SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 2 Augustana University men's basketball (11-1, 8-1 NSIC) will hit the road for a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Division match-ups this Friday and Saturday. The Vikings will open the two-game trip in St. Paul, Minn. taking on Concordia-St. Paul (3-10, 0-7 NSIC) on Friday, Jan. 8, at the Gangelhoff Center at 8 p.m. Augustana will then take on Minnesota State (10-3, 5-2 NSIC) at 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Taylor Center in Mankato, Minn.
 
Augustana enters the weekend riding an 11-game winning streak, including eight straight in NSIC play. The Vikings have averaged 96.5 points per game in eight conference games this season, having out-scored opponents by 31.2 points per contest in league play.


 
About Augustana
• Augustana is ranked No. 2 in the NABC Top 25 Poll for the fourth straight week
• The Vikings have spent 16 straight weeks in the top 10 of the NABC Poll since Jan. 13 of last season
• The Vikings have also been ranked in the NABC Top 25 for 22 straight weeks dating back to Nov. 25 of last year
• Augustana enters the weekend averaging 92.8 points per game which leads the NSIC and ranks eighth in the country
• Augustana has out-scored opponents by 24.7 points per game in 2015-16 which leads the NSIC and ranks second in the nation
• Augustana is shooting 49.3 percent from the field as a team, ranking third in the NSIC and 33rd in the country
• The Vikings lead the NSIC and rank fifth in the nation shooting 43.5 percent from 3-point range as a team
• Augustana has the fewest turnovers (126) amongst NSIC teams this season and has dished out the second-most assists (238)
• Augustana leads the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.89
• Augustana leads the NSIC and ranks third in the country dishing out 19.8 assists per game
• Daniel Jansen enters the weekend lead the team and ranked fifth in the NSIC averaging 18.6 points per game
• Jansen is also averaging 7.7 rebounds per game while shooting 51.4 percent from the field
• Casey Schilling ranks second on the team and sixth in the NSIC averaging 18.1 points per game to go along with his league-leading 9.5 rebounds per contest
• Schilling leads the team with four double-doubles on the season
• Schilling was named the NSIC's South Division Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 19.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals in two wins for the Vikings last weekend
• Alex Richter continued to lead the country in 3-point shooting. Richter is shooting 60 percent from 3-point range on the season hitting 30 of 50 shots from behind the arc
• Richter is averaging 14.0 points per game and is shooting a team-high 57.3 percent from the field
• Adam Beyer enters the weekend averaging 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game
• Beyer went off for a career-high 24 points in last Saturday's win over Sioux Falls
• Beyer finished the night with 24 points, four assists and four rebounds hitting 9 of 12 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range
• Jordan Spencer nearly picked up his first double-double of the season last weekend finishing with 10 points and nine assists against SMSU
• Spencer has dished out five or more assists in all 12 games this season and 27 straight games dating back to Jan. 24 of last season
• Spencer enters the weekend leading the NSIC and ranked fifth in the country averaging 7.1 assists per game
• Tom Billeter is in his 13th season as the head coach at Augustana. He owns a career record of 321-192, including 224-142 at Augustana
 
About Concordia-St. Paul
• Concordia-St. Paul enters the weekend with a record of 3-10 on the season, including 0-7 in NSIC play
• The Golden Bears were swept on the road last weekend, falling 85-83 in overtime at Minnesota Duluth on Saturday before losing 96-71 at St. Cloud State on Sunday
• CSP is averaging 71.7 points per game this season while allowing 80.6 points per contest
• The Golden Bears have shot 42.8 percent from the field, including 36.9 percent from 3-point range
• CSP is shooting 71.1 percent from the free throw line and is averaging 16.8 made free throws per game
• CSP is averaging 37.6 rebounds per game and has out-rebounded its opponents by 2.5 rebounds per game
• Cole Olstad leads CSP averaging 13.5 points per game and has hit a team-high 26 3-pointers
• Bryndan Matthews is averaging 10.8 points per game to go along with 5.2 rebounds per game
• Joey James is in his second season as the head coach at Concordia-St. Paul. James owns a career record of 34-39, including 22-21 at Concordia-St. Paul
 
About Minnesota State
• Minnesota State owns a record of 10-3 on the season, including 5-2 in NSIC play
• The Mavericks are coming off a split on the road last weekend
• MSU defeated St. Cloud State 86-71 on Saturday before falling 91-84 at Minnesota Duluth on Sunday
• The Mavericks are averaging 83.4 points per game and have out-scored opponents by 12.0 points per contest
• MSU is shooting 46.9 percent from the field as a team, including 40.6 percent from 3-point range
• MSU is shooting 70.5 percent from the free throw line and is averaging 15.6 made free throws per game as a team
• The Mavericks are averaging 39.1 rebounds per game and owns a +4.7 rebound margin on the season
• Jalen Pendleton leads the Mavericks in scoring averaging 14.6 points per game and has dished out a team-high 4.6 assists per game
• Mike Busack is averaging 13.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game for the Mavericks
• Matt Margenthaler is in his 14th season as the head coach at Minnesota State. He owns a career record of 318-126