Northern Colorado Bears (6-4) at North Dakota State Bison (6-4)
Fargo, North Dakota; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado takes on North Dakota State after Isaiah Hawthorne scored 20 points in Northern Colorado’s 87-75 loss to the Saint Thomas Tommies.
The Bison are 2-1 on their home court. North Dakota State ranks fourth in the Summit League in team defense, giving up 73.1 points while holding opponents to 46.5% shooting.
The Bears are 1-3 on the road. Northern Colorado ranks seventh in the Big Sky giving up 74.5 points while holding opponents to 44.4% shooting.
North Dakota State averages 12.2 made 3-pointers per game, 5.6 more made shots than the 6.6 per game Northern Colorado allows. Northern Colorado has shot at a 50.4% clip from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points above the 46.5% shooting opponents of North Dakota State have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jacari White is shooting 46.0% and averaging 17.6 points for the Bison.
Hawthorne is averaging 17.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals for the Bears.
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