Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State men's basketball travels south this weekend for cross-divisional play as they face off against Augustana at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Wayne State at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
 
ABOUT THE NORTHERN STATE WOLVES

• Northern State currently sits third overall in the NSIC with a record of 12-4 overall, 8-2 in conference play and 5-1 on the road this season
• The Wolves walked past Minnesota Crookston last week Friday 97-60 but needed extra time to get the 98-92 win against Bemidji on Saturday
• NSU sits second in field goal percentages compared to all NSIC teams shooting 49.0% from the floor
• Northern State is averaging 79.6 points per game, 9.5 more points on average than opponents
• The Wolves are fourth in the league for fewest turnovers per game at 11.6
• Northern State is currently number seven is the nation and first in the conference in assist-turnover ratio with a 1.61
• NSU is also first in the NSIC with assists per game at 15.8

 
ABOUT THE VIKINGS

• Augustana enters Friday's match-up 11-5 overall, 6-4 in the NSIC and 6-1 at home this season as they currently sit fourth overall in the conference
• The Vikings are scoring an average of 81.6 points with a scoring margin of 8.3
• Augie is shooting 43.3% from the floor, 36.1% from distance and 75.5% at the foul line
• The Vikings are grabbing an average of 8.9 more rebounds per game than opponents at 42.3 rebounds per game
• Augustana is averaging 2.63 blocks per game compared to NSU who is second in the NSIC with 4.41 blocks
• The Vikings are led by 17-year head coach Tom Billeter

 
LAST MEETING

• Northern State walked past Augustana last year defeating them 97-66
• Parker Fox led the team just a season ago in scoring with 18 points along grabbing six rebounds
• These two teams have been meeting since the 1922-23 season
• The record between the Wolves and Vikings is 37-37

 
ABOUT THE WILDCATS

• Wayne State enters the weekend 6-13 overall, 3-7 in conference play, and 5-3 at home this season
• The Wildcats will face the Dragons of MSU Moorhead on Friday evening before dancing with the Wolves on Saturday
• WSC is shooting an average of 44.8% from the floor, 33.2% from distance and 70.5% at the foul line
• The Wildcats are ninth in the conference for field goal percentage at 44.8%
• Wayne State has done most of their scoring in the second half of games where they have scored 723 of their 1390 total points
• The Wildcats are 11th in the NSIC in scoring offense averaging 73.2 points
• Wayne State is led by four year head coach Jeff Kaminsky

 
LAST MEETING

• Northern State dropped a close game last year to Wayne State 84-81
• Mason Stark last year scored 13 points with two steals
• The Wolves are 35-23 all-time against the Wildcats dating back to 1938-39 when NSU won 38-24