Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University men's basketball team closes out their regular season road slate at Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. on Friday in Duluth and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday in St. Cloud.
 
QUICK HITS ON THE NORTHERN STATE WOLVES
                • The Wolves hold an 18-6 record overall and 14-4 mark in the NSIC heading into their final road weekend of the regular season
                • Northern is shooting 49.4% from the floor, 37.4% from the 3-point line, and 68.7% from the foul line this season
                • They are averaging 80.8 points, 35.0 rebounds, 16.3 assists, 9.7 turnovers, 6.0 steals, and 4.2 blocks per game; out-scoring and out-rebounding their opponents by 10.0 points and 1.3 boards per contest
                • NSU leads the NSIC versus league opponents in scoring offense, scoring margin, field goal percentage, assists per game, and assist/turnover ratio
                • Parker Fox leads three Wolves averaging double figures notching 20.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game; he also leads the NSIC in blocked shots with 49 this season
                • Mason Stark and Gabe King are averaging 15.3 and 11.2 points per game respectively, and have combined for 94 of the team's 203 made 3-pointers
                • Fox and Stark are shooting a team best 59.3% and 58.6% from the floor, while Stark leads the team from beyond the arc with a 59.3 field goal percentage
                • Andrew Kallman has made things happen on offense with a time of 97 assists, averaging 4.0 per game, closely followed by Tommy Chatman with 72 assists of his own
                • Cole Dahl leads the team off the bench averaging 7.5 points and 2.7 rebounds per game
 
MATCHING UP WITH THE BULLDOGS
                • Minnesota Duluth enters the weekend with an 18-6 record overall and 13-5 mark in the NSIC, sitting one game behind the Wolves in the league standings
                • The Bulldogs are shooting 47.7% from the floor, 39.9% from the 3-point line, and 78.9% from the foul line this season
                • They are averaging 82.9 points, 35.5 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 11.0 turnovers, 6.5 steals, and 2.6 blocks per game; out-scoring and out-rebounding their opponents by 9.1 points and 1.8 boards
                • Brandon Myer leads three starters averaging double figures with 20.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, while also shooting a team best 52.4% from the field
                • Drew Blair and Alex Illikainen follow averaging 16.5 and 13.7 points per game respectively
                • Logan Rohrscheib has knocked down a team high 56 buckets from beyond the arc, shooting 47.1%
                • Trevor Entwisle leads the team with 108 assists, averaging 4.5 per game
                • Duluth is led by head coach Justin Wieck in his second season at the helm
 
LAST MATCH-UP
                • The Bulldogs defeated the Wolves 87-79 in late January
                • NSU gave up 12 points on turnovers and shot just 25.0% from beyond the arc in the game
                • Parker Fox led the team with 30 points and nine rebounds, going 13-of-19 from field goal range
                • Northern is 28-41 all-time versus Minnesota Duluth
 
MATCHING UP WITH THE HUSKIES
                • St. Cloud State posts a 13-11 record overall and 10-8 mark in the NSIC prior to the weekend competition
                • The Huskies are shooting 48.2% from the field, 35.6% from the 3-point line, and 71.0% from the foul line this season
                • SCSU is averaging 78.8 points, 33.7 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 10.1 turnovers, 6.8 steals, and 2.3 blocks per game; out-scoring and out-rebounding their opponents by 5.8 points and 2.0 rebounds
                • Trevon Marshall leads three in double figures averaging 21.4 points per game
                • Anthony Roberts is second on the team averaging 14.4 points per game, as well as a team high 6.2 rebounds per game
                • Andrija Blatancic is shooting a team best 64.8% from the floor, while Roberts leads the team shooting 44.6% from beyond the arc
                • St. Cloud is led by head coach Matt Reimer in his sixth season with the program
 
LAST MATCH-UP
                • Northern defeated St. Cloud State 88-71 from Wachs Arena earlier this season
                • NSU shot 53.1% from the floor and tallied 25 points off the bench led by Jordan Belka and Cole Dahl with 12 and 11 respectively
                • Mason Stark scored a team high 18 points, hitting 7-of-10 from the field
                • The Wolves are 73-24 all-time against the Huskies