Bison Open With Harvard, Mayville State at Home; Travel to Boise State on Tuesday

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North Dakota State is scheduled to open the 2012-13 regular season against Harvard University at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at the Bison Sports Arena (5,830) ... NDSU went 11-20 last season including an 8-10 record in The Summit League ... Harvard compiled an 18-12 record including a 10-4 record in the Ivy League ... Both teams return four starters ... NDSU is scheduled to host Mayville State University (5-2) at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Bison Arena ... The Comets play at Bemidji on Thursday ... NDSU is scheduled to play at Boise State at 6:30 p.m. Central on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in Taco  Bell Arena (12,400) ... The Broncos return two starters from last season’s 15-16 team that had a 5-9 record in the Mountain West Conference ... Boise State opens with Utah Valley on Friday.

The Series
This will be the first meeting between North Dakota State and Harvard ... It will also be the NDSU’s first meeting with a team from the Ivy League ... This will be the 21st meeting between North Dakota State and Mayville State in a series that began in 1967 ... The Bison lead 20-0 ... NDSU won the last meeting with the Comets 102-62 on Dec. 7, 2010, in Fargo ... This will be the first meeting between North Dakota State and Boise State ... The Bison are 1-6 against current members of the Mountain West Conference.

Bison On Radio
Friday’s Harvard game will be on Talk Radio 101.9 FM ... Pregame will start at 4:40 p.m. with a 5 p.m. tipoff ... Veteran sportscaster Scott Miller will handle the play-by-play and NDSU Director of Athletic Sales & Broadcasting Jeremy Jorgenson will offer the color analysis ... There is a 20 minute-pregame and a 20-minute postgame ... Sunday’s Mayville State game will be on 740 AM The Fan ... Pregame starts at 1:40 p.m. with a 2 p.m. tipoff ... Veteran sports announcer Gary Rogers will handle the play-by-play ... Tuesday’s Boise State game will be on KFGO-AM 790 ...  Pregame starts at 6:10 p.m. with a 6:30 p.m. tipoff ... Scott Miller hosts Bison Feedback on KFGO-AM 790 featuring women’s basketball coach Carolyn DeHoff and men’s basketball coach Saul Phillips on Mondays 7-8 p.m. at the completion of football season.

At Home With the Bison
North Dakota State has compiled a 400-68 (.854) record at home, including an 112-30 mark inside the “Friendly Confines” over the past 10 seasons good for a .789 winning percentage ... The Bison averaged 866 fans over 14 home dates last season including a season high 1,788 against South Dakota State on Jan. 20, 2012.