The Basics
A seven-game road trip comes to an end Saturday as Omaha heads to Montana State. The Bobcats have won their last two games, while the Mavericks are looking for their first road win of the season. 

Gary Sharp will have the call on 1180  KZOT, and links to live stats, audio, and video can be found at OMavs.com.

Quick Hits
• Omaha has played its last six games on the road with one more to go. The Mavericks are 2-4 in the stretch with back-to-back wins vs. ULM and Southern to claim the Emerald Coast Classic consolation championship.
• The Mavericks dropped four games to Iowa, Mississippi State, North Texas, and Drake.
• At Drake, four Mavericks scored double-figures. They were led by JJ White who notched a career and game high 18 points. Marquel Sutton also matched his personal best with 16 points.
• Frankie Fidler and Luke Jungers each added 10 points. Fidler fell short of a double-double with eight boards.
• In their win vs. ULM, Akol Arop led Omaha with a career-high 12 points. Arop matched his high last week at North Texas. Arop was 4-of-5 in the win vs. ULM and 4-of-9 against the Mean Green.
• For the first time all season, six Mavericks were in double-figures in the 88-78 win vs. Southern. Luke Jungers led Omaha off the bench with a career-high 17 points. He hit 3-of-5 from three-point range. 
• All-five starters were in double-figures for the first time. Marquel Sutton led with 15 points, JJ White tallied 14, Frankie Fidler had 13, and Jaeden Marshall and Dylan Brougham each scored 11. 
• Fidler is on a three-game double-figure scoring streak. The sophomore forward scored 13 vs. Southern, 10 at Mississippi State, and 14 at North Texas. His 14 points vs. the Mean Green was a team-high.
• Fidler continues to rank among the top-20 players in the league in several categories. He ranks 17th in ppg (11.3), 12th in rpg (5.3), first in free throw percentage (.905), 15th in apg (2.3), seventh in spg (1.2), and eighth in mpg (31.6).
• As a unit, the Mavericks are shooting 77.7 percent from the line this season, which is the second-best free throw percentage in the Summit League.
• JJ White and Dylan Brougham also find themselves ranked among the best players in the league. White averaged a team-leading 4.0 apg, which is the third best average. Brougham leads Omaha with 1.6 bpg, which ranks second.
• Marquel Sutton has really stepped up for the Mavericks in his debut season. Sutton is averaging 10.4 ppg. He's second in scoring on the roster and is shooting nearly 50 percent from the field and over 42 percent from deep.
• Sutton opened the season on a four-game double-figure scoring streak with 11 points at Kansas, 14 at Nebraska, 16 vs. Idaho, and 10 vs. Ball State. Sutton then scored 10 vs. ULM and 15 vs. Southern.
• Since returning from injury, Arop has had a consistent impact for Omaha. In his season debut at Iowa, Arop scored eight points of 4-of-7 from the field with five rebounds.
• Arop then notched a career-best 12 points in the win vs. ULM. He was 4-of-5 from the field and 4-of-4 from the foul line. Arop also had three rebounds, one steal, and two blocks. He matched his career-high with 12 points vs. North Texas. He was one of two Mavericks to surpass 10 points in the loss.
• Crutchfield has an 13-16 overall coaching record. It marks his second season as a head coach and first with the Mavericks.

Scouting the Montana State Bobcats
The Bobcats sit at .500 on the year after taking a win vs. St. Thomas earlier this week. Montana State downed the Tommies, 82-65, following a close dub at Southern Utah, 86-63. MSU also has a win vs. Summit League member North Dakota earlier this season.

The Bobcats are carried by RaeQuan Battle who is averaging 17.6 points per game and shooting over 46 percent from the field. He leads the team with 19 made three-pointers on the year. Battle is on a three-game double-figure scoring streak and has put up at least 10 points in seven games this season. Battle dropped 30 on North Dakota and was 12-of-20 from the field with two three-pointers. 

Head coach Danny Sprinkle is in his fourth year as head coach of the Bobcats. He has a 60-38 overall record.

All-Time Against Montana State
Omaha leads the all-time series 4-1. The teams last met in the 2018-19 season. The Mavericks won, 89-65.