SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana University men's basketball will hit the road for two straight weeks starting this Friday and Saturday. The Vikings (13-5, 8-4 NSIC) begin a four-game road swing on Jan. 20, taking on Upper Iowa University (12-6, 9-3 NSIC) at 8 p.m. Augustana will then travel to Winona, Minnesota to square-off against Winona State University (8-8, 5-7 NSIC) at 6 p.m. Saturday. 

LAST TIME OUT
• Augustana split a pair of home games last weekend falling to MSU Moorhead 91-89 in a double overtime thriller
• The Vikings followed that with an 80-66 win over Northern State on Friday night
• MSU Moorhead's Ayob Ayob scored with 2.4 seconds left in the second overtime to help the Dragons escape the Sioux Falls Arena with the win
• Friday night's game between the Vikings and Dragons saw 19 tie scores and 18 lead changes
• Both teams had a shot to win the game in regulation and the Dragons took a five-point lead in the first overtime but the two teams continued to battle it out
• MSUM scored with four seconds left in the first overtime to take a 78-76 lead but Adam Beyer took the ball coast-to-coast and scored before the buzzer to send the game to a second overtime
• The Vikings tied the game at 89 in the second overtime before Ayob hit the game-winner with 2.4 seconds left
• On Saturday night, Augustana shot 61.5 percent in the second half and cruised to an 80-66 win over Northern State in front of 3,576 fans at the Arena
• The win snapped a three-game home losing streak for the Vikings
• Mike Busack led Augustana with 23 points and nine rebounds, recording his third 20-plus point performance of the season
• Augustana forced Northern State into 19 turnovers and the Vikings turned those into 23 points
• The Vikings dominated in the paint on Saturday, out-scoring the Wolves 40-22 inside

ABOUT AUGUSTANA
• Augustana is averaging 82.8 points per game and has out-scored its opponents by 11.5 points per game
• Augustana currently leads the NSIC and ranks 34th in the country with a +11.7 scoring margin
• Augustana is allowing just 71.1 points per game, the second-fewest in the NSIC
• Augustana is shooting 48.7 percent from the field as a team, including 41.0 percent from 3-point range
• Augustana is averaging 38.0 rebounds per game and owns a +5.9 rebound margin on the season
• The Vikings rank second in the NSIC and 39th in the country averaging 16.7 assists per game
• Augustana is averaging 6.9 steals per game which leads the NSIC
• The Vikings rank seventh in the NSIC averaging 3.1 blocks per game. The Vikings have 55 total blocks on the season

ABOUT UPPER IOWA
• Upper Iowa enters the weekend with a record of 12-6 on the season, including 9-3 in NSIC play
• The Peacocks have split games the past two weekends on the road
• Upper Iowa lost 92-89 at St. Cloud State last Friday before picking up an 85-78 win at Minnesota Duluth
• Upper Iowa is averaging 79.4 points per game while allowing 78.3 points per contest
• Upper Iowa is shooting 48.3 percent from the field, including 38.8 percent from 3-point range
• The Peacocks are averaging 15.6 made free throws per game and are shooting 69.2 percent from the stripe
• UIU averages 33.7 rebounds per game and owns a -1.2 rebound margin on the season
• Jimmy Roth currently leads a group of six players averaging double-digits for UIU. Roth is averaging 13.1 ppg and is a 48.6 percent shooter
• Jordan Hay is averaging 12.3 points and a team-high 6.7 rebounds per game for UIU
• Brooks McKowen is in his fourth season as the head coach at Upper Iowa. He owns a career record of 61-50

ABOUT WINONA STATE
• Winona State enters the weekend at 8-8 overall, including 5-7 in NSIC play
• The Warriors will host Wayne State on Friday night before the Vikings head into town
• Winona State has lost three of its last four games, all on the road
• Winona State defeated Minnesota Duluth 78-70 last Friday before falling 88-65 at St. Cloud State on Saturday
• The Warriors are averaging 74.1 points per game and own a +2.5 scoring margin on the season
• WSU has shot 48.1 percent from the field, including 35.4 percent from 3-point range
• Winona State is averaging 9.8 made free throws per game while shooting 68.1 percent from the line
• WSU has averaged 35.3 rebounds per contest and enters the weekend with a +1.5 rebound margin
• Riley Bambenek leads Winona State in scoring averaging 15.7 ppg. Bambanek has hit a team-high 45 3-pointers
• Isaiah Gray is averaging 12. points and 4.3 rebounds per game for the Warriors
• Todd Eisner is in his second season as the head coach at Winona State
• Eisner owns a career record of 441-186, including 24-21 at Winona State

SERIES HISTORY
• Augustana and Upper Iowa will meet for the 21st time since the two teams first met in 1962
• Augustana is 15-5 all-time against Upper Iowa and has won four straight games over the Peacocks
• Augustana's last loss against Upper Iowa was on Feb. 21, 2014 in a 104-100 overtime thriller
• Augustana is 5-3 all-time in games played against Upper Iowa in Fayette
• Saturday's game at Winona State will be the 25th all-time meeting between the two schools since the two teams first met in 1938
• Augustana is 13-11 all-time against Winona State and has won 5 of the last 6, including three straight
• Augustana won the season series last year winning 66-55 on Feb. 20 in Sioux Falls and 83-62 in Winona on Feb. 29
• Augustana is 3-6 all-time against Winona State at McCown Gymnasium