Northern Colorado Bears and the North Dakota State Bison play in Albuquerque, New Mexico

North Dakota State Bison (1-4) vs. Northern Colorado Bears (1-4)

Albuquerque, New Mexico; Friday, 9:30pm EST

BOTTOM LINE: The North Dakota State Bison and the Northern Colorado Bears meet at Dreamstyle Arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Bears have a 1-4 record in non-conference games. Northern Colorado is eighth in the Big Sky with 21.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Dalton Knecht averaging 6.0.

The Bison are 1-4 in non-conference play. North Dakota State ranks second in the Summit with 9.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Andrew Morgan averaging 3.0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Johnson averages 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Bears, scoring 13.0 points while shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc. Knecht is shooting 50.0% and averaging 16.0 points for Northern Colorado.

Morgan is averaging 13.2 points and 8.2 rebounds for the Bison. Tajavis Miller is averaging 12.2 points for North Dakota State.

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