Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 13 Northern State University men's basketball team will hit the road this Saturday and Sunday for a pair of match-ups against Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State. The Wolves will tip off with the Golden Bears at 6 p.m. on Saturday, and the Mavericks at 4 p.m. on Sunday.
 
The Wolves enter the weekend sitting at No. 13 overall in the NABC Top-25 Poll. Northern is currently on an 11 game win streak, sitting atop both the NSIC North and league as a whole. NSU is shooting 48.7 percent from the floor, 39.0 percent from the arc, and 72.4 percent from the foul line, while averaging 77.0 points, 37.2 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 11.7 turnovers, 6.0 steals, and 4.1 blocks per game this season. The Wolves lead the NSIC against league opponents in scoring defense, scoring margin, field goal percentage, and rebounding margin. They are out-scoring their opponents by 14.8 points and out-rebounding their opponents by 7.5 boards per game.
 
DJ Pollard leads five Wolves averaging double figures, and three averaging over 12 points per game,
with a 12.5 mark. Carter Evans leads the team off the bench averaging 12.1 points, and shooting a team leading 69.9 percent from the floor. Pollard leads the team from the 3-point line, shooting 48.8 percent, while Darin Peterka has knocked down a team leading 25 made 3-pointers. Logan Doyle leads the team in rebounding averaging 7.1 boards per game, with a game high 15 against Missouri Southern.
 
About the Golden Bears
• Concordia-St. Paul enters the weekend with a 1-10 record overall and 0-5 mark in the league.
• The Golden Bears are shooting 44.6 percent from the floor, 33.5 percent from the arc, and 67.0 percent from the foul line, while averaging 68.4 points, 35.6 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 14.2 turnovers, 5.0 steals, and 2.6 blocks per game this season.
• Bryndan Matthews and Avan Ward lead the team averaging 16.8 and 13.3 points per game, while Matthews tallies a team leading 7.5 rebounds per game.
• Ted Brown is shooting a team leading 60.9 percent from the floor, while Max Keefe is shooting a team leading 43.8 percent from the arc.
• CSP is led by head coach Joey James in his fourth season at the helm, holding a career record of 38-52 at Concordia.
 
Last Match-Up
• NSU defeated CSP 76-75 from Wachs Arena in 2016-17.
• Ian Smith and Mack Arvidson led the team with 18 and 17 points respectively, as the Wolves tallied 18 points from the charity stripe.
• The Wolves out-rebounded the Golden Bears 45-35 in the win.
• Northern is 27-7 all-time against the Golden Bears.
 
About the Mavericks
• Minnesota State enters the weekend with a 9-2 record overall and 5-0 mark in the NSIC, sitting second in the overall standings and first in the NSIC South.
• MSU is shooting 49.3 percent from the floor, 40.0 percent from the arc, and 77.3 percent from the foul line, while averaging 83.5 points, 35.6 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 10.2 turnovers, 5.2 steals, and 2.6 blocks per game.
• Charlie Brown leads the team averaging 15.7 points per game, with 38 total assists this season.
• Kevin Krieger and Chris Kendrix are leading the team averaging 6.3 and 6.1 rebounds per game.
• Cameron Kirksey is leading the team shooting 53.0 percent from the floor, while Krieger is shooting a team leading 47.8 percent from the arc.
• MSU is led by head coach Matt Margenthaler in his 17th season at the helm.
 
Last Match-Up
• The Wolves fell to the Mavericks 90-85 from Wachs Arena in 2016-17.
• MSU tallied 19 points off 17 Northern turnovers, which made the difference in the game.
• Mack Arvidson and Logan Doyle led the team with 22 and 19 points each, while Doyle and DJ Pollard grabbed ten rebounds apiece.
• Northern is 8-15 all-time against Minnesota State and 0-2 in the last two seasons.