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INDIANAPOLIS - Winners of four of their past five outings, the IUPUI basketball team will return home to host North Dakota State on Thursday night in The Jungle for a 7:00 p.m. tip. The game will be streamed live to the internet as part of the IUPUI LIVE! package and broadcast live in Indianapolis on 88.3 FM. Pregame coverage with Scott McCauley (play-by-play) and Angelo Smith (analyst) will start at approximately 6:55 p.m..

IUPUI (9-9, 3-2 Summit) is coming off a thrilling 78-74 win at IPFW on Saturday as the Jaguars overcame a 16-point deficit in the victory. Junior Christian Siakam had a career-high 20 points and 11 rebounds for his second career double-double and classmate Alex Young tied his season-high with 24 points in the win. Senior Leroy Nobles ignited a personal 8-0 run with a four-point play that reversed a two-point deficit into a two-point lead. The 6-foot-5 sharpshooter hit midrange jumpers on the next two trips to put IUPUI up for good.

IUPUI comes in at 4-2 all-time against North Dakota State and 2-1 in the three prior meetings in Indianapolis. The Jags swept the season series last year, including a 66-52 romp in Fargo behind Young's 23 points.

NDSU (9-6, 3-2 Summit) comes in as the fifth-ranked three-point shooting team in the nation at 42.4 percent overall. Senior Michael Tveidt is the Bison's top sniper at 55.8 percent and is scoring a team-high 14.9 points per game. Eric Carlson comes in netting 10.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and senior guard Freddy Coleman, who missed all of last season to injury, is averaging 10.2 points and 5.4 rebounds a game.

The IUPUI men's tennis team will be recognized during the game for posting the highest team GPA during the recently completed fall semester.