Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University men's basketball team will play their final contest of 2018 this Wednesday on the road at MSU Moorhead. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. between the two teams, with the game being played on the campus of Concordia College.
 
Quick Hits on the Wolves
     • The Northern State men's basketball team enters their final game before the holiday break as the only unbeaten team in the NSIC North.
     • The Wolves are 9-2 overall this season and 5-0 in the NSIC, with a current 6-game win streak.
     • NSU is shooting 47.2 percent from the floor, 42.6 percent from the 3-point line, and 70.3 percent from the foul line.
     • They are averaging 76.5 points, 38.2 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 10.5 turnovers, 3.2 steals, and 3.5 blocks per game.
     • The Wolves are out-scoring their opponents by 11.2 points and out-rebounding their opponents by 6.7 boards per game this season.
     • NSU is also a perfect 5-0 in games where they shoot 50.0 percent or better from the field.
     • Northern sits in the top-20 nationally in scoring defense and 3-point field goal percentage.
     • Ian Smith leads three averaging double figures with 13.0 points per game, as well as a team high 6.6 rebounds per game. The senior guard has dished out 71 total assists and leads the NSIC in assists per game this season.
     • Justin Decker is second on the team averaging 10.7 points per game, followed by Parker Fox who is notching 10.4 points per game off the bench for the Wolves. Fox also leads the team with 15 blocks thus far.
     • Fox and Decker are two of five Wolves shooting over 50.0 percent from the field, with percentages of 53.6 and 50.5 respectively.
     • Sophomore Andrew Kallman leads the team from the arc with 23 made 3-pointers and a 53.5 3-point field goal percentage.
 
About the Dragons
                • The Dragons enter the mid-week match-up with an 8-5 record overall and 2-3 mark in the NSIC, after a weekend split with UMary and Minot State.
                • MSUM is shooting 51.5 percent from the floor, 42.0 percent from the 3-point line, and 74.3 percent from the foul line this season.
                • They are averaging 89.3 points, 35.3 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 11.5 turnovers, 7.4 steals, and 3.3 blocks per game.
                • The Dragons are out-scoring their opponents by 11.8 points and out-rebounding their opponents by 1.2 boards per game.
                • Gavin Baumgartner leads five Dragons averaging double figures, notching 16.2 points per game. He is 34-of-56 from the 3-point line this season, leading the NSIC in 3-point field goals made and 3-point field goal percentage.
                • Addison Park and Travaun Coad follow, notching 14.4 and 14.2 points per game respectively, with Coad shooting a team leading 56.0 percent from the field.
                • Jesse Bergh leads the team at the rim, averaging 5.6 rebounds per game with Baumgartner close behind notching 5.0.
                • Johnny Beeninga and Bryce Irsfeld are the final Dragons in double figures, notching 10.9 and 10.3 points per game.
                • MSU Moorhead is led by head coach Chad Walthall in his ninth season at the helm.
 
Last Match-Up
                • The Wolves defeated the Dragons 70-54 from Wachs Arena earlier this season.
                • Justin Decker led the team with 15 points; while Ian Smith notched 12 points and a career high 14 rebounds.
                • NSU recorded 29 points off the bench, led by Parker Fox with 14, and added 13 points off 11 Dragon turnovers.
                • Northern is 66-37 all-time versus MSU Moorhead and 8-9 in Sather's tenure.