Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State men's basketball team opens a 4-game road trip this weekend at St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday versus the Huskies and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday against the Bulldogs.
 
Quick Hits on the Wolves
                • The Northern State men are coming off a weekend spilt versus Augustana and Wayne State, defeating the Vikings by 31 points and fall to the Wildcats by just three.
                • The Wolves are shooting 49.2 percent from the floor, 41.7 percent from the 3-point line, and 73.2 percent from the foul line this season.
                • They are averaging 78.6 points, 37.9 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 10.5 turnovers, 3.6 steals, and 3.2 blocks per game.
                • Northern currently sits top-5 in the NSIC in scoring offense, field goal percentage defense, 3-point field goal percentage, 3-point field goal percentage defense, free throw percentage, rebounding margin, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, and assist/turnover ratio, and leads the league in scoring defense, scoring margin, field goal percentage, and assists.
                • After a career high 39-points versus Wayne State, Ian Smith is leading the team averaging 14.9 points per game this season. The senior is also dishing out a team high 5.6 assists per game.
                • Parker Fox leads the Wolves off the bench averaging 10.9 points per game, and is shooting a team high 55.7 percent from the field.
                • Bo Fries and Justin Decker are each in double figures notching 10.2 and 10.8 points per game respectively, with Fries also leading the team notching 6.1 rebounds per contest.
                • Fries and Andrew Kallman have both knocked down a team best 29 3-pointers, shooting 48.3 and 46.0 percent from the arc respectively.
                • Mason Stark has been efficient from long range with a 51.5 field goal percentage and 17 made 3-pointers.
 
About St. Cloud State
                • St. Cloud State enters the weekend with a 13-5 record overall, sitting third in the NSIC North Division.
                • The Huskies are shooting 47.1 percent from the floor, 36.3 percent from the 3-point line, and 69.5 percent from the foul line.
                • They are averaging 81.0 points, 36.8 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 9.6 turnovers, 6.4 steals, and 5.9 blocks per game this season.
                • SCSU leads the league in blocks per game, in large part to Sean Smith's 71 this season.
                • Gage Davis leads three Huskies averaging double figures, notching 23.1 points per game as well as a team second best 8.1 rebounds per game.
                • Brindley Theisen and Smith follow recording 14.4 and 13.9 points per game respectively, with Smith grabbing a team high 8.2 rebounds per contest.
                • Smith is also shooting a team best 54.8 percent from the field, while Theisen leads the team from the 3-point line shooting 47.3 percent with 62 made 3-pointers.
                • St. Cloud State is led by head coach Matt Reimer in his fourth season at the helm.
 
Last Match-Up
                • The two teams matched up three times a season ago with Northern going 2-1. NSU fell 76-61 in the opening game, and defeated SCSU 83-63 in the regular season and 68-61 in the post season.
                • The Wolves are 16-28 all-time versus St. Cloud State.
 
About Minnesota Duluth
                • Minnesota Duluth is 10-6 overall this season, and sitting in fourth in the NSIC North Division.
                • The Bulldogs are shooting 46.8 percent from the floor, 39.2 percent from the 3-point line, and 69.7 percent from the foul line.
                • They are averaging 78.6 points, 36.9 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 10.8 turnovers, 6.4 steals, and 3.3 blocks per game this season.
                • Brandon Myer leads three in double figures, notching 22.1 points per game. He is averaging nearly a double-double with 9.6 rebounds per game as the league leader in that category.
                • Sean Burns and Logan Rohrscheib are notching 14.3 and 11.7 points per game respectively, with Burns shooting a team high 59.9 percent from the floor.
                • Rohrscheib leads the team from the 3-point line with 36 made buckets and a 41.4 shooting percentage.
                • The Bulldogs have a balanced attack with multiple players averaging over two assists per game.
                • UMD is led by head coach Justin Wieck in his first season with the program.
 
Last Match-Up
                • Northern went 3-0 against Minnesota Duluth in 2017-18, defeating the Bulldogs 92-71, 65-46, and 81-75.
                • The Wolves are 37-40 all-time versus the Bulldogs and on a 6-game win streak.