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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 Contact: Ryan Perreault (701) 231-8331 Ryan.Perreault@ndsu.edu Bison Schedule/Results (1-2, 0-0 Summit) November 13 at Utah Valley...L, 72-80 18 MINOT STATE.

.. 7 p.m. 19 at Fresno State...7 p.m. PT 21 at Wichita State...7 p.m. 31 CENTENARY*... 7 p.m. January 2 ORAL ROBERTS*... 7 p.m. 7 at Southern Utah*...7 p.m. MT 9 at Iowa State...3 p.m. 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE*.

1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 Contact: Ryan Perreault (701) Bison Schedule/Results (1-2, 0-0 Summit) November 13 at Utah Valley...L, MINOT STATE... W, IDAHO... L, at UC Davis...7 p.m. PT 27 WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY... 7:30 p.m. December 3 at Western Illinois*...7 p.m. 5 at IUPUI*...7 p.m. ET 9 DICKINSON STATE... 7 p.m. 12 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE... 7 p.m. 19 at Fresno State...7 p.m. PT 21 at Wichita State...7 p.m. 31 CENTENARY*... 7 p.m. January 2 ORAL ROBERTS*... 7 p.m. 7 at Southern Utah*...7 p.m. MT 9 at Iowa State...3 p.m. 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE*... 7 p.m. 21 OAKLAND*... 7 p.m. 23 IPFW*... 7 p.m. 26 at UMKC*...7 p.m. 28 at Oral Roberts*...7 p.m. 30 at Centenary*...4:30 p.m. February 4 UMKC*... 7 p.m. 6 SOUTHERN UTAH*... 7 p.m. 13 at South Dakota State*...7:30 p.m. 18 at IPFW*...7 p.m. ET 20 at Oakland*...6 p.m. ET 25 IUPUI*... 7 p.m. 27 WESTERN ILLINOIS*... 7:30 p.m. *Summit League games All mes Central unless otherwise noted Home games in BOLD CAPS The Summit League (through Sunday, Nov. 22) Summit Overall W-L Pct. GB W-L Pct. UMKC IUPUI Centenary Southern Utah Oral Roberts South Dakota State Western Illinois North Dakota State Oakland IPFW THIS WEEK: The North Dakota State men s basketball team (1-2) is scheduled to make its first ever trip to UC Davis (2-2) for a 7 p.m. PT game Tuesday, Nov. 24, at The Pavilion (7,600) in Davis, Calif. NDSU returns home to host Wisconsin-Green Bay (4-2) at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, at the Bison Sports Arena (5,830) in Fargo. It will be a doubleheader with the Bison women, who play host to Ball State at 5 p.m. RADIO: WDAY-AM 970 of Fargo will broadcast Tuesday s game at UC Davis with Jeremy Jorgenson calling the play-by-play at 9 p.m. CT following the conclusion of the 7 p.m. Bison women s basketball game at Minnesota. WDAY will carry Friday s doubleheader beginning at 4:40 p.m. with Sco Miller calling the play-by-play and Jorgenson as color analyst. ON THE WEB: Live stats and live audio for both games will be available on GoBison.com. Live video of Friday s game vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay will be available by subscripon to GoBison. com All Access starng at $7.95 or by subscripon to SummitTV on TheSummitLeague.org starting at $ THE SERIES: Tuesday will be the first meeng between North Dakota State and UC Davis. Friday will be the sixth meeng between North Dakota State and Wisconsin-Green Bay in a series dang back to UWGB leads the series 4-1 aer an win in Green Bay in November NDSU won the only meeng in Fargo in November The teams first met in the 1981 Division II North Central Regional semifinals, an Phoenix win. THE COACHES: Saul Phillips (Wisconsin-Plaeville, 1996) is in his third season as head coach at North Dakota State with a record. Phillips directed North Dakota State to its first Summit League championship and NCAA Division I tournament appearance in He was one of 10 finalists for the Hugh Durham Mid-Major Coach of the Year award. A Bison assistant for three seasons, Phillips came to NDSU from Wisconsin, where he was director of basketball operaons for three years under Bo Ryan. He was an assistant for two seasons each at Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Lake Superior State and a graduate assistant at Wayne State in Nebraska for one year. Gary Stewart (La Verne, 1984) has a record in his seventh season as head coach at UC Davis. Stewart is in his 17th year as a collegiate head coach with a record. He was previously was the director of basketball services at UCLA under Steve Lavin and was an assistant coach for three seasons at Washington State. Tod Kowalczyk (Minnesota-Duluth, 1989) has a record in his eighth season as head coach at Wisconsin-Green Bay. Kowalczyk played college basketball at Minnesota-Duluth and moved onto the sidelines with the Bulldogs before stops as an assistant coach at New Hampshire, St. Anselm College, Rider, Rutgers and Marquee. ABOUT NORTH DAKOTA STATE: The Bison are 1-2 aer an home loss to Idaho on Saturday. The Vandals went on a 7-0 run in the first two minutes aer halime and led by double digits most of the second half. Forward Eric Carlson led the Bison with 17 points and forward Dejuan Flowers had a game-high 10 rebounds. NDSU shot only 32.9 percent from the field compared to 57.1 percent for Idaho. Forward Michael Tveidt is the only starter back from last year s 26-7 NCAA tournament team that won The Summit League with a 16-2 record. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% FT% F 0 Dejuan Flowers Sr. Shakopee, Minn F 23 Michael Tveidt Jr. Pierre, S.D F 25 Eric Carlson So. Shakopee, Minn G 3 Mike Felt Fr. Redwood Falls, Minn G 32 Josh Vaughan Sr. Braham, Minn

North Dakota State Quick Facts Name: North Dakota State University City/Zip: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop.

2 North Dakota State Quick Facts Name: North Dakota State University City/Zip: Fargo, ND (pop. 90,599) Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 14,189 (fall 2009) Nickname: Bison Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) Arena Name: Bison Sports Arena Capacity: 5,830 Affiliaon: NCAA Division I Conference: The Summit League President: Dr. Joseph A. Chapman Alma Mater: Oregon State, 1965 Athlec Director: Gene Taylor Alma Mater: Arizona State, 1980 Athlec Dept. Phone: (701) Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-NDSU (6378) History First Year of Basketball: (111th season) All-Time Record: (.585) Years in NCAA Tournament: Nine Last NCAA Tournament: 2009 Finish: Midwest Region first round Last Postseason Opponent: Kansas Result: Lost, Team Info Head Coach: Saul Phillips Alma Mater: Wisconsin-Plaeville, 1996 Record at NDSU: (3rd season) Career Record: (3rd season) Office Phone: (701) Associate Head Coach: David Richman Assistant Coaches: Will Ryan, Jason Kemp Director of Operaons: Dan Weisse Last Year s Record: 26-7 overall, 16-2 Summit (1st) Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4 Leerwinners Returning/Lost: 6/4 Media Relaons Director: Jeff Schwartz Office Phone: (701) Cell Phone: (701) Jeff.Schwartz@ndsu.edu Men s Basketball Contact: Ryan Perreault Office Phone: (701) Cell Phone: (701) Ryan.Perreault@ndsu.edu Administrave Assistant: Glenda Klein Office Phone: (701) Web Site: FAX: (701) Press Row Phone: (701) Tale of the Tape NDSU UCD UWGB Overall Record Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Rebounding Avg Rebounding Margin Field Goal Pct pt. Field Goal Pct Free Throw Pct Turnover Avg Turnover Margin** Asst/Turnover Rao **Negave total is more turnovers North Dakota State Bison No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Dejuan Flowers* F Sr. Shakopee, Minn. (Mt. San Jacinto JC) 3 Mike Felt G Fr. Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Valley HS) 4 Freddy Coleman** G Jr. St. Paul, Minn. (St. Paul Johnson HS) 12 Drew Lundberg G So. Owatonna, Minn. (Northern Iowa) 13 Nate Zastrow G Fr. Manitowoc, Wis. (Manitowoc Lincoln HS) 21 Ausn Pennick** G Sr. Fargo, N.D. (Moorhead Park Chrisan HS) 23 Michael Tveidt** F Jr. Pierre, S.D. (T.F. Riggs HS) 24 Taylor Braun G Fr. Newberg, Ore. (Newberg HS) 25 Eric Carlson* F So. Shakopee, Minn. (Shakopee HS) 32 Josh Vaughan*** G Sr. Braham, Minn. (Braham HS) 34 Sam Sussenguth*** F Sr. Willmar, Minn. (Willmar HS) 44 Jordan Aaberg F Fr. Rothsay, Minn. (Rothsay HS) 50 Andy Nagel F RFr. Fort Dodge, Iowa (St. Edmond HS) *Leers earned Head Coach: Saul Phillips (3rd season) Associate Head Coach: David Richman Assistant Coaches: Will Ryan, Jason Kemp Director of Basketball Operaons: Dan Weisse Pronouncers Aaberg...AH-berg Braun...BRAHN Dejuan...duh-WAHN Nagel...NAY-gull Sussenguth...SOO-sehn-gooth Tveidt...TWEET Vaughan...VAHN Weisse...like nice Zastrow...ZAST-roh ABOUT UC DAVIS: The Aggies are 2-2 aer back-to-back wins over Winston-Salem State and UC Santa Cruz. Preseason All-Big West guards Joe Harden and Mark Payne return from last year s team that ed for seventh in the Big West with a 7-9 record. Harden was the Aggies top rebounder (7.2 rpg) and second leading scorer (14.8 ppg) last year. UC Davis is picked sixth in the Big West this year. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% FT% F 22 Joe Harden Jr. Acampo, Calif F 30 Jelani Floyd So. Chicago, Ill C 41 Dominic Calegari Sr. Berkeley, Calif G 11 Mark Payne Jr. Stockton, Calif G 24 Ryan Howley RFr. Flagstaff, Ariz ABOUT WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY: The Phoenix are 4-2 aer having a four-game winning streak snapped by Long Beach State on Saturday. Guards Rahmon Fletcher and Troy Coon, and forward Randy Berry are the three starters back from last year s team that placed second in the Horizon League with a 13-5 record and parcipated in the College Basketball Invitaonal. UWGB started its regular season with four games in four days, parcipang in the Hispanic College Fund Classic in Kent, Ohio. The Phoenix lost the opener to Alabama-Birmingham and beat Samford, Kent State and Rochester College. UWGB is picked to finish fih in the Horizon League this season. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% FT% F 23 Randy Berry Sr. Plover, Wis F 43 Ma Smith Fr. Whitewright, Texas G 0 Bryquis Perine Jr. Milwaukee, Wis G 10 Troy Coon Sr. Milwaukee, Wis G 20 Rahmon Fletcher Jr. Kansas City, Mo EIGHT GAME ROAD STREAK SNAPPED: North Dakota State had an eight-game road winning streak snapped with the loss at Utah Valley in the season opener. North Dakota State was 10-4 in away games last year and clinched its first winning road record since the team went 6-5 under current Iowa State head coach Greg McDermo. NDSU was 8-1 last year on the road in The Summit League. The 10 total road wins was a school record dang back to 1970.

3 TEAM TURNOVERS LOWEST EVER: Aer averaging more than 14 turnovers per game the previous five seasons, North Dakota State had its best year ever protecng the ball in NDSU s average of turnovers was the lowest average in school history back to when turnovers were first tracked. The previous bests came in , when NDSU averaged turnovers per game, and in , when the Bison averaged turnovers per game. HOME ATTENDANCE BEST IN 14 YEARS: Average home aendance for Bison men s basketball games more than doubled over the last four seasons from 1,654 to an average of 3,596 over 13 dates last season. That was the highest aendance mark since the season when NDSU averaged 4,153 fans and won its last regular-season conference championship. Current seang capacity inside the Bison Sports Arena is 5,830. BISON PICKED FIFTH IN THE SUMMIT: North Dakota State was picked to finish fih out of 10 teams in The Summit League according to a preseason poll of the league s head coaches, sports informaon directors and media. Oakland received 34 of 35 first-place votes, Oral Roberts was picked second, IUPUI was third with one first-place vote, and South Dakota State was picked fourth. Oakland guard Johnathon Jones was voted Preseason Player of the Year. NDSU forward Michael Tveidt was named to the preseason second team. Team (First Place) Pts 1. Oakland (34) Oral Roberts IUPUI (1) South Dakota State North Dakota State IPFW Southern Utah Western Illinois UMKC Centenary 89 THE SUMMIT LEAGUE: This is North Dakota State s third season as a member of The Summit League, an NCAA Division I athlecs conference that sponsors 19 championship sports. Other member instuons are Centenary College in Shreveport, La., Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, University of Missouri- Kansas City, Oakland University in suburban Detroit, Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., South Dakota State University, Southern Utah University and Western Illinois University. NDSU is also a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and the Western Wrestling Conference.

4 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics North Dakota State vs Utah Valley 11/13/09 7:10 p.m. at McKay Events Center, Orem, UT VISITORS: North Dakota State Dejuan Flowers... f Michael Tveidt... f Eric Carlson... f Mike Felt... g Josh Vaughan... g Nate Zastrow Austin Pennick Sam Sussenguth Jordan Aaberg TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 40.7% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 26.3% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 76.0% 2 HOME TEAM: Utah Valley Jourdain Scoubes... f Justin Baker... f Kevin Woods... g Tyray Petty... g Aaron England... g Jordan Swarbrick Eric Dearden Rory Fannon TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 50.0% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 44.4% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 81.8% 0 Officials: Duane Allen, Ken Nielson, Scott DeBo Technical fouls: North Dakota State-None. Utah Valley-None. Attendance: 2275 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total North Dakota State Utah Valley Career high 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for NDSU's Josh Vaughan. Points in the paint-ndsu 30,UVU 28. Points off turnovers-ndsu 10,UVU 16. 2nd chance points-ndsu 9,UVU 12. Fast break points-ndsu 0,UVU 0. Bench points-ndsu 7,UVU 30. Score tied-6 times. Lead changed-5 times. Last FG-NDSU 2nd-00:31, UVU 2nd-01:49. Largest lead-ndsu by 6 1st-12:59, UVU by 10 2nd-16:32.

5 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Minot State vs North Dakota State 11/18/09 7:05 p.m. at Bison Sports Arena, Fargo, ND VISITORS: Minot State Shaun Johnson... f Demetrius Malone... f Nathaniel Packineau. g Bojan Janjic... g Mister Carney... g Marcus Balinton Jason West Neil Packineau Gary Heitkamp Nick Turner TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 39.2% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 40.7% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 72.2% 2 HOME TEAM: North Dakota State Dejuan Flowers... f Michael Tveidt... f Eric Carlson... f Mike Felt... g Josh Vaughan... g Drew Lundberg Nate Zastrow Austin Pennick Sam Sussenguth Jordan Aaberg Andy Nagel TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 56.7% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 57.1% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 72.2% 6 Officials: John Yorkovich, Dan Nowakowski, Grady Dale Technical fouls: Minot State-None. North Dakota State-None. Attendance: 1683 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Minot State North Dakota State Points in the paint-minot 28,NDSU 44. Points off turnovers-minot 20,NDSU 20. 2nd chance points-minot 7,NDSU 18. Fast break points-minot 6,NDSU 14. Bench points-minot 36,NDSU 37. Score tied-5 times. Lead changed-11 times. Last FG-MINOT 2nd-03:31, NDSU 2nd-00:30. Largest lead-minot by 7 1st-08:28, NDSU by 28 2nd-00:30.

6 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Idaho vs North Dakota State 11/21/09 4:05 p.m. at Bison Sports Arena, Fargo, ND VISITORS: Idaho TOLEDO, Luiz... f JEFFERSON, Marvin... c HOPSON, Mac... g JOHNSON, Steffan... g WATSON, Kashif... g STERN, Corey LEDBETTER, Jeff HENDERSON, Shawn DE SOUZA, Luciano LAWRENCE, Marcus BARONE, Kyle TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 57.1% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 46.2% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 68.8% 2 HOME TEAM: North Dakota State FLOWERS, Dejuan... f TVEIDT, Michael... f CARLSON, Eric... f SUSSENGUTH, Sam... f VAUGHAN, Josh... g FELT, Mike ZASTROW, Nate PENNICK, Austin AABERG, Jordan TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 32.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 21.7% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 73.7% 4 Officials: Lamont Simpson, Bart Wegenke, Rob Kruger Technical fouls: Idaho-None. North Dakota State-None. Attendance: 3247 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Idaho North Dakota State Points in the paint-idaho 42,NDSU 34. Points off turnovers-idaho 12,NDSU 17. 2nd chance points-idaho 4,NDSU 11. Fast break points-idaho 18,NDSU 2. Bench points-idaho 16,NDSU 20. Score tied-6 times. Lead changed-12 times. Last FG-IDAHO 2nd-00:03, NDSU 2nd-00:33. Largest lead-idaho by 13 2nd-15:28, NDSU by 4 1st-14:50.

7 North Dakota State Men's Basketball North Dakota State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2009) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (1-2) (1-1) (0-1) (0-0) CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (1-2) (1-1) (0-1) (0-0) ---TOTAL PTS ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TVEIDT, Michael VAUGHAN, Josh CARLSON, Eric FELT, Mike FLOWERS, Dejuan AABERG, Jordan SUSSENGUTH, Sam ZASTROW, Nate PENNICK, Austin NAGEL, Andy LUNDBERG, Drew TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS NDSU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /13/09 at Utah Valley L Points per game /18/09 MINOT STATE W Scoring margin /21/09 IDAHO L FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total North Dakota State Opponents

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 Contact: Ryan Perreault (701) 231-8331 Ryan.Perreault@ndsu.edu Bison Schedule/Results (0-1, 0-0 Summit) November 13 at Utah Valley...L, 72-80 18 MINOT STATE...