Aberdeen, SD – Northern State University men's basketball team will close out the fall semester with two final NSIC matches. The Wolves face off against Minnesota Duluth on Friday, December 17 at 5:30 pm and then take on St. Cloud State University on Saturday, December 18 at 4 pm.
 

GAME & FAN INFORMATION
» Live video, radio, tickets, and stat links are available above or on the full schedule on nsuwolves.com
 

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES
    » Northern State enters the weekend with a record of 9-4 (3-2 NSIC)
    » The Wolves are tied for fifth place overall in the conference and are tied for second place in the north division of the league
    » Last weekend Northern extended their win streak to three games with two wins in Minnesota, on Friday night NSU picked up a victory at Minnesota Crookston (76-65) and a win at Bemidji State (83-68) on Saturday afternoon
    » The Wolves are averaging 75.9 points, 34.2 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 12.4 turnovers, 7.5 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game
    » As a team Northern State is shooting the ball 46.7 percent from the field, 36.2 percent from 3-point range, and 76.2 percent from the free throw line
    » Jacksen Moni leads a trio of Wolves players that average over 14 points per game in scoring with 15.0 points per game on the season, while Jordan Belka adds 14.6 and Sam Masten adds 14.4 points per game
    » Belka leads the team with 6.8 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game
    » Masten leads the team with 4.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game, ranking sixth and tying for third in the NSIC for those respective categories
    » Northern State leads the NSIC and ranks 38th in Division II with 10.5 made 3-pointers per game
    » The Wolves have made ten or more 3-pointers in seven games this season, and recorded a season best 16 made 3-pointers in Saturday's win at Bemidji State
    » Augustin Reede leads the team with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game and is shooting 42.9 percent from 3-point range, he ranks fourth and third in the NSIC in those respective categories
 
 

ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY STORY LINES
    » St. Cloud State enters the weekend with a record of 6-5 (3-2 NSIC)
    » The Huskies are tied for fifth place overall in the conference and are tied for second place in the north division of the league
    » Last weekend SCSU earned a pair of home conference wins over UMary (83-78) and Minot State (82-67)
    » St. Cloud State traveled to Moorhead, Minnesota on Friday night to face off against MSU Moorhead
    » The Huskies are averaging 82.5 points, 33.7 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 10.8 turnovers, 5.6 steals, and 2.7 blocks per game
    » As a team St. Cloud State is shooting the ball 49.8 percent from the field, 34.5 percent from 3-point range, and 73.5 percent from the free throw line
    » Anthony Roberts leads the team with 19.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, he is tied for third in the NSIC in scoring and seventh in the league for rebounding
    » Caleb Donaldson adds 17.0 points per game for the Huskies, and he is shooting the ball 68.6 percent from the field which is second best in the NSIC
    » Ryan Bagley leads the team with 4.0 assists and 2.4 steals per game, his 2.4 steals per game leads the NSIC this season
    » Roberts and Josh Tomasi lead the team with 1.1 blocks per game each this season
 
LAST MEETING
    » Northern State earned a road sweep at St. Cloud State in last season's weekend double header, earning a 79-74 victory on January 22nd and a 81-72 win on January 23rd


 
MINNESOTA DULUTH STORYLINES
    » Minnesota Duluth enters this weekend with a record of 11-0 (5-0 NSIC)
    » The Bulldogs enter the week as one of 11 remaining undefeated programs in NCAA Division II men's basketball
    » UMD sits atop the overall conference standings and the league's north division as the lone undefeated team remaining in NSIC action
    » Last weekend the Bulldogs defeated Minot State (91-73) and UMary (77-64)
    » Minnesota Duluth plays an exhibition contest on Wednesday night at the University of Nevada, a NCAA Division I program
    » Duluth is averaging 87.2 points, 37.3 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 11.2 turnovers, 6.1 steals, and 3.4 blocks per game
    » The Bulldogs are shooting the ball 53.4 percent from the field, 39.5 percent from 3-point range, and 71.3 percent from the free throw line
    » UMD's 87.2 points per game leads the NSIC and ranks 20th in Division II, the Bulldogs have reached the 90 point mark on four occasions this season
    » Drew Blair leads the team in scoring with 19.5 points per game, ranking third in the conference in scoring
    » Austin Andrews adds 17.4 points and leads the team with 9.9 rebounds per game
    » Andrews is tied for fifth in Division II with six double-doubles on the season, including two performances of 15+ points and 15+ rebounds
 
 
 
LAST MEETING
    » Northern State swept last season's weekend double header in Aberdeen, picking up an 83-72 victory on January 29th followed by a 64-58 win on January 30th