Montana at Idaho State
Thursday, 7:05 p.m. - Reed Gym
Radio — 930 CBS Sports Radio or Rock 102.5Web — isubengals.com (live stats)
Free live video stream — watchbigsky.com
Records — Idaho State is 6-9 and 3-3 in the Big Sky. Montana is 7-8 overall and 2-4 in the league.
Series — Montana leads 95-46.
Last outing — Idaho State lost at Weber State 65-59, and Montana lost at home to Northern Colorado 84-73.
Up next — Idaho State hosts Montana State Saturday in Reed Gym.
Probable starters
Montana:
F Mike Weisner, 6-7, Jr. 6.7 ppg
C Andy Martin, 7-0, So. 2.5 ppg
G Jordan Gregory, 6-2, Jr. 14.5 ppg
G Keron DeShields, 6-2, Jr. 12.2 ppg
G Kareem Jamar, 6-5, Sr. 19.8 ppg
Idaho State:
G/F Chris Hansen, 6-4, Jr. 17.0 ppg
F Jeffrey Solarin, 6-4, Jr. 10.6 ppg
C Avibakuro Preh, 6-9, Sr. 2.5 ppg
G Andre Hatchett, 6-4, Sr. 14.6 ppg
G Tomas Sanchez, 6-3, Sr. 15.1 ppg
Game notes: Idaho State, Montana
The Missoulian's Bob Meseroll has a great preview of ISU-UM here. Make sure to check it out. Montana head coach Wayne Tinkle has some interesting quotes on how the Bengals are an improved basketball team.
In Montana's game notes, UM's Tinkle has this to say about Idaho State ...
“ They are a very experienced team. Those guys all played together and played a lot of minutes last year. They suffered some growing pains a year ago, and they are tougher for it this season. Bill’s (head coach Evans) got them playing very disciplined defensively. Offensively he’s opened it up a little bit for them – I think they are playing with a lot more freedom.
“They cause people a lot of problems. Not only are they pesky, but they are capable of beating anybody. He’s got them going. They played Weber down to the wire (a 65-59 ISU loss in Ogden on Jan. 2). It’s going to be a dog fight, and it always is against that zone. It always takes teams four, five, six minutes to get used to it and find out where you can exploit it.
“It’s a great atmosphere there in Pocatello. I am looking forward to getting on the bus. Our team needs something to turn things around, and maybe a real positive road trip and some time on a bus will bring us back to earth a little and help build some momentum.”
“ They are a very experienced team. Those guys all played together and played a lot of minutes last year. They suffered some growing pains a year ago, and they are tougher for it this season. Bill’s (head coach Evans) got them playing very disciplined defensively. Offensively he’s opened it up a little bit for them – I think they are playing with a lot more freedom.
“They cause people a lot of problems. Not only are they pesky, but they are capable of beating anybody. He’s got them going. They played Weber down to the wire (a 65-59 ISU loss in Ogden on Jan. 2). It’s going to be a dog fight, and it always is against that zone. It always takes teams four, five, six minutes to get used to it and find out where you can exploit it.
“It’s a great atmosphere there in Pocatello. I am looking forward to getting on the bus. Our team needs something to turn things around, and maybe a real positive road trip and some time on a bus will bring us back to earth a little and help build some momentum.”
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