GAME EIGHTEEN
Who | Western Illinois at North Dakota
When | Saturday, January 25 at 7 p.m. CT
Where | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center - Grand Forks, N.D.
TV | UND Insider
Radio | WRMS (Danny Frey)
Social Media | Twitter + Facebook #TRADITIONofTOUGH
Series History | The Fighting Hawks lead the all-time series 4-3 after sweeping both 2019 contests in their first season of Summit League play.
1/3/67 | L, 74-106 | A
12/14/67 | L, 77-95 | H
2/28/80 | W, 102-79 | N
11/26/11 | W, 65-62 | A
12/22/11 | W, 68-46 | H
1/12/19 | L, 65-71 | A
2/1/19 | L, 73-74 | H
Western's Last Outing | The Leathernecks visited Baxter Arena Thursday night with the tall task of ending Omaha's 15-game home winning streak, and it took an extra period to settle the final score, but in the end, the Mavericks claimed the 87-82 decision.
Western led for 37 minutes, never trailing after the opening half until the 3:27-mark of overtime.
Close Calls | Nine games have been decided by seven points or less this season, and Western is 3-6 in the decisions.
Stetson | L, 75-77
UT Martin | L, 91-98
Northern Illinois | L, 81-86
at Ball State | W, 62-69
at Kansas City | L, 67-68
at Evansville | L, 86-90
South Dakota | W, 82-75
Oral Roberts | W, 86-80
at Omaha | L, 82-87, OT
Mr. Consistency | In his four-year tenure, C.J. Duff has appeared and started in 103 games. He has missed just one outing in his career -- the November 20 matchup versus UT Martin this season -- after requiring oral surgery for an injury suffered at Indiana.
Joe Dykstra (1978-83) holds the program record for most games started at 112 while Ceola Clark III (2008-13) is the record holder for 124 games played.
Summit League Leaders (Top 10)
Points Per Game
8. Kobe Webster / 15.9 PPG
Field Goal Percentage
4. James Claar / 60%
Free Throw Percentage
1. Zion Young / 87.3%
3-Pointers Made
T5. Ben Pyle / 44
3-Point Field Goal Percentage
4. Ben Pyle / 44%
5. Zion Young / 43.5%
9. C.J. Duff / 38.7%
Blocks
10. James Claar / 13
Steals
6. Ben Pyle / 1.1 SPG
Assists
5. Kobe Webster / 3.7 APG
