NCAA Men's Basketball 2019: South Dakota State vs North Dakota JAN 16
Russell Hons

Men's Basketball Alec Stocker Johnson, FightingHawks.com

NOTES: North Dakota to battle league-leading Jackrabbits

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Saturday, Feb. 9 • 4:15 p.m. (CT) • Frost Arena (6,063) • Brookings, S.D.
Radio: Home of Economy Radio Network • Webcast: ESPN3
TV: MidcoSN

NEXT GAME
The University of North Dakota men's basketball team will look to avenge a tight loss to South Dakota State on Saturday afternoon in Brookings. 

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.

Saturday's contest with the Jackrabbits can be seen live on MidcoSN as Tom Nieman and Brad Newitt have the call from Frost Arena. Fans can also watch streams on 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 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
The Jackrabbits, picked first in the league's preseason poll, has won eight straight contests and is coming off a two-game road swing that saw SDSU take down Oral Roberts (86-80) and Denver (92-82) on Thursday and Sunday, respectively. 

SDSU currently sits at 9-1 in Summit League play, holding a 1.5 game lead on Omaha and two-game cushion over Purdue Fort Wayne in the standings. 

All-American Mike Daum continues to do Mike Daum things as the senior paces the Jacks with 24.9 points per game and 11.3 rebounds per contest. He is one of two players nationally averaging over 20 points and 10 rebounds per game, recording 47 double-doubles this season. 

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday will mark the 191st all-time meeting between North Dakota and South Dakota State, with UND holding a 106-84 lead in the series. 

While UND owns the overall series, SDSU has dominated the Division I era by winning six of the seven meetings. 

UND will be looking to snap a 15-game losing streak at Frost Arena, dating back to Feb. 1995. No active UND players or its SID, Alec Stocker Johnson, were alive for the last win by UND in Brookings. 

FULL GAME NOTES CAN BE FOUND HERE
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