SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 2 Augustana University men's basketball (6-1, 3-0 NSIC) carries a six-game winning streak on the road this weekend where the Vikings will head north to take on a pair of North Division opponents. Augustana will travel to Bemidji, Minn., on Friday, Dec. 11 to take on Bemidji State (4-3, 1-2 NSIC) at 8 p.m. before taking on Minnesota Crookston (2-5, 0-3 NSIC) at 6 p.m. on Saturday in Crookston, Minn.
 
Storylines
• Augustana enters the weekend ranked No. 2 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
• Augustana has been ranked straight weeks dating back to Nov. 25 of last season, including 13 straight weeks in the top 10
• Augustana has won its last five games by an average of 27.6 points and has scored 90-plus points in four of the last five games, including a season-high 104 against Concordia-St. Paul on Dec. 5
• Senior forward Daniel Jansen is one of just eight active players in NCAA men's basketball (Division I, II or III) with 1,500-plus points and 500-plus rebounds
• Jansen is one of just three active NCAA Division II players with 1,500-plus points and 500-plus rebounds
• Jansen's 1,667 career points is the third-most amongst active players in Division II and the eighth-most in college basketball
• In just 39 career games, sophomore Jordan Spencer has the second-best assist average (6.36 per game) of all active Division II players
• Spencer enters the weekend leading the NSIC and ranked second in the country dishing out 6.6 assists per game in 2015-16
• Spencer has dished out five or more assists in all seven games this season and in 22 straight games dating back to Jan. 24 of last season
• Senior Casey Schilling moved into the top-10 of Augustana's all-time rebounding leaders last weekend
• Schilling picked up 18 rebounds in two games last weekend and currently ranks ninth all-time at Augustana with 726 career rebounds
• Schilling has grabbed 502 defensive rebounds in his career, which is the third-most in program history at Augustana
• Schilling is 32 points shy of becoming one of just four active players in NCAA Division II with 1,500-plus points and 500-plus rebounds


 
About Augustana
• Augustana enters the weekend with a record of 6-1 on the season, including 3-0 in NSIC play
• The Vikings are riding a six-game winning streak since dropping their season-opener on Nov. 13
• Augustana is averaging 90.9 points per game this season, which leads the NSIC and ranks 18th in the country
• The Vikings have out-scored opponents by 19.7 points per game in 2015-16, which leads the NSIC and ranks fourth in the nation
• Augustana is shooting 48.5 percent from the field, including 42.9 percent from 3-point range
• The Vikings have shot 72.7 percent from the free throw line on the year and average 19.4 made free throws per contest
• Augustana has shot 54 more free throws that its opponents this season
• The Vikings are averaging 39.9 rebounds per game and own a rebound margin of +7.7
• Augustana leads the NSIC and ranks fourth in the country averaging 19.6 assists per game as a team
• The Vikings have the sixth-best assist to turnover ratio (1.65) in the country
• Daniel Jansen currently leads the team in scoring averaging 19.0 points per game to go along with 6.7 rebounds per contest
• Jansen is shooting 53 percent from the field, including 37.9 percent from 3-point range
• Casey Schilling is averaging 16.9 points per game to go along with a team-high 11.1 rebounds per contest
• Schilling has recorded a team-high three double-doubles on the season
• Alex Richter enters the weekend averaging 15.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game
• Richter is shooting a team-high 57.1 percent from the field and ranks second in the country shooting 61.3 percent from 3-point range on the season
• Richter is 19 of 31 from behind the arc on the season
• Jordan Spencer is averaging 7.1 points and 6.6 assists per game in 2015-16
• Spencer dished out a career-high 11 assists last Saturday against Concordia-St. Paul and has handed out five or more in all five games this season
• Adam Beyer (9.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.7 apg) has scored in double-digits in four of seven games this season and has dished out five assists in three contests
• Tom Billeter is in his 13th season as the head coach at Augustana. Billeter owns a career record of 316-19.
 
About Bemidji State
• Bemidji State enters the weekend with a record of 4-3 on the season, including 1-2 in NSIC action
• The Beavers were on the road last weekend and lost 80-62 to St. Cloud State and 74-67 at Minnesota Duluth
• Bemidji State is averaging 74.3 points per game in 2015-16 while allowing just 64.9 points per contest
• The Beavers are shooting 43.7 percent from the field, including just 29.8 percent from 3-point range
• BSU is shooting 60.7 percent from the free throw line
• BSU has averaged 39.4 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 10.9 turnovers and 7.7 steals per game
• Ben Best currently leads Bemidji State in scoring and rebounding averaging 13.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game
• DJ Anderson is averaging 10.3 points per game for the Beavers while shooting 44.6 percent from the field
• Mike Boschee is in his fourth season as the head coach at Bemidji State. He owns a career record of 163-158
 
About Minnesota Crookston
• Minnesota Crookston is 2-5 on the season, including 0-3 in NSIC play
• The Golden Eagles were on the road at Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State last weekend
• UMC lost 78-71 at Minnesota Duluth before falling 97-68 at St. Cloud State on Saturday
• The Golden Eagles are averaging 68.9 points per game while allowing 72 points per contest
• UMC is shooting 43.3 percent from the field, including 37.3 percent from behind the arc
• UMC has shot 70.4 percent from the free throw line, averaging 12.6 made free throws per game
• UMC is averaging 31.4 rebounds per game and has been out-rebounded by 7.3 boards per contest
• Derrick Redd leads UMC in scoring averaging 14.9 points per game
• Ben Grygiel is averaging 8.9 points per game and a team-high 4.3 rebounds per contest
• Dan Weisse is in his second season as the head coach at Minnesota Crookston. He owns a career record of 9-25