Idaho State Bengals (5-6) vs. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (9-4)

Flagstaff, Arizona. Thursday, 8pm ET

BETMGM Sportsbook Line: Lumberjacks -2.5; over/under is 141.5

Highlights: Trenton McLaughlin scored 22 points in Northern Arizona’s 110-74 win over Benedictine at the Mesa Redhawks as Northern Arizona took on Idaho State.

The Lumberjacks are 6-0 in home games. Northern Arizona leads the Big Sky with 26.2 defensive rebounds per game, with Carson Tout averaging 8.8.

The Bengals are 1-5 on the road. Idaho State ranks ninth in the Big Sky in 3-point shooting percentage at 31.7%.

Northern Arizona is averaging 8.4 3-pointers per game, 1.2 more than the 7.2 per game allowed by Idaho State. Idaho State averages 74.0 points per game, 2.7 more than Northern Arizona’s 71.3 points per game.

The Lumberjacks and Bengals will meet for the first time in Big Sky play this season on Thursday.

Top performer: McLaughlin is averaging 23.1 points, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals for the Lumberjacks.

Dylan Darling of the Bengals is averaging 13.3 points and 5.7 assists.

Last 10 games: Lumberjacks: 7-3, averaging 79.9 points, 37.0 rebounds, 16.5 assists, 6.0 steals, 2.0 blocks and shooting 47.2% from the field. Opponents are averaging 72.1 points per game.

Bengals: 5-5, averaged 76.6 points, 37.9 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 5.8 steals, and 5.9 blocks per game, shooting 43.8 percent from the field. The opponent’s average score is 65.8 points.

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.