Aberdeen, S.D.  – The Northern State University men's basketball team will play their final regular season home games of the 2016-17 season this Friday and Saturday from Wachs Arena. NSU will host Minnesota Crookston at 8 p.m. on Friday and Bemidji State at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Saturday will be military appreciation with all members of the military receiving free admission to the game with military ID. Northern will also honor the two men's basketball seniors, Mack Arvidson and Michael Schreiber prior to tip-off.
 
The Northern State University men enter the weekend on a 6-game win streak after a weekend sweep of Upper Iowa and Winona State. Following the two wins the Wolves sit second in the NSIC North and third in the league overall behind MSU Moorhead and Southwest Minnesota State. The Wolves are shooting 49.9% from the floor, 42.3% from the arc, and 74.3% from the foul line, while averaging 85.7 points, 37.9 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 13.0 turnovers, 3.9 steals, and 3.8 blocks per game. NSU is second in the NSIC in scoring, averaging 86.6 points per league contest, and scoring margin, out-scoring their opponents by 8.8 points per game. The Wolves led the league shooting 43.0% from the 3-point line and averaging 4.1 blocks per game. Mack Arvidson continues to lead the team in points (388), scoring averaging (16.2), and 3-point field goals made (80). The senior is zoning in on 1,000 career points with 936 currently. DJ Pollard also has 1,000 points within reaching notching his 955th over the weekend.
 
About the Golden Eagles
                • Minnesota Crookston enters Wachs Arena with a 7-17 record overall and 3-15 mark in league action after two losses to Augustana and Wayne State last weekend.
                • The Golden Eagles are shooting 45.2% from the floor, 37.0% from the arc, and 70.7% from the foul line, while averaging 73.0 points, 30.5 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 10.3 turnovers, 4.6 steals, and 4.0 blocks per game this season.
                • Harrison Cleary leads the team averaging 21.3 points per game, while Gable Smith is grabbing on average 5.3 rebounds per game.
                •Jim Warmack is shooting a team leading 55.3% from the floor this season.
                • UMC is led by head coach Dan Weisse in his third season with the program.
 
Last Match-Up
                • The Wolves defeated the Golden Eagles 109-68 on the road earlier this season.
                • The 41 points victory is the largest margin win for NSU this season.
                • A total of six Wolves scored in double figures led by Logan Doyle with 17 points.
                • Northern is 33-2 all-time versus the Golden Eagles with the only losses coming in 2009-10 and 2011-12.
About the Beavers
                • Bemidji State enters the weekend with a 9-14 record overall and 7-11 mark in the NSIC after a weekend spilt with Wayne State and Augustana.
                • The Beavers are shooting 46.6% from the floor, 37.3% from the arc, and 70.6% from the foul line, while averaging 76.7 points, 35.9 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 12.7 turnovers, 4.7 steals, and 2.9 blocks per game this season.
                • Jai'Vionne Green leads the team averaging 17.1 points per game and shooting 50.6% from the arc.
                • Ben Best is averaging a team leading 5.1 rebounds per game, and notching 12.7 points per game.
                • BSU is led by head coach Mike Boschee in his fifth season with the program.
 
Last Match-Up
                • Northern defeated Bemidji State 88-61 on the road earlier this season.
                • Bo Fries led the team with a season high 18 points, while DJ Pollard notched a team leading eight rebounds.
                • The Wolves are 62-55 all-time versus the Beavers, notching North Division season splits the last two years.