North Dakota State Bison (5-3) at Eastern Washington Eagles (2-6)
Cheney, Washington; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota State faces Eastern Washington after Marisa Frost scored 27 points in North Dakota State’s 83-74 win over the Montana Grizzlies.
The Eagles have gone 2-1 in home games. Eastern Washington is ninth in the Big Sky with 12.0 assists per game led by Peyton Howard averaging 3.4.
The Bison are 1-1 on the road. North Dakota State ranks seventh in the Summit with 21.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Avery Koenen averaging 5.0.
Eastern Washington is shooting 38.3% from the field this season, 2.6 percentage points lower than the 40.9% North Dakota State allows to opponents. North Dakota State has shot at a 41.6% clip from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points higher than the 41.0% shooting opponents of Eastern Washington have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Howard is shooting 42.2% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, while averaging 16 points, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals.
Koenen is scoring 11.3 points per game and averaging 7.1 rebounds for the Bison.
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