Aberdeen, SD – The Northern State University men's basketball team will play back-to-back games against NSIC opponents. The Wolves will face off against Minnesota-Crookston and Bemidji State on the road. The Wolves will play Minot State on Thursday, December 2 at 5:30 p.m. and University of Mary Saturday, December 4 at 4 p.m.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
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NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES
» Northern State enters this week with a record of 7-4 (1-2 NSIC) on the season
» The Wolves are set to play their next two games on the road before coming back for three straight home contests
» Last weekend Northern put on a dominating performance against the University of Mary, beating the Marauders 82-49 at hom
» The Wolves had three players score in double-digits in the game, Jordan Belka (21), Augustin Reede (20), and Kailleb Walton-Blanden (12),
» Reede shot a game high 6-10 from beyond the 3-point line
» This season Northern State is averaging 75.3 points, 34.5 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 12.3 turnovers, 7.1 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game
» As a team the Wolves are shooting 46.5 percent from the field, 35.6 percent from 3-point range, and 76.0 percent from the free throw line
» NSU currently has three players averaging 10.0 or more points per game, and are led by Jordan Belka with 15.3 points per game
» Belka also leads the Wolves with 7.5 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game
 


UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - CROOKSTON STORYLINES
» UMary enters this week with a record of 4-5 (1-2 NSIC) on the season
» The Marauders went 0-2 last weekend, falling to St. Cloud State 82-50 and University of Minnesota Duluth 75-62
» The Golden Eagles are set to host Northern State University on Friday, December 10 and Minnesota State University Moorhead on Saturday, December 11.
» Minnesota-Crookston is averaging 66.4 points, 38.2 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 15.6 turnovers, 5.2 steals, and 3.3 blocks per game this season
» As a team they are shooting the ball 43.9 percent from the field, 35.9 percent from 3-point range, and 62.4 percent from the free throw line
» UMary has three players averaging 11.0 or more points per game, led by Ethan Channel with 12.4 points per game
» Leonard Dixon leads the team with 6.8 rebounds per game, while Uzo Dibiamaka leads the team with 3.4 assists and 0.7 blocks per game
» The Golden Eagles are led by head coach Dan Weisse who is in his eighth season with the team
 
LAST MEETING
» Northern State swept last season's double-header in at home, picking up 86-67 and 88-64 victories on January 15 and 16
 
 
BEMIDJI STATE STORYLINES
» Bemidji State enters this week with a record of 4-3 (1-2 NSIC)
» The Beavers are 1-1 in their last two games, falling to University of Minnesota Duluth 87-64 and bouncing back with a convincing 97-83 victory over St. Cloud State
» The Beavers are averaging 77.3 points per game, accompanied by 36.7 rebounds, 17.1 assists, 14.4 turnovers, 6.4 steals, and 1.9 blocks
» Together the Beavers are shooting 50.8% from the field, 43.5% from 3-point range, and 60.9% from the stripe
» Bemidji has three players averaging at least 12.0 points per game, led by Mohamed Kone with 14.3 points per game
» The Beavers are led by Mike Boschee who is in his tenth season with the team
 
LAST MEETING
» Northern State won both games last year against the Beavers 71-57 and 100-63, with an average margin of victory of 25.5 points