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Aberdeen, S.D. - The Northern State University men's basketball returns home this weekend for the annual "I Hate Winter" festivities. The Wolves will match up with No. 1 Augustana on Friday at 8 p.m., and return Saturday for a 6 p.m. match-up with Wayne State. Fans and students can enjoy courtside hot tubs and summer themed events throughout the weekend. 

The Wolves return to Wachs Arena after a two loss weekend on the road. Northern drops to T-4 in the NSIC North with St. Cloud State heading into the final three weeks of the season. Mack Arvidson had a career game versus the Mavericks with 37 points and was named the NSU Athlete of the Week. Arvidson shot 13-of-22 from the floor. NSU is shooting 48.5 percent from the floor, 40.7 percent from the arc, and 70.5 percent from the foul line this season. Skye Warwick climbs his way up the 1,000 point list with 1,138 points heading into the weekend. He is currently 33rd overall. Darin Peterka notched a career high 12 assists versus MSU, and continues to lead the team in points (303), scoring average (15.2), field goal attempts (223), field goals made (110), assists (3.9), steals (1.8), and offensive boards (1.6).

About the Vikings
    • Augustana enters the weekend on a 19-game win streak dating back to November 19th. 
    • The Vikings were ranked No. 1 in the January 26th NABC Poll with 15 first place votes. 
    • Daniel Jansen leads the team averaging 20.3 points, while Casey Schilling tallies a team leading 9.2 boards. 
    • Augie is shooting 49.8 percent from the floor, 42.2 percent from the 3-point line, and 72.6 percent from the foul line this season. 
    • The Vikings are led by head coach Tim Billeter in his 13th season with the program. 

Last Match-Up
    • Northern fell to the Vikings in both contests a season ago, 87-98 and 65-67. 
    • Spencer Pankonin tallied 17 points in the regular season loss, while Darin Peterka tallied 13 points in the NSIC Tournament. 
    • The Wolves out-shot the Vikings in the regular season 57.1-to-50.8 percent and out-rebouned Augie in the NSIC Tournament 44-to-31. 

About the Wildcats
    • Wayne State has struggled in the difficult NSIC South with a 3-13 conference record. 
    • Matt Thomas is leading the team averaging 16.6 points, while Jordan Corneluis is grabbing 5.0 rebounds per game. 
    • The Wildcats are shooting 45.2 percent from the floor, 35.1 percent from the 3-point line, and 71.1 percent from the foul line this season. 
    • WSC is 0-9 on the road in 2015-16, with seven of those games coming in the NSIC league schedule. 
    • The Wildcats are led by head coach Brian Dolan in his third season with the program.

Last Match-Up
    • Northern took the 2014-15 contest with a score of 85-61 on the road. 
    • Skye Warwick led the team with 18 points, while Darin Peterka followed with 14 points. 
    • The Wolves shot 51.7 percent from the floor and tallied 44 points in the paint. 
    • NSU also held their opponents to a 23.5 percent mark from the 3-point line.