Storylines
• Augustana men's basketball (14-12, 11-9 NSIC) is set for a crucial road trip on the final weekend of regular season games in the NSIC.
• Augustana takes on Upper Iowa (13-13, 11-9 NSIC) at 8 p.m. on Friday night before ending the regular season at Winona State (22-5, 17-3 NSIC) at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
• The Vikings enter the weekend tied for fourth in the South Division standings at 11-9 with Upper Iowa and USF.
• The top four teams in each division will host a first-round NSIC Tournament game on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
• Upper Iowa ends the regular season hosting Augustana and Wayne State and USF will host Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul.
NSIC Tie-Breakers
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Last time out
• Augustana snapped a three-game losing skid with a 92-88 win over MSU Moorhead last Friday night.
• The Vikings then lost a close one falling 85-78 to Northern State on Saturday.
• In Friday's win, Augustana snapped a two-game losing skid to MSU Moorhead and evened the all-time series at nine games apiece.
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Ethan Guske had a big night against MSU Moorhead scoring a career-high 22 points.
• Guske scorched the Dragons four 3-point range, hitting 5 of 7 shots from behind the arc.
• Daniel?Jansen added 26 points and 10 rebounds and
Isaac Jorgensen pitched in with career-high's in points (7) and rebounds (7) off the bench.
• Northern State hit 16 3-pointers to sink Augustana on Saturday night.
• The 16 3-pointers by the Wolves is the most Augustana has allowed since Nebraska-Kearney hit 16 on Nov. 29, 2006.
• The win also marked Northern State's first over Augustana since 2008 and first at the Elmen Center since 2007.
• Jansen led the Vikings with 23 points as the Vikings shot 52 percent from the field.
• The loss marked the first this season for the Vikings when shooting 50 percent or higher.
About Augustana
• Augustana is 14-12 on the season and is has scored 79.2 points per game, which ranks seventh in the NSIC.
• Augustana has allowed 72.2 points per game this season and holds a +7.0 scoring margin.
• The Vikings have shot 46.1 percent from the field, including 38.5 percent from 3-point range.
• The Vikings are shooting 74.0 percent (464 of 627) from the free throw line as a team.
• Augustana has grabbed 35.5 rebounds per game and holds a +3.0 rebound margin through 26 games.
• The Vikings are averaging 11.8 turnovers and own a +0.8 turnover margin.
• Augustana is averaging 13.2 assists per game and owns an assist/turnover ratio of 1.1
About Upper Iowa
• Upper Iowa enters the weekend at 13-13 on the season and 11-9 in the NSIC.
• The Peacocks have won give of their last six games, including four straight road wins.
• Upper Iowa defeated Augustana 84-79 at the Elmen Center on Feb. 8.
• Last weekend, Upper Iowa defeated Minnesota Duluth 87-85 before dropping a close one, 97-94 to St. Cloud State.
• Upper Iowa enters the weekend averaging 83.2 points per game while allowing 83.6.
• The Peacocks have shot 43.9 percent from the field, 37.1 percent from 3-point range and 72.6 percent from the free throw line.
• Upper Iowa has grabbed 34.2 rebounds per game (-5.1 margin).
• The Peacocks are averaging just 10.3 turnovers per game (+4.3 margin).
• Joey Woods leads Upper Iowa in scoring averaging 17.2 points per game and is one of four players to average double-digits in scoring.
• Brooks McKowen is in his first season as the head coach at Upper Iowa.
• McKowen spent the last two seasons as an assistant at Southwest Minnesota State.
About Winona State
• Winona State owns a 22-5 record on the season, including 17-3 in conference play.
• Winona State enters the weekend on a four-game winning streak.
• The Warriors defeated St. Cloud State (89-68) and Minnesota Duluth (68-64) at home last weekend.
• Winona State enters the weekend averaging 78.1 points per game while giving up 65.8.
• The Warriors are shooting 49.2 percent from the field, 39.6 percent from 3-point range and 71.0 percent from the free throw line.
• Winona State averages 37.1 rebounds per game, 14.7 assists and 12.5 turnovers.
• Riley Bambenek leads the Warriors averaging 13.4 points per game.
• Mike Leaf is in his 16th season as the head coach at Winona State.
• Leaf owns a career record of 364-136, including 225-65 in the NSIC.
Series history
• Augustana is 11-4 all-time against Upper Iowa heading into the weekend.
• Upper Iowa won its second straight game at the Elmen Center two weeks ago, defeating Augustana 84-79.
• The Vikings are 3-2 all-time against Upper Iowa when playing in Fayette, Iowa.
• Augustana and Upper Iowa have traded wins in the past six straight meetings.
• Saturday's game at Winona State will be the 19th meeting between the two teams.
• The Vikings are 8-10 all-time against the Warriors.
• Winona State has won two straight games over Augustana, including a 78-62 win at the Elmen Center on Feb. 7.
• Augustana is 1-5 all-time when playing at McCown Gymnasium.
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