Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 8 Northern State University men's basketball team tips off with Minot State tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the semifinal round of the NSIC/Sanford Health Men's Basketball Tournament.
 
Fans are not permitted into the Sanford Pentagon, however live stats and video will be available at the link above. For full championship information visit the NSIC page here.
 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES
    » Parker Fox garnered NSIC North Player/Defensive Player of the Year honors, while Mason Stark (first), Andrew Kallman (second), and Tommy Chatman (honorable mention) were named to the All-Conference teams
    » Saul Phillips was named the NSIC North Division Coach of the Year
    » The Wolves advanced to the semifinals with an 87-84 overtime win over Augustana
    » Northern enters the game shooting 50.9% from the floor, 38.5% from beyond the arc, and 63.4% from the foul line
    » NSU is averaging 80.0 points, 33.3 rebounds, 17.4 assists, 10.5 turnovers, 6.5 stelas, and 6.2 steals per game
    » Parker Fox leads the team averaging 22.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, shooting 62.3% from the floor
    » Mason Stark is second on the team averaging 16.8 points per game, shooting 53.0% from the floor and 48.4% from the 3-point line
    » Andrew Kallman has dished out 74 total assists on the year and is adding 9.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per contest
 
MINOT STATE STORYLINES
    » Minot State advanced to the semifinal round with a 90-85 overtime victory over Upper Iowa
    » The Beavers are shooting 47.7% from the field, 36.0% from the 3-point line, and 68.3% from the foul line this season
    » They are averaging 74.7 points, 33.7 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 10.8 turnovers, 7.1 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game
    » Max Cody and Melvin Newbern lead the team averaging 15.3 and 14.0 points per game respectively, with Newbern grabbing a team leading 9.1 boards
    » Cody finished the regular season leading the NSIC in assists, averaging 5.4 per game with 78 total
    » Kody Dwyer is shooting a team best 67.5% from the floor, while Cody leads the team from beyond the arc shooting 47.1%
    » Matt Murken is in his ninth season at the helm of the Beaver program