SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 25/12 Augustana University men's basketball (4-1) returns to action on Friday, Nov. 25 taking on Peru State College at the Elmen Center. The Vikings and Bobcats (4-3) will tip-off with a Black Friday special at 4 p.m.
 
Friday's game marks Augustana's third in the last nine days and the last non-conference tilt for the Vikings until taking on Doane at the Elmen Center on Monday, Dec. 19. Augustana is coming off of a 94-87 overtime win in its NSIC opener against Wayne State on Monday night at the Sioux Falls Arena. 

LAST TIME OUT
• Augustana opened Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play on Monday night with a 94-87 overtime win over Wayne State at the Sioux Falls Arena
• Steven Schaefer converted a 3-point-play with 54 seconds remaining in the game to tie things up and eventually send the game to overtime
• The Vikings then outscored Wayne State 8-1 in overtime to pick up the 94-87 win
• Monday night's game saw 63 fouls called between both teams
• The victory gave Augustana its 30th straight win at the Sioux Falls Arena
• Jordan Spencer led the Vikings with 23 points, nine assists and four rebounds registering his second straight 20-plus point performance 
• Augustana had four players in double-figures in the win over the Wildcats and 10 different players scored
• Adam Beyer pitched in with 10 points and seven rebounds while Mike Busack put up 14 points and six boards
• Schaefer finished the night with 10 points and a career-high five rebounds

ABOUT PERU STATE
• Peru State enters Friday's game with a record of 4-3 on the season
• The Bobcats are coming off an 87-60 win over Culver-Stockton College last Saturday
• Peru State is averaging 80.5 points per game on the season while allowing 76.7
• Peru State is shooting 43.8 percent from the field as a team, including 37.7 percent from 3-point range
• The Bobcats have shot 70.4 percent from the free throw line in 2016-17
• Lyle Hexom leads Peru State in scoring (18.1 ppg) and rebounding (9.0 rpg)
• Rashad Brackeen is averaging 18.0 ppg for the Bobcats and has hit a team-high 21 3-pointers
• Eric Behrens is in his third season as the head coach at Peru State. He is 42-27 all-time at Peru State

SERIES HISTORY
• Friday's game will be the third ever meeting between Augustana and Peru State
• This will be the first meeting between the two teams in 10 seasons
• Augustana and Peru State last met on Dec. 5, 2006 at the Elmen Center
• Both previous games between the two schools were played in the Elmen Center
• The two teams first met on Dec. 9, 2004, a 102-50 Augustana win in Sioux Falls
• Augustana defeated Peru State 108-67 the last time the two teams met

AUGUSTANA IN OVERTIME
• Augustana defeated Wayne State in overtime on Monday night in the NSIC opener at the Sioux Falls Arena 
• With the win, Augustana improved to 27-19 all-time in overtime contests
• The overtime game marked Augustana's first since a 67-65 win over Northern State in the semifinals of the NSIC Tournament at the Sanford Pentagon on March 2, 2015
• Augustana played in two overtime games in 2014-15 and won them both. The Vikings did not play an overtime game last season
• Augustana's last overtime loss was on Feb. 21, 2014 at Upper Iowa. The Peacocks won that game 104-100
• The most overtime games Augustana has played in one season was five in 1990-91
• Augustana has played in double overtime eight times in school history
• Augustana last played in double overtime on Jan. 7, 2012, a 103-93 win over Bemidji State at the Elmen Center
• Augustana is 7-1 all-time in double overtime

DISHING THE ROCK
• Junior point guard Jordan Spencer ranks fourth in the country with 34 total assists in 2016-17
• Spencer leads the NSIC and currently ranks 16th in the country averaging 6.8 assists per game on the year
• Spencer is averaging 6.58 assists per game in his career at Augustana
• Spencer is the career active NCAA Division II leader in assist average with 6.58 assists per game
• He owns a career assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.33 which was the best amongst all active NCAA Division II players 
• His career assist-to-turnover ratio is the second best in all of NCAA basketball behind Monte Morris of Iowa State (4.60)
• Spencer dished out a single season record 244 assists in 2015-16 averaging 6.3 per game
• Spencer has dished out six or more assists in 3 of 5 games this season, including a season-high 11 against Valley City State on Nov. 14
• Spencer handed out nine assists against in Monday night's win over Wayne State
• In his career, Spencer has had five or more assists in 57 of 73 career games played
• He has dished out 10 or more assists in a game nine times in his career
• He had 10 or more assists in a game six times last season
• Spencer dished out five or more assists in 27 straight games from Jan. 24, 2015 to Jan. 3 of 2016

BALANCED PERFORMANCES
• Augustana has had a different leading scorer in 3 of 5 games in 2016-17
• Steven Schaefer led the Vikings with 13 points in the season opener against Southwestern Oklahoma State on Nov. 11
• Jordan Spencer put up a team-high 19 points against East Central on Nov. 12 and Mike Busack led the Vikings in scoring with 16 points against Valley City State on Nov. 14
• Spencer led the Vikings with a career-high 24 points at Northwest Missouri State on Nov. 17
• Spencer put up a team-high 23 points against Wayne State on Nov. 21
• Augustana has had multiple players score five or more points in the same game in all five games this season
• Eight players scored five or more points in the season opener at Southwestern Oklahoma State
• Against East Central, six players scored five or more points and seven different players scored five-plus points against Valley City State on Nov. 14
• The Vikings had five players score eight or more points at Northwest Missouri State on Nov. 17
• Seven players scored five or more points against Wayne State on Monday night