SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana men's basketball team concludes the 2019 calendar year Saturday with a 5:30 p.m. contest against Wayne State inside the Sanford Pentagon.
 
The Game
The contest is the first time the Vikings will have faced an opponent for the second time in the 2019-20 season as Augie topped the Wildcats 75-66 in the NSIC opener on Nov. 30.
 
Sponsored by Midco, fans will have four chances to win prizes as two 50" Samsung televisions and two pairs of Bose headphones will be given away during the doubleheader which begins with the women's game at 3:30 p.m. Santa will also be making a visit to the Sanford Pentagon during the doubleheader.
 
The Wildcats
Wayne State enters Saturday's game with a 5-8 overall record and 2-3 in the NSIC. The Wildcats swept Upper Iowa and Winona State the weekend after the Vikings topped WSC in the NSIC opener. Last weekend, Wayne State dropped both league games to Bemidji State (90-61) and Minnesota Crookston (92-78). Although WSC will not be playing a home game on Saturday, it is worth noting that the Wildcats only home loss this year is to the Vikings.
 
Jordan Janssen, who ranks second in the nation with eight double-doubles, leads Wayne State with 17.8 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. He is joined in double-digit scoring by Nick Ferrarini (13.8), Al 'Tavius Jackson (11.5) and Nate Mohr (11.1). Wayne State averages 73.5 points per game while it allows 77.3 points per game.
 
Series Record - Augustana leads, 33-17
Augustana, winners of two-straight in the series, leads the overall series at 33-17. The Vikings have split with the Wildcats each of the last two years. Saturday's game will look to be the first season sweep of Wayne State since the 2016-17 season. The series dates back to 1938 when Augustana claimed a 46-30 win in the inaugural meeting.
 
The Vikings
The Augustana men are 9-2 overall and 4-1 in NSIC play. The Vikings had a six-game win streak snapped in a 75-73 loss last Saturday at Bemidji State. The night before, the Vikings ran away from Minnesota Crookston, 101-68.
 
Augustana is led by junior Matt Cartwright at 16.1 points per game. After averaging 20 points per game last weekend, sophomore Matt Todd has increased his average to 13.5 points per game. Junior Tyler Riemersma leads the Vikings with 9.2 rebounds per game.
 
Augustana is very good at rebounding the basketball. More on that can be found below.
 
Who to Watch For
Todd, hailing from Monticello, Minnesota, averaged 20 points over the two games last weekend. The sophomore has started every game this year and leads the Vikings with 26-made 3-point field goals. In an ironic twist, he hits both his long-range and 2-point attempts at 44 percent with half of his makes coming from deep. He has also tallied 24 assists on the year including a season-high seven at Minnesota Crookston.
 
One Last Thing
Augustana has been a force rebounding in 2019-20. The Vikings are fifth in the nation in rebound margin at +11.1. With 43.4 rebounds per game, Augustana is seventh in the nation in total rebounds. Riemersma is 22^nd in the nation with 101 total rebounds while ranking 23^rd in Division II with 3.5 offensive rebounds per game.