Wednesday, Feb. 5 • 7:05 p.m. (CT) • Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,140) • Grand Forks, N.D.
Radio: Home of Economy Radio Network • Webcast: ESPN3, FOX Sports GO, UND Insider
TV: MidcoSN, FOX College Sports
 

NEXT GAME
The University of North Dakota men's basketball team returns home after back-to-back road contests with a showdown vs. in-state rival North Dakota State on Wednesday night. 

BROADCAST COVERAGE
All UND men's basketball games, home and away, can be heard on stations across the UND Sports Home of Economy Radio Network, as well as through the iHeart Radio app. The flagship station for the network is 96.1 FM (The Fox), but games can also be heard on 1440 KKXL AM (The Fan) and 100.3 KSNR FM (Cat Country) in the Grand Forks area. Fans in the Fargo-Moorhead region can tune into the Fighting Hawks on 740 AM  (KNFL) and 790 AM (KFGO). Paul Ralston will be entering his 10th season on the call for all North Dakota men's basketball games.

In addition, all home men's basketball contests will be televised regionally and nationally for the first time in program history, thanks to the partnerships with Midco Sports Network® (MidcoSN®) and FOX Sports North.

Wednesday's contest with the Bison can be seen live on MidcoSN and FOX College Sports as Alex Heinert and Zach Dosch have the call from the Betty. Fans can also watch streams on FOX Sports GO and ESPN+. For those wanting to listen to the radio, tune into 100.3-FM in Grand Forks and across the state on 790-AM.

ABOUT NDSU
NDSU started the season 0-8 in road games, but has picked up back-to-back wins away from home over Oral Roberts and Western Illinois. Those two victories moved the Bison into fourth place in the league standings at 5-4 in league play.

The Bison thrive on their bench, as NDSU has  seven players averaging at least 20 minutes per game this season. In the school's Division I era (2004-present), NDSU has never had more than six players average 20-plus minutes for a season. 

Junior Deng Geu poured in a career-high 22 points in NDSU's 78-76 victory at Western Illinois on Feb. 2. Geu went 8-for-12 from the floor and buried a season-high three 3-pointers in 17 minutes of action against the Leathernecks. Geu is the only reserve in The Summit League to lead his team in scoring (12.0 ppg

SERIES HISTORY
Wednesday will mark the 297th all-time meeting between North Dakota and North Dakota State, with UND holding a 161-135 lead in the rivalry series. While UND owns the overall series, NDSU holds a slight 7-4 advantage in the Division I chapter of the rivalry.  

Since 2000, UND and NDSU have met 21 times with UND winning 10 contests and NDSU winning 11. 

FULL GAME NOTES CAN BE FOUND HERE