Nov. 23, 2009

Game Notes: Idaho State at Utah State

Pocatello, ID --- Fresh off their first win of the season and their best performance to date, the Idaho State men's basketball team will go out in search of a big road win when they travel across the state border to take on the Utah state Aggies on Tuesday night at the Dee Glenn Smith Spectrum at 7;05 pm on Tuesday night.

The game will be available on The Bengal Radio Network, which is flagshipped at ESPN Radio 930 AM KSEI in Pocatello and KRXK 1230 AM in Idaho Falls. The Bengal Radio Network also contains stations in Idaho Falls (KGTM 98.1 FM) and Twin Falls (KTFI AM 1270 AM). Jerry Miller will have the play-by-play with Frank Mercogliano handling the halftime scoreboard. The game will also be available on internet video for a fee at www.utahstateaggies.com. and it will be on Comcast on Demand in Utah on a delay basis.

About The Bengals
Idaho State is 1-3 on the season, winning their home opener to end a three-game season opening losing streak, winning over Colorado Christian 77-60, as Amorrow Morgan led the way with 25 points. Broderick Gilchrest also had 16 points, including 13 in the second half, and Demetrius Monroe had his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Morgan leads the team in scoring with a 17.8 scoring average, and Gilchrest isn't too far behind with a 14.8 scoring average as well. Demetrius Monroe is the leading rebounder averaging 10.5 per game, and he is second in the Big Sky as well. Gilchrest is leading the team with 10 assists and eight steals, while Austin Kilpatrick has five bloacks and six three-pointers.

As a team, the Bengals are shooting at a .424 clip, but they are just 12-for-42 from three-point range, a .286 mark. ISU is shooting .744 from the line for the season. They are outrebounding their opponents by two, 137-135. ISU's opponents have shot well so far, shooting .475 from the field so far, and hitting 32-of-86 threes, a .372 mark.

About The Aggies
Utah State is 1-2 on the season, having lost two straight after defeating Weber State 66-60 to open the season. The Aggies lost at Utah 68-67, and then on a long trip to Northeastern 64-61. Tai Welsey led the Aggies against Northeastern with 16 points and Nate Bendall was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field and 7-for-7 from the line for 15 points, but USU shot just .404 from the field and turned it over 15 times in the game.

Jared Quayle leads the Aggies in scoring at 14.7 points per game, and Bendall and Wesley join him in double-figures at 13.7 and 11.3 per game each. Quayle and Bendall have been a tough rebounding tandem, with Quayle at 9.7 per game and Bendall at 8.0 per game. Quayle has the triple crown, leading the team with nine assists as well.

Utah State is shooting .442 from the field so far, and .378 from the three-point line, going 17-for-45. USU is also shooting a high percentage of .848 from the line, but their boogey-man defense isn't good as opponents are hitting .807 themselves. USU is averaging 5.4 more rebounds then their opponents, and opponents are only hitting .393 from the field and just .233 from three.

Series History with Utah State
Utah State leads the overall series 34-15, and the Aggies have been on a roll as of late, winning the last 10 in the series, going back over 25 years. The last Bengal win in the series came on December 30, 1981 when ISU won 74-70 in Logan. The Aggies lead the series all-time in Logan 21-6, and they also lead 13-9 in Pocatello and 1-0 on neutral courts. The last meeting in Logan wasn't pretty for ISU, as the Aggies won 83-46.