COMING UP: The Bulldogs will make the long trip to Lewiston, Idaho to face #12 Lewis-Clark State College on Jan. 23 at 8:30 p.m. Then they will face rival Montana Tech in Butte, Mont. on Jan 25 at 7:30 p.m.
COMPLETE MEDIA GAME NOTES
LIVE STREAMING: The game at LC State will be available to stream on the
Warriors Sports Network. The game at Montana Tech can be seen online via Montana Tech's YouTube page.Â
LIVE STATS: Live stats will be available for both games on
Dakstats.Â
LISTEN: Both games will be simulcast on KDBM AM 1490 in Dillon or worldwide
online. Brian Danner will provide the play-by-play on KOZE on Jan. 23 and Paul Panisko and JT Thatcher will provide the play-by-play on KBOW on Jan. 25
LOOKING AT THE OPPONENT - LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE: The Warriors are tied for the Frontier lead after knocking off No. 8 University of Providence 90-71. This is the second time the Bulldogs will face LC State. Two weeks ago the Warriors beat the Bulldogs 94-74 as they made 15 3-pointers and shot 53 percent from the floor. LC is currently leading the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (45.9 percent). Their high powered offense is shooting 52.4 percent from the floor (2nd in the nation) is averaging 92.8 points a game (8th in the nation), 12.2 made 3-pointers a game (2nd in the nation) and has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.55 (2nd in the country). They are outscoring opponents by nearly 30 points a game (2nd in the nation) and are holding opponents to 63.3 points a game and 39.3 percent from the floor. Josiah Westbrook is shooting 52.9 percent and averaging 13.6 points a game. Damek Mitchell is averaging 7.1 assists and a three steals a game.Â
LOOKING AT THE OPPONENT - MONTANA TECH: The Orediggers are leading the country in turnover margin (7.2) and are outscoring opponents  by 20.9 points a game (7th in the nation). Taylor England is eighth in the country shooting 64.5 percent from the floor. He is leading team and is 15th in the nation in rebounding (8.8) and is averaging 16.5 points a game. Dylan Pannabecker is averaging 10.1 points and 4.9 rebounds and game. Sindou Diallo is shooting 47.9 percent from the floor averaging 20.9 points a game (9th in the nation). This is the second time in two weeks the two rivals have faced each other. Tech escaped Dillon with 63-58 win as the Bulldogs missed several opportunities down the stretch to tie the game.
