SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – It's a semifinal matchup for the Sanford Health/NSIC Basketball Tournament as the No. 5 nationally-ranked Augustana men's basketball team faces MSU Moorhead Monday at 1:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here.
 
Augustana students gain free admission to the contest thanks to Prairie Farms Dairy and KXRB by showing their student ID.
 
The game, inside the Sanford Pentagon, will be televised on Midco Sports, on Channel 999 for Comcast customers in the TwinCites, and available on the NSIC Network along with the GoAugie App, presented by CellOnly.
 
About the Dragons
Minnesota State is in the semifinals after pulling away from St. Cloud State in the second half of the quarterfinals on Sunday. The Dragons won that contest 87-76. Gabe Myron scored a game-high 20 points to lead five Dragons in double-figure scoring. MSUM found itself right at home in the Sanford Pentagon, shooting 52.4 percent from the field. Myron's 20 points were not only a career-high, but the first time he scored in double-figures in his career.
 
For the year, the Dragons place two in double-figure averages of 12.3 and 12.0 points per outing. The 12.3 comes from Lorenzo McGhee while the 12.0 comes from the hands of Gavin Baumgartner. Dane Zimmer is MSUM's top rebounder at 7.0 per outing.
 
McGhee was named to the All-NSIC First Team while Baumgartner earned second-team accolades in the NSIC Postseason Awards announced last week.
 
Previously This Season
Augustana and MSU Moorhead did not play their originally scheduled game on Jan. 7 due to COVID-19 protocols within the MSU Moorhead program. The game is declared a 'no contest' in the eyes of the NSIC and the NCAA.
 
About the Vikings
Augustana is the overall No. 1 seed in the NSIC Tournament, ranked No. 5 in the nation and No. 1 in the Central Region with a 24-2 overall record. The Vikings are in the semifinals after a 73-55 win over Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday. Tyler Riemersma led the way with 18 points and 16 rebounds while Jameson Bryan added 17 points and Dylan LeBrun 15.
 
The Vikings' defense held SMSU to just 6.9 percent shooting from 3-point land and 33.3 percent overall for the game, proving once again why they are the top defensive team in the league.
 
Riemersma, the NSIC South Division Player of the Year, is the team leader at 18.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per outing. Joining him in double-figure scoring are Isaac Fink (14.8), Adam Dykman (13.0) and LeBrun (11.0). Jameson Bryan, the league's top point guard, averages nearly five assists per game and is in the top-five nationally for assist-to-turnover ratio.
 
Following Monday
The winner of Monday's contest will face the winner of the 11 a.m. game on Monday in the NSIC Tournament Championship game. The 11 a.m. contest pits Minnesota Duluth and Upper Iowa against one another. The NSIC Championship is slated for 4 p.m. on Tuesday, once again in the Sanford Pentagon.