Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University men's basketball team is set to face Southwest Minnesota State and Sioux Falls this weekend. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. on Friday versus the Mustangs and 4 p.m. on Saturday against the Cougars.
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
» Live video, stat, and audio links are available above or on the full schedule on nsuwolves.com
» Visit nsuwolves.universitytickets.com to purchase single game seats for the contest
» Friday's game is Faculty and Staff Appreciate night with free admission for NSU faculty and staff and their families with ID
» Saturday's game features a Wolves Club Appreciation event in the Kessler's Champions Club Room prior to tip-off; fans are also encouraged to wear maroon to the contest
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES
» NSU enters the weekend with a 10-8 record overall and 4-6 mark in the NSIC
» Northern is shooting 44.9% from the floor, 35.3% from the 3-point line, and 75.9% from the foul line this season
» They are averaging 73.3 points, 34.3 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 13.1 turnovers, 7.1 steals, and 2.2 blocks per game; out-scoring their opponents by 3.9 points and out-rebounding their foes by 1.1 boards per contest
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Jordan Belka and
Jacksen Moni lead the team averaging 14.9 and 13.9 points per game respectively, followed by
Sam Masten and
Augustin Reede averaging 13.1 and 10.3
» Belka is grabbing a team best 6.8 rebounds per contest and shooting a team high 49.8% from the floor
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Cole Bergan rounds out the starting five averaging 7.3 points per game and leads the team with 69 total assists on the year
» Reede is shooting a team best 44.1% from beyond the arc with 49 made 3-pointers
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Kailleb Walton-Blanden leads the Wolves off the bench averaging 7.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per contest
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE STORYLINES
» Southwest hits the road with a 9-5 record overall and 5-4 mark in the NSIC
» The Mustangs are shooting 46.7% from the floor, 35.3% from the 3-point line, and 77.1% from the foul line this season
» They are averaging 71.7 points, 36.9 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 12.4 turnovers, 7.0 steals, and 2.6 blocks per game; out-scoring their opponents by 3.2 points and out-rebounding their foes by 4.8 boards per game
» Kenny Byers and Jake Phipps lead the team averaging 14.8 and 13.9 points per game respectively, followed by Cliff McCray notching 10.9
» Phipps leads the team at the rim averaging 7.0 rebounds per game and is shooting a team high 55.9% from the floor
» McCray and Byers sit atop the Mustang squad with 53 and 43 assists on the year
» Dunwa Omot leads the team off the bench averaging 9.6 points per game, in addition to a team high 22 made 3-pointers in 2021-22
LAST MATCH-UP
» The Wolves and Mustangs last faced off in 2019-20, with Northern notching two NSIC victories (79-67 & 74-66)
» NSU is 34-13 all-time against Southwest
SIOUX FALLS STORYLINES
» The Cougars head into the weekend with an 8-6 record overall and 4-4 mark in the NSIC
» Sioux Falls is averaging 74.1 points, 37.4 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 9.5 turnovers, 4.9 steals, and 2.4 blocks per game; out-scoring their opponents by under one point and out-rebounding their opponents by 3.8 boards per game
» They are shooting 42.1% from the floor, 34.0% from the 3-point line, and 70.7% from the free throw line this season
» Transfer Matt Cartwright leads the team averaging 21.0 points per game, shooting 40.0% from the 3-point line with 36 buckets made
» Jack Thompson and Chase Grinde follow averaging 14.2 points and 10.5 points per game respectively
» Grinde leads the team averaging 6.9 rebounds per game, while Thompson has dished out a team high 58 assists
» Sioux Falls is led by head coach Chris Johnson in his 14th season at USF
LAST MATCH-UP
» The Wolves and Cougars last faced off in 2019-20, with Sioux Falls recording a 68-61 victory
» Northern is 39-17 all-time against Sioux Falls
