Aberdeen, S.D. - The Northern State men's basketball program cracked the win column in conference play Saturday afternoon with a dominant 82-49 win over U-Mary at Wachs Arena. Northern held a wire-to-wire lead in the win, its first in three early NSIC games.

QUICK HITS

• Final score: Northern State 82; U-Mary 49
• Records: Northern State 7-4, 1-2 NSIC; U-Mary 3-5, 2-1 NSIC
• Attendance: 1,571

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jordan Belka couldn't miss on the turn-around and Augustin Reede was nearly automatic from distance as both players notched 20 or more points to lead the way for Northern State.
• Belka was 10-for-14 from the floor, largely on turn-around fadeaways, while Reede hit 6 of 10 attempts from 3-point range.
• As a team, the Wolves hit on 32 of 57 (56.1) attempt from the floor, including 12 of 30 (40 percent) long range shots.
• Conversely, U-Mary finished just 16 of 56 of its attempts (29.6 percent).
• Northern also had eight blocks and 18 assists in the win while forcing the Marauders into 22 total turnovers.

STATISTICAL LEADERS

• Jordan Belka: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 10-for-14 shooting
• Augustin Reede: 20 points, 2 assists, 6-of-10 3-point shooting
• Kailleb Walton-Blanden: 12 points, 5-of-6 shooting
• Trey Longstreet: 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 1 block

UP NEXT
Northern goes on the road next weekend to continue NSIC play, visiting Minnesota Crookston Friday and Bemidji State on Saturday. Friday's game is set to tip at 5:30 p.m., while Saturday will start at 3:30 p.m.