Battle, Montana State Bobcats to host Jones and the Idaho Vandals

Published Dec. 28, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Idaho Vandals (6-7) at Montana State Bobcats (7-6)

Bozeman, Montana; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Montana State faces Idaho in a matchup of Big Sky teams.

The Bobcats are 4-0 on their home court. Montana State is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Vandals have gone 2-4 away from home. Idaho is the leader in the Big Sky giving up only 68.2 points per game while holding opponents to 44.3% shooting.

The Bobcats and Vandals face off Thursday for the first time in Big Sky play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jubrile Belo is averaging 12.6 points and six rebounds for the Bobcats. Raequan Battle is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Montana State.

Yusef Salih is shooting 35.6% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Vandals, while averaging eight points. Isaac Jones is averaging 17.5 points and 6.8 rebounds over the past 10 games for Idaho.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bobcats: 6-4, averaging 83.5 points, 33.3 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 7.4 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 50.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.0 points per game.

Vandals: 5-5, averaging 77.9 points, 28.1 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 5.8 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.