Aberdeen, S.D. – In their final game of 2016, the Northern State University men's basketball team went down to the wire with Minnesota State, ultimately falling 90-85. With the loss, the Wolves drop to 9-5 overall and 5-3 in league action.
 
The Mavericks led by as many as ten points in the first half of action, however the Wolves battled back to tie things at 38-all as the first 20 minutes expired. Northern took the lead through the first ten minutes of the second half, but Minnesota State was able to gain the lead at the nine minute mark and hold it for the remainder of the game.
 
NSU out-shot MSU shooting 54.5 percent from the floor and 46.2 percent from the arc in the loss, while struggling from the foul line making only 19-of-30 attempts. The Wolves also pulled down 38 rebounds to the Mavericks 32, including 11 offensive boards which resulted in 11 points. Northern also notched 42 points in the paint and 28 points off the bench. The Wolves gave up 19 points off 17 turnovers which made the difference in the game.
 
Mack Arvidson led the team with 22 points in the game, hitting 7-of-11 from the floor including three 3-point baskets. Logan Doyle followed with his second straight double-double tallying 19 points and ten rebounds. Junior DJ Pollard also raked up a double-double with 14 points and ten rebounds. Ian Smith was the final Wolf in double figures with 12 points and a team leading six assists.
 
Carter Evans tallied nine points for the team, while Bo Fries and Gabe Kind notched five and four points respectively off the bench. Doyle and Pollard led the team on the board, followed by Evans with five and Smith and King with four each.
 
The Wolves will return to action next weekend on the road versus U-Mary and Minot State. Northern will face off with the Marauders at 8 p.m. on Friday, and versus the Beavers at 6 p.m. on Saturday.