Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 12 Northern State University men's basketball team concludes the regular season at home this Friday and Saturday from Wachs Arena. The Wolves will face Minnesota Duluth at 8 p.m. on Friday and St. Cloud State at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
 
 With their two wins over the weekend, the Wolves sealed at least a share of both the North Division and overall crowns in the league. Northern remained at No. 12 in the NABC Top-25 Poll, and came in at No. 2 in the first NCAA Regional Rankings of the season. NSU is 25-3 overall and 18-2 in the league heading into the final weekend of the regular season. The Wolves are shooting 50.8 percent from the floor, 41.2 percent from the arc, and 74.2 percent from the foul line, while averaging 80.6 points, 36.6 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 11.4 turnovers, 5.3 steals, and 4.1 blocks per game this season. DJ Pollard leads four averaging double figures with 13.3 points per game. Ian Smith and Logan Doyle are averaging 12.6 and 12.0 points per game, while Darin Peterka is notching 11.5. Doyle is grabbing a team leading 7.2 rebounds per game, and has six double-doubles this season. Smith has dished out a team leading 121 assists, and grabbed a team high 33 steals. Peterka and Cole Dahl lead the team from the arc with 44 made 3-pointers and a 46.7 3-point shooting percentage respectively. Northern currently ranks in the top-20 in the nation in scoring defense (17th), scoring margin (10th), rebounding margin (20th), field goal percentage (6th), and 3-point field goal percentage (11th).
 
About the Bulldogs
                • Minnesota Duluth enters the weekend with an 11-15 record overall and 7-13 mark in the NSIC, sitting fifth overall in the NSIC North and 12th in the overall league standings.
                • Brandon Myer and Logan Rohrscheib lead the team averaging 20.5 and 12.7 points per game.
                • Myer is shooting a team leading 48.7 percent from the floor and grabbing 7.7 rebounds per game.
                • Trevor Entwisle has dished out a team leading 109 assists, and grabbed 30 steals.
                • Rohrscheib leads the team with 49 baskets made from beyond the arc and a 36.6 3-point percentage.
                • Duluth is shooting 42.2 percent from the floor, 35.0 percent from the arc, and 75.3 percent from the foul line, while averaging 70.8 points, 32.7 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 9.7 turnovers, 4.6 steals, and 2.8 blocks per game this season.
                • UMD is being out scored by their opponents by 4.8 points and out-rebounded by 1.7 boards per game on average.
                • The Bulldogs are led by head coach Matt Bowen in his sixth season at the helm.
 
Last Match-Up
                • Northern defeated Duluth 92-71 on the road earlier this season.
                • Pollard and Doyle led the team with 16 points each, while six Wolves scored in double figures.
                • NSU shot 55.6 percent from the floor and 42.1 percent from the arc in the win.
                • The Wolves are 35-40 all-time against Minnesota Duluth, winning the last four contests.
 
About the Huskies
                • St. Cloud State enters the weekend with a 20-6 record overall and 16-4 mark in the league, while currently on a 9-game win streak. They sit second in the NSIC North, two games back from the Wolves, and third in the league overall standings.
                • The Huskies are shooting 50.1 percent from the floor, 38.2 percent from the arc, and 72.3 percent from the foul line, while averaging 79.2 points, 35.0 rebounds, 17.7 assists, 10.3 turnovers, 6.4 steals, and 4.4 blocks per game this season.
                • Gage Davis leads four in double figures, averaging 19.1 points per game.
                • Jon Averkamp is second on the team averaging 18.0 points per game, followed by Brindley Theisen and Sean Smith notched 12.9 and 11.3.
                • Theisen has hit a team high 68 3-pointers this season, while Smith is shooting a team leading 63.1 percent from the floor.
                • St. Cloud State is led by head coach Matt Reimer in his fourth season with the program.
 
Last Match-Up
                • The Wolves fell to the Huskies 76-61 on the road earlier this season.
                • Carter Evans led the team with 12 points, while DJ Pollard, Logan Doyle, and Cole Dahl each tallied ten points.
                • Northern shot 43.4 percent from the floor, however gave up 13 points off of 13 turnovers.
                • The Wolves are 13-28 all-time against St. Cloud State.