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Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University men's basketball team opened 2024-25 exhibition play on Monday evening with a 78-64 victory over Dickinson State. With a number of new faces off the bench, Wolves fans were treated to a Retro Night experience in the Aberdeen Civic Arena.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 78, DSU 64
Records: NSU 0-0, DSU 0-0
Attendance: 1027
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Wolves led 36-28 at the half and out-scored the Blue Hawks 42-36 in the second, despite trailing near the 13-minute mark
- Northern shot 47.8% from the floor, 44.4% from the 3-point line, and 55.6% from the foul line
- The Wolves defense held the Blue Hawks to shooting percentages of 33.3 from the floor and 25.8 from beyond the arc
- They tallied 50 points in the paint, 17 second chance points off 14 offensive rebounds, 14 points off turnovers, 12 points off the bench, and seven fast break points
- NSU out-rebounded DSU 52-33 and recorded a game leading 12 assist and seven steals
- Three players scored in double figures, led by James Glenn with 20 points, knocking down 8-of-15 from the floor; he also added a team leading five steals
- Tobi Obiora followed with a double-double, recording 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Kwat Abdelkarim added 14 points and a team leading three assists
- Both Obiora and Abdelkarim shot 50.0% from the floor in the win
- Marcus Burks and Ethan Russell rounded out the starting five with eight and seven points respectively; Burks tallied a team second best eight rebounds and dished out three assists
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
James Glenn: 20 points, 53.3 field goal%, 5 steals, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
Tobi Obiora: 17 points, 50.0 field goal%, 13 rebounds
Kwat Abdelkarim: 14 points, 50.0 field goal%, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
UP NEXT
The Wolves officially opened their 2024-25 campaign next Friday and Sunday in Missouri. Northern will face off against host Missouri Western on November 8 at 2 p.m. and tip-off with Emporia State at 12 p.m. on November 10.
