NORTH DAKOTA vs NORTH DAKOTA STATE
DATES:  Friday, Jan. 15, 5 p.m. CT | Saturday, Jan. 16, 5 p.m. CT
SITE:  Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center)
RADIO:  100.3 FM, 740 AM (Jack Michaels)
TV/VIDEO:  UNDInsider, MidcoSN (Alex Heinert, Val Sussex '09)
LIVE STATS:  FightingHawks.com
TWITTER: @UNDWBasketball

QUICK JUMPERS
*In their first meeting this season (Dec. 16), the University of North Dakota held North Dakota State to 61 points in regulation.
*The Fighting Hawk defense did not allow a field goal in the first quarter to NDSU (0-for-16) and held the Bison to an 18.8 field goal percentage in the half.
*North Dakota is coming off its best shooting performance (.439) since the season-opener against Marquette (.459).
*UND and Oral Roberts exchanged 13 leads and played to nine ties last Saturday, the most for UND in both categories this season.
*In the last five games, Megan Zander is averaging 13 points per game, including two 20-point games.
*UND won the turnover battle against Oral Roberts last time out, finishing +2 versus the Golden Eagles.
*The University of North Dakota made a season-high 29 field goals last time out, including 11 three-pointers with a 40-percent clip behind the arc.
*Heading into the weekend, UND leads The Summit League in rebounds per game (41.4) and offensive rebounds per game (14.9).
*The Fighting Hawks also lead The Summit League in blocked shots per game alongside South Dakota State with 4.0 per game.
*Maggie Manson is fourth in The Summit League in three-point field goals (20).
*Less than two weeks removed from a five-point afternoon, the UND bench scored 42 points at Oral Roberts last Sunday.
*The Fighting Hawks are 6-4 in the last 10 meetings with the Bison.

ON TAP
Entering the halfway point of the season this weekend, the University of North Dakota will return home for rivalry week at The Betty, hosting North Dakota State on Jan. 15 and 16. The Hawks and Bison will tip at 5 p.m. on MidcoSN and 100.3 FM The Cat in Grand Forks and 790 AM The Fan in Fargo.

SCOUTING THE BISON
Since the Fighting Hawks and NDSU last met, North Dakota State has gone 4-1 with a 3-1 record in Summit League play and a win at Kansas. Overall the Bison are 8-2 this season and are 2-2 on the road in 2020-21. The Bison have won their last three Summit League matches with a 93-60 win at Western Illinois and a pair of victories over Omaha at The SHAC. While Heaven Hamling has been NDSU's top-scorer this season with 12.7 points per game, four other players - Ryan Cobbins (8.9), Emily Dietz (8.4), Reneya Hopkins (8.3), and Abby Schulte (8.1) - are averaging 8.0 points per game. Outside of their 93-point showing against the Leathernecks, the Bison are averaging 64.3 points per game. However, NDSU is only allowing 61.3 points per game and held Omaha to 53 and 55 points on Friday and Saturday, respectively. 

NEXT UP
The University of North Dakota will hit the road next weekend when it heads to South Dakota State for a pair of contests with the Jackrabbits on Jan. 22 and 23. Tipoffs are slated for 5 p.m. Central and will be televised on MidcoSN2.