THE GAMES AT A GLANCE

Fri., Feb. 21 (5:30 p.m.) vs. Sioux Falls Location: Aberdeen, S.D. Head Coach: Chris Johnson

Sat., Feb. 22 (4 p.m.) vs. (RV) Southwest Minn. St. Location: Aberdeen, S.D. Head Coach: Brad Bigler

 

FAN INFORMATION & GAME COVERAGE

Live Stats: nsuwolves.com/sidearmstats/Mbball/summary
Live Video: nsicnetwork.com/nsuwolves/
Radio Broadcast: Fox Sports Aberdeen [98.5 FM · 1420 AM] radio.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/KGIMAM
Tickets: nsuwolves.universitytickets.com/?cid=170
Game Notes: Northern State vs. USF/SMSU
 
Fan Information:

• Friday is sponsored by AARP and will be a white out for all fans
• Friday will also feature the Special Olympics SD game at half of both the men's and women's contests
• Saturday is sponsored by Primrose Retirement Communities
• Northern State will honor their seniors at the contest Saturday and Girl Scout cookies will be for sale at the main entrance of the arena

 

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• The Wolves enter the final weekend of the regular season with a 2-24 record overall and 1-19 mark in the NSIC
• Northern is averaging 65.3 points, 31.0 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 12.1 turnovers, 6.7 steals, and 2.8 blocks per game
• They are shooting 42.4% from the floor, 34.5% from the 3-point line, and 62.2% from the foul line
• James Glenn leads the team averaging 12.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game with 98 assists and 46 steals
• Marcus Burks is second on the team averaging 11.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game with 105 assists and 40 steals
• Kaleb Mitchell leads the team off the glass, averaging 5.5 rebounds per contest, and is shooting a team best 49.7% from the floor

 

SIOUX FALLS STORYLINES

• The Cougars enter the weekend with a 14-12 record overall and 10-10 mark in the Northern Sun
• USF is averaging 77.5 points, 39.6 rebounds, 17.0 assists, 13.3 turnovers, 5.0 steals, and 3.6 blocks per game; out-rebounding their opponents by 6.8 boards per game
• Creighton Morisch leads five averaging double figures, notching 14.1 points and 10.9 rebounds per game; he is also shooting a team best 52.5% from the floor
• Noah Puetz and Taylen Ashley followed averaging 13.7 and 13.1 points per game respectively, while Kyle Ingwerson and Shawn Warrior are grabbing 10.8 and 10.4 a piece
• Morisch leads the team with 93 assists, followed by Puetz and Ashley with 79 each
• Sioux Falls is led by head coach Chris Johnson in his 17th season at the helm

 

THE WOLVES AND COUGARS HISTORY

• The Wolves fell to the Cougars 81-71 on the road earlier this season
• Northern is 41-20 all-time against Sioux Falls

 

(RV) SOUTHWEST MINN. ST. STORYLINES

• Southwest Minnesota State heads into the weekend with a 19-7 record overall and 14-6 mark in the NSIC
• SMSU is averaging 73.6 points, 34.5 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 10.8 turnovers, 7.9 steals, and 2.9 blocks per game; out-scoring their opponents by 7.2 points per game
• They are shooting 47.5% from the floor, 35.6% from the 3-point line, and 77.1% from the foul line
• Aeron Stevens leads four in double figures this season averaging 14.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, followed by Jakob Braaten notching 14.5 and 5.3
• Mason Lund leads the team at the rim grabbing 6.1 rebounds per contest and is adding 9.3 points per game
• Dunwa Omot and Steven Kramer round out the double figure scorers notching 12.0 and 10.0 points per game respectively
• The Mustangs are led by head coach Brad Bigler in his 16th season

 

THE WOLVES AND MUSTANGS HISTORY

• The Wolves dropped their January contest to the Mustangs 79-60
• Northern is 40-22 all-time against Southwest Minnesota State