SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana University men's basketball will close-out a four-game road swing this weekend with a pair of games against NSIC North Division opponents. The Vikings (14-9, 9-5 NSIC) open the weekend at Minnesota Duluth (4-16, 3-11 NSIC) at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27 before taking on St. Cloud State (14-9, 10-4 NSIC) at 6 p.m. on Saturday in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
 
NSIC PLAYER(s) OF THE WEEK
• Junior guard Jordan Spencer earned NSIC South Division Player of the Week honors for the second time this season on Monday, Jan. 23
• Spencer also earned player of the week honors from the NSIC on Nov. 28
• Spencer averaged 28.0 points, 7.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals at Upper Iowa and Winona State last weekend
• Mike Busack was named the NSIC South Division Player of the Week on Monday, Jan. 9
• Busack became the third different Viking to earn player of the week honors from the NSIC this season
• Senior guard Adam Beyer was named the NSIC South Division Player of the Week on Dec. 5
• The player of the week honors marked the first career weekly honor from the NSIC for all three players
 
LAST TIME OUT
• Augustana split a pair of NSIC South Division road games last weekend
• The Vikings lost a high-scoring affair at Upper Iowa on Friday night 95-91 after the Peacocks hit a 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds left
• Jordan Spencer, who scored a career-high 34 points for the Vikings, tied the game at 91 with 5 seconds remaining before UIU hit the game-winning shot before the buzzer
• The Vikings shot 49.3 percent from the field at Upper Iowa, hitting 33 of 67 shots, including 15 of 30 3-pointers
• Augustana struggled from the free throw line hitting 10 of 15 (66.7 percent) from the stripe
• Augustana rebounded with a comeback win at Winona State on Saturday
• The Vikings trailed by as much as 13 in the second half before picking up a 73-71 win over the Warriors
• Steven Schaefer hit a 3-pointer with 5:12 to play giving Augustana its first lead since three minutes into the contest and the Vikings held on to defeat the Warriors
• Jordan Spencer hit a pair of free throws with four seconds left to give Augustana a 73-70 lead before Adam Beyer was called for a foul with 0.5 seconds left on a Riley Bambenek 3-point attempt
• Bambenek hit the first but missed the second, before intentionally missing the third
• Augustana had four players in double-figures, including Marcus Asmus and Steven Schaefer who pitched in with 10 each off the bench
 
ABOUT AUGUSTANA
• Augustana is averaging 82.8 points per game which ranks fourth in the NSIC
• The Vikings have out-scored opponents by 10.5 points per game which leads the NSIC and ranks 41st nationally
• Augustana is allowing just 72.3 points per game, the third-fewest in the NSIC
• Augustana is shooting 48.6 percent from the field as a team, including 40.8 percent from 3-point range
• Augustana is averaging 37.6 rebounds per game and owns a +5.7 rebound margin on the season
• The Vikings rank second in the NSIC and 41st in the country averaging 16.7 assists per game
• Augustana is averaging 6.6 steals per game which ranks second in the NSIC
• The Vikings rank sixth in the NSIC averaging 30 blocks per game. The Vikings have blocked 59 shots as a team in 2016-17
 
ABOUT MINNESOTA DULUTH
• Minnesota Duluth enters the weekend with a record of 4-16 on the season, including 3-11 in NSIC play
• The Bulldogs are 3-7 in home games this season and have lost six straight games entering this weekend
• Minnesota Duluth is averaging 70.4 points per game while allowing 75.2 per contest
• The Bulldogs are shooting 42.4 percent from the field as a team, including 37.1 percent from 3-point range
• UMD averages 10.3 made free throws per game and is shooting 73.8 percent from the stripe
• UMD?is averaging 33.0 rebounds per game and owns a rebound margin on -5.6
• UMD averages 12.7 assists, 9.5 turnovers and 3.6 steals per game
• Luke Harris leads UMD in scoring averaging 10.0 points per game to go along with 2.8 rebounds per contest
• Logan Rohrscheib is averaging 9.4 points per game and has hit a team-high 40 3-pointers
• Matt Bowen is in his fifth season at UMD. He owns a career record of 119-180
 
ABOUT ST. CLOUD STATE
• St. Cloud State is 14-9 on the season, including 10-4 in NSIC play
• The Huskies lost a pair of road games last weekend, falling 83-72 at Northern State and 87-82 at MSU Moorhead
• SCSU?is tied with Northern State for fourth overall in the NSIC standings and second in the North Division standings
• SCSU?is averaging 83.2 points per game and has out-scored its opponents by 5.9 ppg
• The Huskies are shooting 47.4 percent from the field as a team, including 37.6 percent from 3-point range
• SCSU?is averaging 13.3 made free throws per game and is shooting 72.7 percent from the stripe
• SCSU?averages 39.3 rebounds per game and owns a +6.9 rebound margin on the season
• SCSU?leads the NSIC averaging 17.4 assists per game
• Gage Davis leads SCSU?in scoring (22.2 ppg) and rebounding (8.7 rpg)
• Scottie Stone is one of three players averaging double-figures in scoring for the Huskies. Stone is averaging 19.3 points per game and has hit a team-high 82 3-pointers
• Matt Reimer is in his third season as the head coach at SCSU. He owns a career record of 45-37
 
SERIES HISTORY
• Augustana and Minnesota Duluth will play for the 27th time in a series that began in 1991
• Augustana is 14-12 all-time against Minnesota Duluth and has won nine of the last 10 against the Bulldogs, including six straight
• The Vikings defeated the Bulldogs 95-66 on Jan. 16 in the only meeting between the two teams last season
• The last time Augustana played in Duluth, the Vikings defeated the Bulldogs 95-69 on Jan. 17, 2015
• Saturday's game between Augustana and St. Cloud State will be the 87th all-time meeting between the two schools
• Augustana is 40-46 all-time against St .Cloud State and has won two straight over the Huskies
• The Vikings have scored in triple-digits in two straight wins over SCSU
• Augustana defeated SCSU 101-92 in St. Cloud on Jan. 16, 2015 before picking up a 102-63 win over the Huskies on Jan. 15 of last season