SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 23 Augustana University men's basketball (8-2, 4-1 NSIC) has two remaining games before the holiday break. The Vikings will play the second-half of the home-and-home series with Wayne State on Saturday, Dec. 17 before returning to the Elmen Center on Monday, Dec. 19 to host Doane University (9-7). Augustana and Wayne State (3-7, 2-3 NSIC) will tip-off at 6 p.m. at Rice Auditorium on Saturday.
 
Augustana and Doane will square-off at 7 p.m. on Monday at the Elmen Center. Admission for Monday night's game against the Tigers is FREE for all fans. 

LAST TIME OUT
• Augustana split a pair of road games in North Dakota last weekend
• The Vikings lost to Minot State for the first time ever on Friday night, falling to a hot-shooting MSU squad 88-84
• Minot State shot 54 percent from the field, including hitting 7 of 14 3-pointers
• Augustana had three players in double-figures at Minot State, led by Mike Busack who scored a career-high 25 points to go along with six rebounds
• Augustana bounced back with an 89-75 win over U-Mary on Saturday in Bismarck
• The Vikings shot 56 percent from the field and were led by Adam Beyer's career-high tying 24 points
• Augustana knocked down 10 3-pointers in the win over the Marauders
• The Vikings got 24 points off the bench in the win over U-Mary

ABOUT AUGUSTANA
• Augustana owns a 8-2 record on the season, including 4-1 in NSIC play
• The Vikings enter the weekend averaging 84.1 points per game which ranks third in the NSIC
• Augustana has out-scored its opponents by 11.6 points per game which leads the NSIC
• Augustana is shooting 48.9 percent from the field as a team, including 43.6 percent from 3-point range
• Augustana averages 14.4 made free throws per game and is shooting 74.2 percent from the stripe
• The Vikings are averaging 38.4 rebounds per game and own a +8.6 rebound margin on the season
• Augustana has dished out 16.2 assists per game and has averaged 12.4 turnovers per contest 
• The Vikings are averaging 6.2 steals and 2.7 blocks per game 

ABOUT WAYNE STATE
• Wayne State enters the weekend with a record of 3-7 on the season, including 2-3 in conference play
• The Wildcats split last weekend's trip to North Dakota, falling 85-78 at U-Mary before picking up an 85-80 win over Minot State on Saturday
• Wayne State is averaging 74.9 points per game on the season while allowing 77.3 ppg
• Wayne State is shooting 45.9 percent from the field as a team, including 38.2 percent from 3-point range
• Wayne State is averaging 14.0 made free throws per game and is shooting 72.2 percent from the line
• The Wildcats are averaging 30.5 rebounds per game (-5.3 rebound margin)
• WSC averages 13.1 assists, 12.2 turnovers, 6.1 steals and 1.9 blocks per game
• Kendall Jacks leads the Wildcats averaging 13.7 points per game while shooting 57.6 percent from the field
• Matt Thomas is averaging 11.8 points per game and has hit 14 3-pointers for the Wildcats
• Jeff Kaminsky is in his first season as the head coach at Wayne State
• Kaminsky owns a career record of 455-374, including 3-7 at Wayne State

ABOUT DOANE
• Doane University is 9-7 on the season and will play at Mount Marty on Saturday afternoon
• Doane was last in action on Dec. 10 in a 92-77 win over Dordt College
• The Tigers are averaging 80.8 points per game and have out-scored opponents by 2.8 ppg
• Doane is shooting 46 percent from the field as a team, including 39.8 percent from behind the arc
• Doane is averaging 17.0 made free throws per game and is shooting 73.3 percent from the stripe
• Done has averaged 35.1 rebounds per game while allowing 36.9
• The Tigers are averaging 13.5 assists, 12.7 turnovers, 6.0 steals and 3.1 blocks per game
• Nate Kuhl leads the Tigers in scoring (15.6 ppg) and rebounding (7.5 rpg)
• Mykeil Tzul is averaging 13.7 points per game for the Tigers and is shooting 43.3 percent from the field
• Ian McKeithen is in his first season as the head coach at Doane. He owns a career record of 44-65

SERIES HISTORY
• Saturday's game between Augustana and Wayne State will be the second of the home-and-home series between the two schools this season
• The Vikings won the first meeting between the two teams, 94-87, in overtime at the Sioux Falls Arena on Nov. 21
• Augustana is 27-14 all-time against Wayne State and has won seven straight games over the Wildcats
• The last time Augustana played at Rice Auditorium, the Vikings defeated the Wildcats 94-69 on Nov. 23, 2015
• Monday's game against Doane will be the eighth all-time meeting between the two schools
• Augustana and Doane last played on Nov. 23, 1998, a 79-62 Augustana win at the Elmen Center
• Augustana is 5-2 all-time against Doane. The two teams first met during the 1956 season