Aberdeen, S.D. – The (RV) Northern State University men's basketball team opened the 2022-23 NSIC season with an 84-75 victory over MSU Moorhead. The Wolves shot 58.6% from the floor in the win and held a double-digit lead for more than half the game.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 84, MSUM 75
Records: NSU 3-2 (1-0 NSIC), MSUM 3-2 (0-1 NSIC)
Attendance: 3084
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern tallied 50 points in the first and 34 points in the second, en route to their third win of the season
• The Wolves shot 44.4% from beyond the arc, hitting eight threes, and 80.0% from the foul line
• NSU recorded a game high 44 points in the paint and 12 second chance points, as well as 15 assists
• They out-rebounded the Dragons 36-25, recording nine total offensive boards
• Three Wolves scored in double figures led by Jacksen Moni and Jordan Belka with a season highs 25 and 24
• Sam Masten tallied a season high of his own, dishing out nine assists, while Moni and Belka added season highs with eight and nine rebounds respectively
• All five starters for the Wolves shot 50.0% or better from the field, led by Belka hitting 11-of-16
• The win is the 31^st for the Wolves over Dragons in program history

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Jacksen Moni: 25 points, 64.2 field goal%, 8 rebounds
• Jordan Belka: 24 points, 68.8 field goal%, 9 rebounds
• Sam Masten: 16 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds

 
UP NEXT
Northern State hosts the Dacotah Bank Classic this Friday and Saturday from Wachs Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on Friday versus Texas A&M – Kingsville and 6 p.m. on Saturday against Presentation College. Minnesota Crookston will also face each TAMK and PC prior to the Wolves games each day.