Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State men's basketball looks to pick up where they left off in December. The Wolves welcome the Peacocks of Upper Iowa into Wachs Arena at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Winona State at
ABOUT THE NORTHERN STATE WOLVES
• Northern State enters 2020 perfect at home sporting a 5-0 record and strong overall at 9-3
• The Wolves had a perfect December at 5-0 winning two on the road at Minot and UMary
• NSU is averaging 78 points per game as they come to the half way point of the season
• The Wolves scoring defense is keeping opponents to an average of 68.5 points per game, ranking them 49th in the country
• Northern State is shooting 49% from the field which is 45th in the country for field-goal percentage
• The Wolves are only allowing opponents to shoot an average of 42% per game which ranks them 58th in the nation
• NSU is 13th in the country in assist turnover ratio at 1.57, with a +2.0 turnover margin
ABOUT THE PEACOCKS
• Upper Iowa enters the weekend 6-6 overall, 3-3 in NSIC play and 0-4 on the road
• UIU is averaging 77.8 points per game this season
• The Peacocks are shooting only 44.7% from the field and 37.2% from distance
• Upper Iowa is letting opponents shoot 46.8% from the field and 40.1% from distance thus far
• The Peacocks are allowing opponents to grab an average of 3.8 more rebounds per game
• UIU is averaging 34.6 rebounds per game
• Upper Iowa is forcing opponents to turn the ball over an average of 15.3 times per game, which is +2.9 times more than themselves
• The Peacocks are led by Brooks Mckowen in this seventh season
LAST MEETING
• Northern State walked past the Peacocks last year in a 102-73 victory on the road
• NSU had five players score in double digits with Mason Stark (17 points), Gabe King (15 points), and Parker Fox (12 points)
• NSU is 18-3 all-time against UIU dating back to 2004-05 when The Wolves won the meeting 92-51
ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• UMary enters the weekend 5-3 on the year and 1-2 in league play
• The Marauders have scored a total of 553 points thus far averaging 69.1 per game
• UMary as a team is shooting 42.0% on the court, 32.2% from 3-point distance, and 76.1% at the free-throw line
• The Marauders shot 39.2% on the floor last weekend against St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth
• UMary averaged 29.5 rebounds last weekend and only recording 19 assists
• Matthew Kreklow leads the Marauders in field goal percentage shooting 56.9% and in rebounds grabbing a total of 44 thus far this season averaging 7.3 per game
• Wyatt Carr is the man behind the arc for UMary with 22 three-point attempts he's making them 45.5% of the time
• The Marauders are led by second-year head coach Joe Kittell
LAST MEETING
• The took both meetings last year against the Marauders winning at home 76-59 and on the road 69-64
• Gabe King scored 12 points shooting 35.7% from the floor
• Parker Fox tallied ten points shooting 45.4% on the court
• The team shot 57.5% from the field and 46.2% beyond the arc in the first meeting of last year
• The second meeting of last year Gabe King was the top scorer for the Wolves with 19 points
• Parker Fox scored 12 points shooting 50.0% from the field
• The Wolves are 28-13 all-time against the Marauders with the first meeting in 1959-60 where NSU flew by winning 99-62
