SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 2 Augustana University men's basketball (8-1, 5-0 NSIC) will close-out the calendar year on Saturday, Dec. 19, hosting Wayne State (2-7, 1-5 NSIC). The Vikings and Wildcats will tip-off at 6 p.m. at Sioux Falls Arena in the final game of 2015. Saturday night's game will be the second meeting between the two teams this season.
 
Augustana and Wayne State met on Nov. 23 in Wayne, Neb. and the Vikings opened NSIC play with a 94-69 win over the Wildcats. The Vikings are 25-14 all-time against Wayne State and have won five straight meetings over the Wildcats. 



Storylines
• Augustana was ranked No. 2 in the latest National Association Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
• The Vikings have been ranked for 20 consecutive weeks dating back to Nov. 25 of last season
• Augustana has spent 14 straight weeks ranked in the top 10 of the NABC Top 25 poll
• Augustana enters Saturday night's game riding an eight-game winning streak
• The Vikings are 8-1 on the season, including 5-0 in NSIC play
• Senior forward Daniel Jansen was named South Division Player of the Week by the NSIC on Monday after averaging 18.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in two wins last weekend
• Jansen is the second Viking to earn player of the week honors from the NSIC this season
• Jansen has been named player of the week by the NSIC four times in his career
• Augustana currently leads the NSIC and ranks 14th in the country averaging 91.0 points per game
• Augustana has scored 90-plus points in five straight games
• The Vikings lead the NSIC and ranks second in the nation out-scoring opponents by 22.2 points per game
• Alex Richter is shooting 60.5 percent from 3-point range which leads all players in Division II
• Jordan Spencer enters the week leading the NSIC and ranked 13th in the country averaging 6.4 assists per game in 2015-16

Last time out
• Augustana picked up a pair of wins on the road last weekend, defeating Bemidji State 91-61 on Friday night before going to Minnesota Crookston and earning a 92-60 victory over the Golden Eagles
• At BSU on Friday, Augustana saw 11 different players score, including six players with eight or more points
• Casey Schilling led the Vikings with 21 points and a game-high eight rebounds
• The Vikings shot 50 percent from the field (30 of 60) and knocked down 10 of 19 (52.9 percent) from 3-point range
• Daniel Jansen added 20 points and seven rebounds for the Vikings marking his fifth game of 20-plus points this season
• At Minnesota Crookston on Saturday, Jansen registered his second double-double of the season with 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds
• Augustana had four players in double-figures against the Golden Eagles. Schilling added 15 points and five rebounds while Adam Beyer pitched in with 13 and Alex Richter with 12
• Augustana shot 53 percent (35 of 66) from the field marking its fifth straight game of shooting better than 50 percent
• The Vikings knocked down 13 3-pointers against the Golden Eagles marking the seventh time this season hitting 10 or more in a game

About Augustana
• Augustana is averaging 91.0 points per game which leads the NSIC and ranks 14th in the country
• The Vikings have allowed just 68.8 points per game, out-scoring opponents by 22.2 points per game
• The Vikings rank second in the NSIC averaging 41.0 rebounds per game, but lead the league with a +8.7 rebound margin on the season
• Augustana is shooting 49.2 percent from the field, including 44.5 percent from 3-point range
• The Vikings are shooting 72.8 percent from the free throw line and average 18.4 made free throws per game
• Augustana has dished out 18.7 assists per game to just 11.0 turnovers per contest
• Daniel Jansen leads the Vikings averaging 18.9 points per game to go along with 7.6 rebounds per contest
• Casey Schilling is averaging a double-double on the season, 17.1 ppg and 10.1 rpg
• Alex Richter has averaged 14.2 ppg and 4.8 rpg while leading the country shooting 60.5 percent from 3-point range
• Adam Beyer is averaging 8.9 points, 3.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game in 2015-16
• Jordan Spencer has dished out five or more assists in all nine games this season and 24 straight games dating back to Jan. 24 of last season
• Tom Billeter is in his 13th season as the head coach at Augustana. He owns a career record of 318-192

About Wayne State
• Wayne State enters Saturday night's game with a record of 2-7 on the season, including 1-4 in NSIC play
• The Wildcats were swept on the road last weekend, falling 70-68 to Minnesota Crookston on Friday night and 79-69 at Bemidji State on Saturday
• The Wildcats are averaging 73.6 points per game while allowing 82.2 per contest in 2015-16
• WSC is shooting 45.1 percent from the field, including 34.1 percent from 3-point range
• The Wildcats are shooting 66.2 percent from the free throw line, averaging 14.6 makes per game
• WSC is averaging 32.4 rebounds per game and is being out-rebounded by 3.1 boards per contest
• The Wildcats have averaged 13.8 assists, 15.0 turnovers and 5.0 steals per game
• Matt Thomas leads the Wildcats in scoring averaging 17.2 points per game
• David Anderson leads WSC in rebounding averaging 5.1 boards per game to go along with 5.4 ppg
• Brian Dolan is in his third season as the head coach at Wayne State. He owns a career record of 84-175