Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State men's basketball team will close out the regular season home schedule this Friday and Saturday versus Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. versus the Bulldogs on Friday and 6 p.m. against the Huskies on Saturday.
 
Quick Hits on the Wolves
                • The Northern State men are riding a 4-game win streak over the NSIC South with a 19-5 record overall and 15-3 record in the NSIC; they sit in first place in both the league overall and North Division standings.
                • NSU is shooting 50.0 percent from the floor, 42.8 percent from the 3-point line, and 74.0 percent from the foul line this season; averaging 80.0 points, 36.9 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 10.8 turnovers, 3.7 steals, and 3.2 blocks per game.
                • They are out-scoring their opponents by 10.2 points per game and out-rebounding their opponents by 7.3 boards per game on average.
                • Northern is top-15 in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage and rebounding margin, and leads the NSIC in scoring defense, scoring margin, and assists.
                • Ian Smith leads five Wolves averaging double figures this season, notching 14.2 points per game, with a team high 123 assists and 17 steals.
                • Parker Fox is third on the team and leads NSU off the bench averaging 11.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He also has recorded a team high 32 blocks this season. The redshirt freshman is shooting a team best 58.4 percent from the floor.
                • Justin Decker and Bo Fries are notching 11.9 and 10.1 points per game respectively, with Fries leading the team grabbing 5.7 rebounds per game.
                • Andrew Kallman and Fries lead the Wolves from beyond the arc with 41 made 3-pointers and a 48.1 field goal percentage respectively. Fries, as well as Gabe King, have hit 37 made 3-pointers this season.
 
About Minnesota Duluth
                • Minnesota Duluth enters the weekend with a 14-8 record overall and 11-7 mark in the NSIC, sitting fourth in the North Division standings.
                • The Bulldogs are shooting 46.3 percent from the floor, 37.4 percent from the 3-point line, and 69.5 percent from the foul line; averaging 76.2 points, 36.6 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 10.6 turnovers, 6.3 steals, and 3.6 blocks per game.
                • UMD is out-scoring their opponents by 6.1 points per game and out-rebounding their opponents by 3.2 boards per game.
                • Brandon Myer leads the team averaging 21.2 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. He also leads the NSIC in rebounding, and has tallied a team high 58 assists, 29 blocks, and 30 steals.
                • Sean Burns and Logan Rohrscheib following notching 14.9 and 11.7 points per game respectively.
                • Burns is shooting a team high 59.9 percent from the floor and is second on the team notching 7.4 rebounds per game.
                • Rohrscheib has knocked down a team high 41 made 3-pointers, and leads the Bulldogs from beyond the arc shooting 39.8 percent.
                • UMD is led by head coach Justin Wieck in his first season with the program.
 
Last Match-Up
                • Northern fell to Minnesota Duluth 76-70 on the road earlier this season, giving.
                • Andrew Kallman led the team with a career high 21 points.
                • The Wolves are 37-41 all-time versus the Bulldogs.
 
About St. Cloud State
                • St. Cloud State enters the weekend with a 17-7 record overall and 12-6 mark in the NSIC, sitting third in the NSIC North and second in the league overall standings. They are three games back from the first place Wolves.
                • The Huskies are shooting 49.1 percent from the floor, 39.3 percent from the 3-point line, and 73.1 percent from the foul line; averaging 82.9 points, 34.9 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 9.9 turnovers, 6.2 steals, and 5.7 blocks per game this season.
                • Gage Davis leads three in double figures, averaging 25.0 points per game this season. He also leads the team with 32 steals and is averaging 7.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 52.6 percent from the floor.
                • Brindley Theisen is second on the team notching 15.4 points per game, and leads St. Cloud State with 90 made 3-pointers this season and a 52.3 field goal percentage from beyond the arc.
                • Sean Smith is notching 13.3 points and a team high 8.0 rebounds per game this season. He leads SCSU with 90 blocks and 80 assists, and is shooting a team high 55.3 percent from the floor.
                • The Huskies are led by head coach Matt Reimer in his fourth season at the helm.
 
Last Match-Up
                • The Wolves defeated the Huskies 77-73 earlier this season on the road.
                • NSU led 44-27 at the half, and fended off a SCSU comeback with 46 points in the second.
                • Gabe King led the team with 19 points, and the Wolves shot 54.7 percent from the floor.
                • Northern is 16-29 all-time versus St. Cloud State.