THE GAMES AT A GLANCE

Thursday, Dec. 18 (5:30 pm) vs. MSU Moorhead Location: Moorhead, Minn. Head Coach: Jason Kemp All-Time Record: 7-4

Saturday, Dec. 20 (1:30 pm) vs. Minnesota Crookston Location: Crookston, Minn. Head Coach: Bryan Beamish All-Time Record: 14-81

 

FAN INFORMATION & GAME COVERAGE

Live Stats [MSUM]: msumdragons.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Live Stats [UMC]: goldeneaglesports.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Live Video: nsicnetwork.com/nsuwolves/
Radio Broadcast: Fox Sports Aberdeen [98.5 FM · 1420 AM] nsuwolves.com/listenlive
Game Notes: Week 6
 

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern enters the final weekend before the holiday break with a 2-8 record overall and 2-3 mark in the NSIC
• The Wolves are shooting 39.6% from the floor, 31.7% from the 3-point line, and 76.4% from the foul line; averaging 70.2 points, 34.2 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 10.4 turnovers, 3.7 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game
• James Glenn leads four Wolves averaging double figures, notching 14.0 points per game and is second on the team with 18 assists
• Joshua Book averages a team second best 11.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game with a team leading 37 assists
• Ty Rogers and Simon Akena are adding 10.3 and 10.0 points per game respectively and a combined 8.3 rebounds per game
• Marshawn Smith leads the team off the bench averaging 9.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game
• Benjamin Bowen rounds out the starting five for the Wolves, averaging 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game

 

MSU MOORHEAD STORYLINES

• The Dragons are 7-4 overall and 4-1 in the NSIC this season
• They are shooting 49.5% from the floor, 37.9% from the 3-point line, and 74.5% from the foul line this season
• MSUM is averaging 87.8 points, 38.9 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 14.4 turnovers, 6.9 steals, and 3.5 blocks per game; out-scoring and out-rebounding their opponents by 3.5 points and 4.7 boards per game
• Dominic Gooden leads three in double figures, averaging 17.5 points per game, followed by Isa El-Amin and Sam Hastreiter averaging 13.5 and 11.5
• Kabine Kaba leads the team at the rim averaging 5.5 rebounds per contest and El-Amin has dished out a team leading 31 assists
• The Dragons are led by head coach Jason Kemp in his first season

 

THE WOLVES AND DRAGONS HISTORY

• The Wolves fell to the Dragons twice a season ago with scores of 80-50 and 77-62
• Northern is 32-23 all-time against MSU Moorhead

 

MINNESOTA CROOKSTON STORYLINES

• Crookston heads into the week with a 1-9 record overall and 0-5 mark in the NSIC
• The Golden Eagles are averaging 73.1 points, 39.2 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 12.9 turnovers, 7.3 steals, and 2.7 blocks per game
• They are shooting 38.7% from the floor, 32.1% from the 3-point line, and 69.2% from the foul line this season
• Donez Lindsey leads the team averaging 14.3 points per game, followed by Alijh Washington and Kazadi Mukoma Jr. notching 12.7 and 11.9 respectively
• Spencer Swenson and Landon Dimler are pulling down a team leading 5.4 and 5.3 rebounds per contest
• The Golden Eagles are led by head coach Bryan Beamish in his fourth season at the helm

 

THE WOLVES AND GOLDEN EAGLES HISTORY

• The Wolves and Golden Eagles split their 2024-25 contests with each team winning on the road; UMC tallied a 73-71 victory and NSU won 62-59
• Northern is 46-4 all-time against Minnesota Crookston