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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (8-10, 2-4) vs. IDAHO STATE BENGALS (6-8, 3-2)
Saturday, January 18, 2020, 7:05 p.m. • Viking Pavilion (3,094), Portland, OR
Television: None
Live Stream: Pluto TV Channel 532, pluto.tv, WatchBigSky.com • Play-by-play: Matt Richert • Analyst: Devon Pouncey
Live Stats: www.ViksLive.com
Complete notes and stats in pdf

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THE OPENING TIP
A welcome return home for the Portland State Vikings comes this Saturday when they host the Idaho State Bengals at Viking Pavilion. PSU has played the last four games on the road and will not have played at home for nearly three weeks.
     
It will be a nice stop off for the Vikings, and an important one. After ISU, Portland State hosts Weber State next Monday. Then back on the road for four of the next five games. The payoff does not begin for PSU until Feb. 15, when the Vikings start a stretch of five of the last seven games at home.
     
PSU (8-10, 2-4) took an 85-70 loss at defending Big Sky Champion Montana on Monday. It was a close game until the final eight minutes when the Griz pulled away and handed the Vikings their largest margin of loss for the season. Still, PSU split the road trip to the Treasure State. The Vikings pulled out a gutty, 77-76 victory at MSU last Saturday.
     
When PSU hosts Idaho State it hopes to be closer to its full complement of players. The Vikings missed SR G Matt Hauser the last two games as he is recovering from an ankle sprain. His status remains uncertain. They also were without the services of SR C Sal Nuhu, who came down with an illness prior to the Montana game. It is hoped he will be able to return this weekend.
     
JR G Holland Woods keeps rolling along no matter the circumstances. He had a big night at Montana State with a career-high 30 points, six rebounds and six assists. Woods hit the game-winner with 2.4 seconds left. And, with three steals in that game he became PSU's all-time leader in that category (now 132), adding to his school record for assists (453).
     
Portland State will be facing Idaho State for the first time this season when they meet at Viking Pavilion. The Bengals are 6-8 overall, but currently 3-2 and tied for fourth in the Big Sky Conference. The teams split the season series last year.
     
ISU will host a game with Weber State on Thursday prior to facing the Vikings.
     
Portland State is 4-2 at home this season. The Bengals have a 2-6 road record under first-year Head Coach Ryan Looney.
     
Saturday's game will tip off at 7:05 p.m. at Viking Pavilion. A Pluto TV live stream is available on Channel 532, www.pluto.tv and www.WatchBigSky.com. Live statistics can be found at www.ViksLive.com.
 
COMING UP
The Vikings host Weber State on Monday night, then go on the road for four of the following five games.
 
GAME NOTES: PORTLAND STATE vs. IDAHO STATE
• THE SERIES: Portland State leads the all-time series with Idaho State, 33-21, and the Big Sky Conference series, 29-17... the Vikings are 18-5 against the Bengals in Big Sky games at home, including winning the last three... the teams split the season series last year, but the Vikings have won four of the last five meetings overall.
• LAST YEAR: Feb. 2, 2019 at Pocatello, ISU 69, PSU 67: Idaho State outplayed the Vikings in the closing moments to win the first meeting of the season. ISU shot .509 from the field and had only seven turnovers in an efficient offensive performance. Gary Chivichyan scored 16 points to lead four Bengals in double figures. The Vikings got 14 points each from Holland Woods and Jamie Orme. Feb. 21, 2019 at Viking Pavilion, PSU 99, ISU 93: Portland State's bench took over in a game that evolved into a three-point shooting contest. The Vikings shot their best of the year from distance (15-28) and got 63 of their 99 points from the bench. Deante Strickland scored a career-high 20 points, hitting 5-6 threes. Michael Mayhew had 17 points on 5-8 three-pointers. ISU got 24 points each from Jared Stutzman and Brandon Boyd as the Bengals made 13-26 three-pointers.
• THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COURT: Portland State SR F Alonzo Walker will go up against his former team when the Vikings play the Bengals. Walker played at Idaho State in 2018-19, completed his degree and became a graduate transfer at PSU. Last season for the Bengals, Walker averaged 6.9 points and 4.5 rebounds. In two games against the Vikings, he averaged 7.5 points and 7.0 rebounds. Now playing as a Viking, Walker has started 15 games, averaging 9.1 points and 5.9 rebounds.
• COACHES: Vikings Coach Barret Peery (Southern Utah, 1996) is in his third season on the Park Blocks and has a 44-40 career record. Peery is 3-1 all-time against Idaho State... Peery's other head coaching experience is at the junior college level where he was 178-30 in six seasons (2005-08, College of Southern Idaho; 2011-14, Indian Hills (IA) CC)... the Bengals are coached Ryan Looney (Eastern Oregon, 1998), one of four first-year coaches in the Big Sky Conference. 
 
IDAHO STATE BENGALS
• Idaho State University is an original member of the Big Sky Conference. The Bengals have won two Big Sky regular season titles, two Big Sky tournament titles and made 11 appearances all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
• The Bengals were 11-19 last season, 7-13 and 10th place in the Big Sky Conference. Three starters and eight letterwinners return from that team.
• This season, the Bengals are 6-8 overall, 3-2 in the Big Sky Conference and tied fourth place. ISU will host Weber State prior to facing the Vikings. The Bengals average 67.7 points per game and allow 66.9. They shoot .464 from the field but only .625 at the free throw line to rank last in the Big Sky.
• Junior guard Tarik Cool has quickly become a top player in the Big Sky Conference. He averages 14.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.
• Senior forward Chier Maker is averaging 12.1 points and 5.4 rebounds and has made a team-high 30 three-point field goals.
• Senior guard Jared Stutzman is averaging 10.0 points and 4.1 rebounds.
 
SUSTAINABLE AND RECYCLABLE VIKING QUICK NOTES
 
Home Court(s)
• Portland State opened the Viking Pavilion at the Peter W. Stott Center in 2018-19. The Stoller Family Court is PSU's fifth home court since joining the Big Sky Conference in 1996-97. Previously, the main home court was the old Peter W. Stott Center. However, the Vikings also used the Rose Garden (now Moda Center) and Memorial Coliseum occasionally over the years. In 2017-18, PSU used Lewis & Clark College's Pamplin Sports Center as a home court while the Viking Pavilion was being completed. Here is the breakdown:
  - Viking Pavilion - 22 games, 16-6, .727
  - Peter W. Stott Center - 233 games, 168-65, .721
  - Rose Garden (Moda Center) - 28 games, 19-9, .679
  - Memorial Coliseum - 19 games, 13-6, .684
  - Lewis and Clark (2017-18) - 12 games, 7-5, .583
  - 24th season - 313 games, 223-91 at home overall, .710
• Portland State has lost only 11 non-conference home games in the last 13 seasons (56-11). PSU is 29-11 against Division I schools, and 27-0 against lower division schools over that span.
Big Sky Battles
• Portland State is 198-212 all-time in all Big Sky Conference games, including the Big Sky Tournament (12-14).
• PSU is 129-66 in home games, 63-135 in road games and 6-11 in neutral-site games.
 
WHO IS HOT
• JR G Holland Woods scored a career-high 30 points - the most by a Viking in 67 games - in the win over Montana State. He made 11-20 shots, 4-9 three-pointers and 4-5 free throws. His runner in the lane with 2.4 seconds left gave the Vikings a 77-76 win. Woods also made three steals to take over the PSU career record in that category (129)... Woods has nine games of 20+ points this season... he leads the team in scoring at 18.3 points per game and averages 20.0 in Big Sky games.
• SR F Rashaad Goolsby had his second double-double of the season at Montana with 13 points and 11 rebounds... Goolsby has averaged 7.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and blocked 11 shots in his nine starts.
• SR G Lamar Hamrick is averaging 11.0 points off the bench in Big Sky games... Hamrick is shooting a team-best .524 from the field, .561 in Big Sky games.
• PSU leads the Big Sky Conference and and the nation in offensive rebounding (15.3 per game)... the Vikings average 14.3 second-chance points per game.
 
WHO IS NOT
• The Vikings were 0-11 from three-point range against Montana and are shooting .297 from distance in league games.
• Opponents are shooting .509 from the field against the Vikings in league games.
• SR G Matt Hauser missed the last two games with an ankle sprain.
 
TRENDING
• Portland State is 0-7 when trailing at halftime, but 8-3 when tied or ahead at the break.
• PSU has out-rebounded 11 of 18 opponents, and that is important. The Vikings are 7-4 when they get more boards, 1-6 when they don't.
• Shooting is always the most important factor: the Vikings have not lost when shooting a higher percentage from the field than their opponent (5-0).
• Four of Portland State's six Big Sky Conference games have been decided by four points or less.
 
INJURY ANGST
Portland State has had bad luck with injuries so far this season. SR G Matt Hauser (ankle sprain) has become the third starter to be sidelined.
• Hauser has missed two games with an ankle sprain.
• SR C Sal Nuhu missed six games early this season with an ankle sprain, and a seventh due to illness.
• SR F Alonzo Walker missed three games with a foot injury.
• SR G Lamar Hamrick has missed four games with thumb and back injuries.
• PSU has lost a total of 16 player games to injury, 12 to starters.
• Nine different players have started games this season, eight have started three or more.
 
BOO BOO IS REWRITING THE RECORD BOOK
Portland State point guard Holland "Boo Boo" Woods added a second Portland State career record to his resume in the Vikings' win at Montana State (1/11) on a night where, appropriately enough, he scored a career-high 30 points and hit the game-winning shot.
     
Woods now holds career records for steals and assists at Portland State. He set the assist mark on Dec. 28 against Northern Colorado.
     
In addition, he became the 19th Viking in history to pass 1,000 career points. He now has 1,152 points to rank 10th all-time. Woods has scored more points than any Viking in the past 15 years.
 
VIKINGS CAREER ASSIST LEADERS

1.	Holland Woods (2017-20)	453
2.	Terry Adolph (1976-78)	421
3.	Chucky Smith (1974-78)	392
4.	Derek Nesland (1996-00)	371
5.	Will Funn (2003-05)	328

 
VIKINGS CAREER STEALS LEADERS

1.	Holland Woods (2017-20)	132
2.	Calaen Robinson (2015-17)	128
3.	Anthony Lackey (1998-02)	121
4.	Zach Gengler (2013-17)	120
5.	Jeremiah Dominguez (2007-09)	115

 
VIKINGS CAREER SCORING LEADERS

1.	Freeman Williams (1974-78)	3,249
2.	John Nelson (1962-66)	2,123
3.	Willie Stoudamire (1969-72)	1,845
4.	Seamus Boxley (2000-05)	1,498
5.	Anthony Lackey (1998-02)	1,304
6.	Leo Franz (1970-73)	1,245
7.	Charlie Stoudamire (1969-72)	1,179
8.	John Winters (1955-59)	1,169
9.	Derreck Brooks (1973-77)	1,155
10.	Holland Woods (2017-20)	1,152

 
BOO BOO, PART TWO
      A few more highlights from Holland Woods:
• Ranks fourth in the Big Sky in scoring (18.3), second in league games (20.0). Is third in assists (5.4), and free throw percentage (.823) and second in steals (1.8).
• Has led the team in scoring 10 times and has nine games of 20 or more points.
• Boo Boo has led the team in assists 16 times this season and in 68 of 83 career games.
• Posted a career-high 30 points (11-20 FG, 4-9 3-pt, 4-5 FT) with six assists and six rebounds in a win at Montana State (1/11). Scored the game-winner on a runner in the lane with 2.4 seconds left (77-76).
• Finished with 22 points (6-14 FG, 3-7 3-pt 7-9 FT) and seven assists at Eastern Washington (1/4).
• Had 25 points (9-21 FG, 3-9 3-pt, 4-6 FT) with five assists against Southern Utah (12/30).
• Scored 23 points (7-17 FG, 4-9 3-pt, 5-5 FT) with four assists at Pepperdine (12/17).
• Had second double-double with 14 pts (7-16 FG, 2-6 3-pt, 2-2 FT), 10 assists in win over CSUN (12/5).
• Went for 23 points (7-16 FG, 1-4 3-pt, 8-9 FT) and seven rebounds at Oregon State (12/1).
• Had 22 points (8-13 FG, 3-5 3-pt, 3-4 FT) and five assists at UC Santa Barbara (11/27).
• Tallied 20 points (6-14 FG, 2-4 3-pt, 6-6 FT) and five assists in a win over Grambling State (11/26).
• Posted 18 points (6-13 FG, 1-3 3-pt, 5-6 FT), 11 assists and three steals in the win over San Jose State (11/23).
• Scored 22 points (9-16 FG, 1-4 3-pt, 3-3 FT) with five assists and four rebounds against Portland (11/20).
• Had a game-high 27 points at Indiana (5-13 FG, 4-8 3-pt, 13-16 FT) and three assists (11/9).
• Named 2nd team All-Big Sky Conference in 2018-19. Was Big Sky Freshman of the Year in 2017-18.
• Led the Vikings in scoring (15.0), assists (5.3) and steals (1.6) last season.
 
TRIPLE THREAT
SR G Matt Hauser has become the Vikings' top three-point shooting threat. However, he has missed the last two games due to an ankle sprain and is questionnable for the foreseeable future.
• Hauser is averaging 15.3 points and has a team-high 42 three-point field goals.
• Ranks 11th in the Big Sky in scoring, fourth in three-pointers per game and ninth in steals (1.6).
• Has led the team in scoring five times this season and has four 20+ point games.
• Scored 20 points (8-19 FG, 4-10 3-pt FG) against Southern Utah (12/30).
• Went for a career-high 29 points (10-22 FG, 9-16 3-pt) and seven rebounds in the win over CSUN (12/6). It was the second-most three-pointers in a game in PSU history.
• Posted 24 points (9-15 FG, 4-9 3-pt, 2-2 FT) with six rebounds, three assists and three steals in the win over San Jose State (11/23).
• Scored 21 points at Indiana (7-9 FG, 4-6 3-pt, 3-3 FT) (11/9).
• Averaged 8.4 points and 2.4 assists in his 85-game career at Santa Clara. Included was a career-high 22 points against Portland State on Dec. 9, 2017 (a PSU win)... made 113 three-pointers in three seasons.
 
YAHOO FOR NUHU
SR C Sal Nuhu opened the season just as Vikings fans would have expected; by swatting away shots.  Despite missing seven games this season, he is averaging 2.1 blocks to go with 8.3 points and 5.6 rebounds.
• Scored 18 points with 11 rebounds and three blocked shots in a win over Loyola Marymount (12/19).
• Had six blocks against Puget Sound (11/5) to go with 12 points and seven rebounds.
• Nuhu led the Big Sky Conference last season with 64 blocked shots (2.0 pg). That total ranked fourth in Portland State history for a season. Nuhu now ranks fifth all-time at PSU.
 
VIKINGS CAREER BLOCKED SHOTS LEADERS

1.	Scott Morrison (2004-08)	187
2.	Seamus Boxley (2000-05)	128
3.	Collin Spickerman (2014-16)	117
4.	Jamie Jones (2008-10)	105
5.	Sal Nuhu (2017-19)	87
6.	Chehales Tapscott (2010-12)	62
	Julius Thomas (2006-10)	62
8.	Jamaal Sanford (1996-98)	60
9.	Ryan Edwards (2017-18)	57
10.	Seth Scott (2002-04)	48

 
GOOLSBY GOALS
SR F Rashaad Goolsby has upped his game in his senior season.
• He is averaging 6.7 points, a team-high 6.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. Last season, he averaged 4.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.7 steals in 18.3 minutes per game.
• In nine starts Goolsby has averaged 7.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots.
• Ranks eighth in rebounding and steals and fourth in blocked shots (17) in the Big Sky Conference.
• He leads the Big Sky Conference in offensive rebounding (3.1).
• Has led the team in rebounding 10 times this season and has two double-doubles.
• Scored 13 points (3-6 FG, 7-8 FT) with 11 rebounds and two blocked shots at Montana (1/13).
• Had a career-high 16 rebounds to go with a career-high four assists, three steals and two blocked shots in a win over CSUN (12/6).
• In his first start, a win at San Jose State (11/23), posted 10 points, 10 rebounds, five steals and three assists.
• Made a career-high five steals against Portland (11/20).
 
TALKING THE WALKER
The Vikings' other graduate transfer newcomer, SR F Alonzo Walker, has started all 15 games he has played for PSU and been productive. In 25 minutes per night, he averages 9.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 0.9 blocked shots.
• Walker has led the team in rebounding four times and has three 10+ rebound games.
• Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds with eight points and two blocked shots at Idaho (1/2).
• Posted 13 points with nine rebounds and two blocked shots in the win at San Jose State (11/23).
• Scored 13 points with eight rebounds and two steals against Portland (11/20).
 
HAMMER TIME
SR G Lamar Hamrick is quickly becoming the Vikings' key player off the bench. He averages 7.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in 17.4 minutes per game.
• In his last eight games, he is averaging 10.2 points.
• Leads the team in field goal shooting at .524, including .561 in conference.
• Had 13 points (6-9 FG, 1-2 3-pt), four rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block against Southern Utah (12/30).
• Scored 16 points (6-9 FG, 3-4 3-pt 1-2 FT) with five rebounds in a win over Northern Colorado (12/28).
 
BIG GAMES OFF THE BENCH
• SR G Lamar Hamrick had 11 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals at Montana (1/13).
• SR G Lamar Hamrick had 13 points (6-9 FG, 1-2 3-pt), four rebounds three assists and two steals against Southern Utah (12/30).
• SR G Lamar Hamrick scored 16 points (6-9 FG, 3-4 3-pt, 1-2 FT) with five rebounds in 16 minutes of a win over Northern Colorado (12/28).
• SR C Sal Nuhu scored 18 points (5-8 FG, 8-17 FT) with 11 rebounds and three blocked shots in a win at Loyola Marymount (12/19).
• FR G Kyle Greeley had 17 points (5-7 FG, 2-3 3-pt, 5-5 FT), seven rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes against Portland Bible (12/12).
• SO G Ian Burke scored 23 points (8-13 FG, 5-8 3-pt 2-2 FT), four rebounds, five assists and four steals in 23 minutes against Portland Bible (12/12).
• SR F Markus Golder had 12 points (4-8 FG, 3-3 FT), three rebounds and three steals in 18 minutes in a win over Grambling State (11/26).
• FR G Kyle Greeley scored 12 points (4-6 FG, 4-4 FT) with three rebounds in 12 minutes against Puget Sound (11/5).