Men's Basketball | 12/8/2016 9:37:00 AM

Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University men's basketball team will play their first NSIC road games of the season this weekend at Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston. The Wolves will tip-off with the Beavers at 8 p.m. on Friday, and with the Golden Eagles at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
 
The Wolves enter the weekend with a 1-2 record in conference games with a win over Minot State last Friday. NSU tallied two close games in the first full week of NSIC play, defeating the Beavers by four points, and falling to U-Mary by two points. Northern is shooting 50.4% from the floor, 43.6% from the arc, and 73.6% from the foul line, while averaging 84.1 points, 36.3 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 14.4 turnovers, 3.2 steals, and 3.1 blocks per game this season. Mack Arvidson continues to lead the team averaging 19.3 points (174 total points), making on average 4.4 3-pointers per game. Logan Doyle is leading the team on the boards averaging 8.7 per game (78 total), including 2.6 offensive boards and 6.1 defensive boards. Despite their 1-2 record, Northern is third in the league in scoring offense and in field goal percentage, and second in the NSIC in 3-point field goal percentage.
 
About the Beavers
                • Bemidji State enters the weekend 3-4 overall and 1-1 in league action with a win over Minnesota Duluth.
                • The Beavers are shooting 44.7% from the floor, 36.6% from the arc, and 74.4% from the foul line, while averaging 77.4 points, 37.6 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 12.1 turnovers, 5.1 steals, and 3.1 blocks per game.
                • Jai'Vionne Green is leading the team averaging 16.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, while also shooting a team leading 51.8% from the floor and 48.0% from the arc.
                • Bemidji is 2-0 at home this season as they Wolves will look to snap the streak.
                • BSU is led by head coach Mike Boschee in his fifth season with the program where he has tallied a career record of 54-57 with the Beavers.
 
Last Match-Up
                • The Wolves and the Beavers split in their two match-ups in 2015-16.
                • NSU fell 90-89 on the road and won 71-69 at home, with the Wolves shooting over 50.0% from the floor in each game.
                • Northern is 61-25 all-time versus Bemidji State, and 7-3 in the last five seasons.
 
About the Golden Eagles
                • Minnesota Crookston hits the road with a 3-4 record overall and 0-2 record in league action.
                • The Golden Eagles are shooting 47.6% from the floor, 34.7% from the arc, and 71.1% from the foul line, while averaging 73.1 points, 31.9 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 12.4 turnovers, 3.6 steals, and 3.3 blocks per game this season.
                • Harrison Cleary is leading the team averaging 22.4 points per game as the only player in double-digit scoring, while Chase Johnson is pulling down 5.1 rebounds per game.
                • Cleary is also leading the team from the arc shooting 50.0%, while Jim Warmack is shooting a team leading 62.5% from the floor.
                • UMC is led by head coach Dan Weisse in his third season with the program.
 
Last Match-Up
                • The Wolves came away with two victories in 2015-16 with scores of 84-80 and 79-50.
                • Carter Evans (22) and Darin Peterka (16) led the team in scoring in the two games.
                • NSU is 32-2 all-time versus Minnesota Crookston with the only losses coming in the 09-10 and 11-12.