SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 2 Augustana University men's basketball will takes its 15-game winning streak on the road this weekend for a pair of NSIC South Division match-ups. The Vikings (15-1, 12-0 NSIC) open the two-game road swing on Friday, Jan. 22, taking on Winona State (7-9, 6-6 NSIC) at 8 p.m. at McCown Gymnasium. Augustana will then travel to Fayette, Iowa to take on Upper Iowa (10-11, 6-6 NSIC) at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
 
Storylines
• Augustana was ranked No. in in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll on Tuesday
• The Vikings have been ranked for 24 consecutive weeks dating back to Nov. 25 of last season
• Augustana has spent 18 straight weeks ranked in the top 10 of the NABC Top 25 poll
• Augustana enters the weekend riding a 15-game winning streak, including 12 straight in NSIC action
• The Vikings enter the weekend leading the NSIC and ranked fifth in the nation averaging 93.7 points per game
• Augustana has out-scored opponents by 24.2 points per game in 2015-16, which leads the NSIC and ranks second in the country
• Augustana is averaging a league-high 96.5 points per game in 12 conference games
• The Vikings have out-scored opponents by 28.4 points per game in NSIC play
• Augustana leads the NSIC and ranks second in the country averaging 19.8 assists per game and lead the country with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.96
• Sophomore guard Jordan Spencer enters the weekend ranked first in the NSIC and fifth in the country averaging 7.2 assists per game
• The Vikings are shooting 49.8 percent from the field, including a league-leading 42.1 percent from 3-point range which ranks sixth in the country
• Senior Alex Richter continues to lead the country in 3-point field goal percentage shooting 59.7 percent from behind the arc this season
• Senior forward Daniel Jansen enters the weekend ranked second in the NSIC and 54th in the country averaging 20.1 points per game
• Jansen has been named NSIC South Division Player of the Week two straight weeks
• Jansen grabbed his fourth double-double of the season (17th career) against Minnesota Duluth last Saturday
• Jansen enters the weekend 13 points shy of moving up to second all-time in scoring at Augustana
• Jansen needs just 108 points to become the all-time leading scoring in Augustana history
• Senior forward Casey Schilling enters the weekend averaging 18.2 points per game and a league-leading 9.5 rebounds per contest
• Schilling ranks 28th in the country with 152 total rebounds and 26th in rebounds per game (9.5)
• Schilling ranks second in the NSIC with six double-doubles in 2015-16
 
Last time out
• Augustana picked up a pair of wins over NSIC North Division opponents last Friday and Saturday at the Sioux Falls Arena
• The Vikings started the weekend with a 102-63 win over St. Cloud State on Friday before defeating Minnesota Duluth 95-66 on Saturday
• The Vikings put up 60 points in the second half against the Huskies and were led by Daniel Jansen's game-high 28 points
• Jansen matched his season-high in scoring finishing 10 of 12 from the field, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range to go along with seven rebounds
• Jordan Spencer threatened a triple-double against the Huskies finishing with five points, eight rebounds and a career-high tying 11 assists
• Adam Beyer also nearly picked up a triple-double finishing with 1o points, seven rebounds and six assists
• Augustana grabbed a season-high 53 rebounds in the win over the Huskies
• The Vikings fought their way through a physical contest on Saturday and eventually wore down Minnesota Duluth in a 95-66 win over the Bulldogs
• Casey Schilling and Daniel Jansen each registered double-doubles for the Vikings while Jordan Spencer was two points shy of a double-double
• Schilling led all players with 23 points to go along with 11 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season (27th career)
• Jansen added 21 points and 11 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season (17th career)
• Spencer finished with eight points and 11 assists while John Warren pitched in with 11 points of 4 of 6 shooting, hitting 3 of 5 3-pointers
 
About Winona State
• Winona State enters the weekend with a record of 7-9 on the season, including 6-6 in NSIC play
• The Warriors had a two-game win streak snapped on Saturday in a 63-46 loss to Minot State on the road
• Winona State is averaging 70.6 points per game on the season while allowing 71.0 points per contest
• The Warriors are shooting 45.3 percent from the field, including 38.1 percent from 3-point range
• Winona State has shot 74.6 percent from the free throw line this season, averaging 11.9 makes per game
• Winona State is averaging 35.5 rebounds, 12.8 assists and 13.1 turnovers per game
• The Warriors have averaged 5.6 steals and 2.2 blocks per contest in 2015-16
• Kyle Bauman leads Winona State in scoring (14.6 ppg) and rebounding (6.2 rpg) on the season
• Riley Bambenek is averaging 11.5 points per game and has hit a team-high 32 3-pointers on the season
• Todd Eisner is in his first season as the head coach at Winona State
 
About Upper Iowa
• Upper Iowa owns a 10-11 record on the season, including 6-6 in NSIC play
• The Peacocks picked up a road win at U-Mary last Saturday defeating the Marauders 73-66 in Bismarck
• Upper Iowa is averaging 80.7 points per game while allowing 80.9 points per contest
• The Peacocks are shooting 44.1 percent from the field, including 35.2 percent from 3-point range on the season
• UIU is shooting 71.9 percent from the free throw line on the year, averaging 19.2 made free throws per contest
• Upper Iowa is averaging 35.6 rebounds, 12.8 assists and 13.5 turnovers per game in 2015-16
• The Peacocks are averaging 5.1 steals and 3.0 blocks per contest
• Jimmy Roth currently leads the team averaging 12.9 points per game on the season
• Carson Parker is averaging 12.0 points and a team-high 5.5 rebounds for Upper Iowa
• Brooks McKowen is in his third season as the head coach at Upper Iowa
• McKowen owns a career record of 43-38 at Upper Iowa