Bison Hoops Playing at Southern Illinois Monday Night

The Game: The North Dakota State men’s basketball team will travel to Carbondale, Ill., to take on the Southern Illinois Salukis on Monday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m.
          Monday, Nov. 18          at Southern Illinois                7 p.m. CT
          Thursday, Nov. 21        vs. Minnesota Crookston      7 p.m. CT
 
Where to Watch: Monday’s game at SIU will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
Radio: Sam Neidermann 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 Southern Illinois: Monday’s game will be the sixth meeting all-time between the Bison and the Salukis, with Southern Illinois holding a 4-1 lead in the series. SIU won 76-63 on Dec. 19 last season in Carbondale.
 
Last Time vs. Southern Illinois: Southern Illinois defeated NDSU, 76-63, on Dec. 19 last year in the final game before the holiday break. The game was tied 21-21 with just over seven minutes left in the first half before the Salukis rattled off a 10-0 run. SIU led 42-31 at halftime.
          NDSU cut the deficit to seven at 60-53 with eight minutes remaining, but SIU’s Trent Brown drained three-pointers on the next two possessions to extend the advantage for the Salukis. SIU’s Xavier Johnson topped all players with 25 points.
          The Bison shot 49 percent for the game, but made just 1-of-13 from three-point range and allowed the Salukis to shoot just under 55 percent overall.
 
White Hot: Senior Jacari White posted career-highs in back-to-back games to open the season, scoring 22 points vs. Jamestown on Nov. 4 before pouring in 27 points vs. Illinois State on Nov. 7. Through four games, he is averaging 22.5 points on 58-percent shooting.
 
Bombs Away: The Bison are averaging more than 31 three-point attempts per game this season. NDSU’s 39 three-point attempts vs. Illinois State were only one off the school single-game record of 40.
 
Point Guard Duo: NDSU’s point guard duo of junior Brennan Watkins and freshman Andy Stefonowicz have combined for 21 assists compared to just 8 turnovers this season.
 
Santa Clara Comeback: The Bison erased a 19-point deficit to come back for an 88-80 overtime win at Santa Clara on Nov. 13. Jacari White and Jacksen Moni both scored 19 points in the game, and the Bison made 15-of-32 (47 percent) from three-point range.
          Santa Clara was picked third in the West Coast Conference preseason poll behind Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s.
 
Fifteen Treys: The Bison drained 15 three-pointers in their win at Santa Clara on Nov. 13 — only one short of their single game record of 16, which has been achieved four times.
 
Shooters Shoot: Jacari White is a career 41.9-percent three-point shooter, ranking him seventh on the NDSU all-time list.