9) to seven 3-pointers and a 38 percent field goal mark.

Five Jackrabbits reached double figures, led by Mike Daum's 24. He, Reed Tellinghuisen and Lane Severyn paced the team with six rebounds each.

David Jenkins Jr. had a career-high six assists and hit 6-of-8 from the field on his way to 18 points, while Tellinghuisen added 17 of his own.

Chris Howell scored all 15 of his points in the second half and Ian Theisen returned to the lineup for the first time since Dec. 12, tallying 11 points over 26 minutes.

SDSU started the game on a 9-2 run, and although the Saints hung around early, a 13-0 Jackrabbit spurt midway through the first quickly put the game out of reach.

Ahead 41-25 near the five-minute mark, State pushed the lead to 32 (59-27) behind an 18-2 rally over the next four minutes.

The Jackrabbits were on fire early, hitting 74.1 percent from the field in the opening half and carried a 59-30 lead into the locker room.

South Dakota State picked up where it left off in the second, scoring the first seven points of the period before the teams traded buckets until the 12-minute mark.

From there, the Jacks ran off 14 unanswered to go up 45 (93-48) with 8:36 to play, and soon after broke the 100-point barrier on a Key 3-pointer inside the five-minute mark.

The largest lead of the day (53) came when Howell buried a jumper at 3:12, and although Presentation scored the final 10 points of the game, SDSU finished with its highest scoring total since Dec. 15, 2001 when it took down Minnesota-Morris, 127-60.

Opponent Last Time Out (Dec. 30, 2017)
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FARGO, N.D. – Ten Bison scored six or more points as the North Dakota State men's basketball team rolled to a 99-50 victory over NAIA Jamestown on Saturday afternoon at the Scheels Center.
NDSU improved to 8-6 with the win. The Bison host South Dakota State on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at 7 p.m. to open Summit League play.

Senior guard Paul Miller scored 23 points to lead the NDSU attack, making his first five attempts from three-point range. Sophomore Tyson Ward added 12 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds for the Bison.

Eight NDSU players scored at least eight points in the game. The Bison shot 59 percent overall and 55 percent from beyond the arc (12-for-22).

Redshirt freshman Cameron Hunter registered nine assists for NDSU – the most by a Bison since Taylor Braun dished out 11 against Southern Mississippi on Nov. 18, 2013.
Hunter, Jared Samuelson and Dylan Miller all scored nine points for the Bison.

With his five treys on Saturday, Paul Miller tied Lawrence Alexander for seventh on the NDSU career list with 207.

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