Sam Houston Bearkats (4-2) vs. Idaho Vandals (4-2)

Boise, Idaho; Friday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Idaho squares off against Sam Houston at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho.

The Vandals are 4-2 in non-conference play. Idaho is fifth in the Big Sky with 9.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Brody Rowbury averaging 2.5.

The Bearkats are 4-2 in non-conference play. Sam Houston ranks ninth in the CUSA shooting 30.4% from 3-point range.

Idaho averages 11.0 made 3-pointers per game, 3.3 more made shots than the 7.7 per game Sam Houston allows. Sam Houston has shot at a 45.9% clip from the field this season, 6.1 percentage points higher than the 39.8% shooting opponents of Idaho have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kolton Mitchell is shooting 31.4% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Vandals, while averaging 12.8 points, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals. Jackson Rasmussen is shooting 58.6% and averaging 16.2 points.

Kashie Natt is scoring 11.3 points per game and averaging 7.8 rebounds for the Bearkats. Justin Begg is averaging 10.7 points and 2.7 rebounds.

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