Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 2 Northern State men's basketball team opens their 2021 home campaign this weekend hosting Minnesota Crookston. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. on Saturday between the two teams.  
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
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#2 NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES
                » Northern enters the weekend on a 4-game win streak over Wayne State and Bemidji, moving up five spots to No. 2 in the NABC Top-25 Poll
                » The Wolves are shooting 48.2% from the floor, 39.8% from the 3-point line, and 65.8% from the foul line this season; averaging 75.3 points, 34.0 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 11.0 turnovers, 7.3 steals, and 5.8 blocks per game
                » NSU is out-scoring their opponents by 17.0 points per game and are being out-rebounded by 1.0 board per game in 2021
                » Parker Fox and Mason Stark lead the team averaging 16.8 and 16.5 points per game respectively; the pair is also shooting a team leading 58.3 and 56.8 percent from the floor
                » Tommy Chatman has dished out a team high ten assists thus far, while Cole Bergan leads the team off the bench notching 4.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest
 
MINNESOTA CROOKSTON STORYLINES
                » Crookston enters the weekend with a 1-3 record overall, notching a win over Concordia-St. Paul (84-80 on Jan. 3)
                » The Golden Eagles are averaging 67.5 points, 32.5 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 18.5  turnovers, 7.5 steals, and 2.5 blocks per game; shooting 44.4% from the floor, 32.9% from beyond the arc, and 65.1% from the free throw line this season
                » They are being out-rebounded and out-scored by 4.5 boards and 14.8 points per game
                » Georges Darwiche leads the team averaging 11.5 points per game, while Ibu Jassey Demba is grabbing a team high 5.8 rebounds per game
                » In addition, Jassey Demba is shooting a team best 53.8% from the floor
                » UMC is led by head coach Dan Weisse in his seventh season at the helm
 
LOOKING BACK TO 2019-20
                » The Wolves defeated the Golden Eagles 101-58 and 97-60 in 2019-20, extending their win streak to 16 games (dating back to 2012-13)