Aberdeen, S.D. – (RV) Northern State men's basketball ready for a home stand this weekend as they face the Huskies of St. Cloud State at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.  Then the Wolves will face the Bulldogs of Minnesota Duluth at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday
 
ABOUT THE NORTHERN STATE WOLVES
•  Northern State returns home after another weekend sweep giving them a record of 14-4 overall and 10-2 in the NSIC placing them first overall
•  The Wolves were put to the test last weekend defeating Augustana (82-77) and Wayne State (82-72)
•  NSU are second in the conference scoring an average of 84.3 points
•  The Wolves are first in the league for assist/turnover ratio at 1.66 in NSIC play, while also being tenth in the nation with a 1.56 season ratio
•  Northern State is shooting 49.2% from the floor setting them 32nd in the nation
•  The Wolves rank 55th in the nation for defensive field-goal percentage at 42.4%
•  NSU is currently on a five game win streak going back to January 4 against Winona State
 
ABOUT THE HUSKIES
•  St. Cloud State enters the weekend 10-8 overall, 7-5 in conference play and 2-5 on the road this season
•  The Huskies are shooting 48.4% from the floor, 34.9% from distance, and 70.2% at the foul line this season
•  SCSU is averaging 79.2 points per game with a +7.5 scoring margin
•  St. Cloud is averaging 33.8 rebounds per game, an average of 2.4 more rebounds than their opponents are
•  The Huskies have turned the ball over a total of 182 times this season, or about 10.1 times per game
•  SCSU has forced opponents to turn the ball over 13.8 times per game on average allowing the Huskies to score 18.3 points off turnovers this season
•  St. Cloud State is averaging 2.1 blocks per game with 37 total blocks on the season
•  The Huskies are led by Matt Reimer in his sixth season at the helm
 
 
LAST MEETING
• Northern State was able to squeak by St. Cloud last year 77-73
• NSU's Gabe King let the team in scoring last year with 19 points followed by Parker Fox
• NSU is 17-29 all-time against SCSU dating back to 1959-60 when the Wolves dropped the first meeting 83-54
 
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
•  Minnesota Duluth enters the weekend 14-4 overall, 9-3 in conference play and 5-2 on the road this season
•  The Bulldogs are shooting 48.0% from the floor, 40.0% from distance, and 78.4% at the foul line this season
•  UMD is averaging 84.7 points per game with a +11.7 scoring margin
•  Minnesota Duluth is averaging 36.5 rebounds per game, an average of 2.8 more rebounds than their opponents are
•  UMD has turned the ball over a total of 187 times this season, or about 10.4 times per game
•  The Bulldogs have forced opponents to turn the ball over 12.2 times per game on average
•  Minnesota Duluth is averaging 2.6 blocks per game with 46 total blocks on the season
•  The Bulldogs are led by Justin Wieck in his second season
 
LAST MEETING
• Northern State was unable to come from behind last year dropping the road game 76-70
• Andrew Kallman got things done for the Wolves last year scoring 21 points with four assist and three rebounds
• NSU is 38-41 all-time against UMD dating back to 1979-80 when the Wolves dropped the first meeting 64-60