SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 21/10 Augustana University men's basketball will play its next three games on the road, starting with a pair of games in North Dakota this Friday and Saturday. The Vikings (7-1, 3-0 NSIC) will open the three-game trip on Friday, Dec. 9 taking on Minot State (4-5, 0-3 NSIC) at 8 p.m. Augustana will then head to Bismarck to take on the University of Mary (3-5, 2-1 NSIC) at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

NSIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Senior guard Adam Beyer was named the NSIC South Division Player of the Week on Monday
• Beyer put up back-to-back 20-point performances last weekend
• Beyer started the weekend matching his career-high with 24 points to go along with four rebounds in the win over Concordia-St. Paul
• He scored 21 of his 24 points against the Golden Bears in the second half
• Beyer then delivered a 22-point, six-rebound performance in Saturday's win over Minnesota State
• Beyer finished the weekend shooting 73.9 percent (17 of 23) from the field, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range
• He was 7 of 8 from the free throw line and grabbed seven of his 10 rebounds on the defensive glass
• Beyer is the second Viking to earn NSIC Player of the Week honors this season
• Jordan Spencer earned player of the week honors from the NSIC last week
• This marks the first NSIC Player of the Week honor in Beyer's career

LAST TIME OUT
• Augustana improved to 3-0 in NSIC play this past weekend with a pair of home wins
• The Vikings opened the weekend scoring a season-high 103 points in a 103-66 win over Concordia-St. Paul Friday night
• Augustana head coach Tom Billeter earned his 350th career game in Friday's win over CSP
• Augustana then turned around and earned an 83-81 win over Minnesota State on Saturday
• In Friday night's win over CSP, Augustana had five players in double-figures, led by Adam Beyer who matched his career-high with 24 points
• Mike Busack added a season-high 18 points and nine rebounds while Steven Schaefer pitched in with a career-high 17 points
• Jordan Spencer recorded his second double-double of the season in the win over CSP finishing with 14 points and 12 assists
• Augustana finished the game shooting 56.7 percent from the field and hit 10 3-pointers 
• On Saturday, Augustana led by eight with 32 seconds to play before holding off MSU for the 83-81 win
• The win gave Augustana its 37th straight home victory
• Adam Beyer led the Vikings with 22 points and six rebounds 
• Zach Huisken had a big day for the Vikings as well scoring 12 points and hauling in a career-high nine rebounds

ABOUT AUGUSTANA
• Augustana owns a 7-1 record on the season, including 3-0 in NSIC play
• The Vikings enter the weekend averaging 83.5 points per game which ranks fourth in the NSIC
• Augustana has out-scored its opponents by 13.3 points per game which leads the NSIC
• Augustana is shooting 48.3 percent from the field as a team, including 42.9 percent from 3-point range
• Augustana averages 15.0 made free throws per game and is shooting 72.7 percent from the stripe
• The Vikings are averaging 39.1 rebounds per game and own a +9.0 rebound margin on the season
• Augustana has dished out 16.1 assists per game and has averaged 12.8 turnovers per contest 
• The Vikings are averaging 6.6 steals and 2.4 blocks per game 

ABOUT MINOT STATE
• Minot State is 4-5 on the season, including 0-3 in NSIC play 
• The Beavers were on the road last weekend at Northern State and MSU Moorhead
• MSU lost 91-87 to Northern State on Friday night before falling 96-87 to MSU Moorhead on Saturday
• Minot State is averaging 81.7 points per game and is out-scoring opponents by 3.8 ppg 
• MSU is shooting 51.1 percent from the field as a team, including 41.2 percent from 3-point range
• MSU is averaging 11.7 made free throws per game and is shooting 72.4 percent from the free throw line
• Minot State is averaging 33.9 rebounds per game and owns a +2.8 rebound margin on the season
• MSU is averaging 12.7 assists, 9.9 turnovers, 3.9 steals and 1.2 blocks per game
• Tyler Rudolph leads Minot State in scoring (21.7 ppg) and rebounding (8.7 rpg)
• Luis Ricci Maia is averaging 14.2 points and is shooting 51.6 percent from the field for the Beavers
• Matt Murken is in his fifth season as the head coach at Minot State. Murken owns a career record of 97-86

ABOUT U-MARY
• University of Mary enters the weekend with a record of 3-5 on the season, including 2-1 in NSIC play
• The Marauders are set to host Peru State Wednesday night and Wayne State on Friday
• U-Mary split on the road last weekend falling 82-66 at MSU Moorhead before picking up a 77-75 win at Northern State on Saturday, Dec. 3
• U-Mary is averaging 69.1 points per game on the season while allowing 73.5 ppg
• The Marauders are shooting 43.9 percent from the field, including 36.8 percent from 3-point range
• U-Mary is averaging 10.6 made free throws per game and is shooting 63.9 percent from the stripe
• U-Mary is averaging 29.5 rebounds per game while allowing 38.4 rpg
• Bryan Jefferson leads U-Mary in scoring (15.4 ppg) and rebounding (6.9 rpg)
• Damonta Henry is averaging 14.3 ppg and has hit a team-high 20 3-pointers on the year for the Marauders
• Joe Kittell is in his second season as the head coach at U-Mary. He owns a career record of 22-17

SERIES HISTORY
• Friday night's game will be the sixth all-time meeting between Augustana and Minot State
• Augustana is 5-0 all-time against Minot State
• Augustana and Minot State first met on Nov. 21, 1999, a 105-67 Augustana win in Sioux Falls
• Friday's game will be Augustana's third all-time in Minot State
• Augustana last played in Minot on Jan. 31, 2015, an 87-58 victory over the Beavers
• Augustana and U-Mary will play for the 17th time in a series that began in 1999
• Augustana is 11-5 all-time against the Marauders, including 4-3 in games played in Bismarck
• The Vikings have won six straight games over the Marauders, including an 87-80 win last season in Sioux Falls
• The last time Augustana played at U-Mary, the Vikings earned an 89-55 win on Jan. 30, 2015