SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana University men's basketball returns home after two straight weeks of playing on the road. The Vikings (15-7, 10-6 NSIC) open a two-game homestand on Friday, Feb. 3, hosting Minnesota Crookston at 8 p.m. at the Sioux Falls Arena. Augustana will then welcome Bemidji State for a 6 p.m. tip-off on Saturday.

LAST TIME OUT
• Augustana picked up a split for the third straight week this past weekend
• The Vikings earned a 90-67 win at Minnesota Duluth on Friday night before falling 91-83 at St. Cloud State on Saturday
• On Friday night, all 11 players who saw action for the Vikings got in on the scoring mix, with five players reaching double-figures in the win over UMD
• The Vikings shot 55 percent from the field and never looked back after building a 23-point halftime lead
• Jordan Spencer and John Warren both scored 13 points to lead the Vikings
• Mike Busack and Marcus Asmus each added 12 while Steven Schaefer pitched in with 11
• St. Cloud State used a late 12-2 run and hit three big 3-pointers in the final three minutes of the game to secure the comeback win over the Vikings on Saturday
• Augustana led by as much as nine, twice in the second half, before the Huskies pulled away late
• The Vikings shot 45.4 percent from the field and hit 7 of 21 3-pointers
• Adam Beyer led the Vikings with 21 points on 9 of 13 shooting at SCSU
• Mike Busack registered his second double-double of the season in the loss at SCSU finishing with 16 points and 10 rebounds

ABOUT AUGUSTANA
• Augustana is averaging 83.1 points per game which ranks fourth in the NSIC
• The Vikings have out-scored opponents by 10.2 points per game which leads the NSIC and ranks 40th nationally
• Augustana is allowing just 72.9 points per game, the third-fewest in the NSIC
• Augustana is shooting 48.7 percent from the field as a team, including 40.4 percent from 3-point range
• Augustana is averaging 37.7 rebounds per game and owns a +5.7 rebound margin on the season
• The Vikings rank second in the NSIC and 33rd in the country averaging 16.9 assists per game
• Augustana is averaging 6.4 steals per game which ranks third in the NSIC
• The Vikings rank seventh in the NSIC averaging 2.7 blocks per game. The Vikings have blocked 60 shots as a team in 2016-17

ABOUT MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
• Minnesota Crookston is coming off of a split at home last weekend and owns a record of 7-15, 3-13 NSIC
• The Golden Eagles fell 78-74 to Minnesota State before picking up a 73-70 win over Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday
• The win over the Golden Bears snapped a six-game losing skid for UMC
• UMC is averaged 73.3 points per game while allowing 77.1 points per contest
• UMC is shooting 45.5 percent from the field, including 37.2 percent from behind the arc
• The Golden Eagles are shooting 69.7 percent from the free throw line as a team
• UMC averages 12.7 made free throws per game
• UMC is averaging 31.2 rebounds per game and has been out-rebounded by an average of 4.6 per game on the year
• Harrison Cleary enters the weekend as UMC's leading scorer, averaging 21.4 points per game
• Chase Knickerbocker is averaging 11.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game for the Golden Eagles
• Dan Weisse is in his third season as the head coach at UMC. He owns a career record of 17-59

ABOUT BEMIDJI STATE
• Bemidji State owns a record of 8-13 on the season, including 6-10 in NSIC play
• BSU will play at Wayne State on Friday night before coming to Sioux Falls to take on the Vikings
• BSU split at home last weekend, defeating Concordia-St. Paul 78-62 before falling 86-73 to Minnesota State on Saturday
• The Beavers enter the weekend averaging 77.4 points per game while allowing 78.8 ppg
• BSU is shooting 46.5 percent from the field as a team, including 37.3 percent from 3-point range
• BSU is averaging 14.7 made free throws per game and is shooting 70.3 percent from the free throw line
• BSU averages 36.0 rebounds per game and owns a +2.0 rebound margin on the season
• Jai'Vionne Green leads BSU in scoring averaging 17.1 points per game to go along with 4.0 rebounds per contest
• Ben Best is averaging 13.3 points per game and a team-high 5.0 rebounds per game for BSU
• Mike Boschee is in his fifth season as the head coach at BSU. He owns a career record of 177-185, including 62-70 at BSU

SERIES HISTORY
• Augustana and Minnesota Crookston will meet for the 17th time since the two schools first played on Dec. 3, 2003
• Augustana is 15-1 all-time against Minnesota Crookston and has won 14 straight games over the Golden Eagles
• Augustana is 9-0 at home all-time against UMC
• Augustana's only loss to UMC was on Nov. 24, 2004 in Crookston, Minnesota
• Saturday's game against Bemidji State will be the 18th all-time meeting between the two schools
• Augustana is 11-6 all-time against Bemidji State and has won three straight over the Beavers
• The Vikings have won 9 of the last 11 games over Bemidji State
• Augustana defeated BSU 91-61 in Bemidji last season
• The Vikings played BSU twice in Sioux Falls during the 2014-15 season, once in the regular season and another in the first round of the NSIC Tournament
• Augustana defeated BSU 97-79 on Feb. 25, 2015, the last time the two teams met at the Arena