SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana men's basketball team completes its second four-game road trip of the NSIC season as the Vikings travel to Minnesota Crookston and MSU Moorhead. Tip-off on Friday in Crookston, Minnesota, is slated for 7:30 p.m. Saturday's game at No. 8 MSU Moorhead is at 5:30 p.m.
 
Complete action can be followed on GoAugie.com/Live and the GoAugie app, presented by The Original Pancake House. The app can be downloaded in the App Store or Google Play. 
 
About the Golden Eagles
Minnesota Crookston is 6-18 overall and 3-18 in the NSIC, essentially needing to win out to advance to the NSIC Tournament. The Golden Eagles have dropped four-straight contests after topping Concordia-St. Paul 84-82 on Jan. 27. Those losses have come to No. 3 MSU Moorhead, St. Cloud State, Bemidji State and Northern State.
 
Blaiz Sagna has done his part by averaging 21.7 points per game, placing him tops in the conference and 12^th in the NCAA. He has attempted the third most field goals in NCAA Division II while sinking the seventh most. Reid Grant is also in double-figure scoring with 14.4 points per contest. Aguek Deng leads the team with 7.9 rebounds per contest while he leads the NSIC with 1.88 blocks per game.
 
About the Dragons
Holding a 21-3 record, the Dragons are 15-3 in the NSIC and spent a week as the nation's No. 1-ranked team. Currently, MSU Moorhead is ranked No. 8 having won four-straight contests including an 81-79 victory over Minot State on Feb. 8.
 
A balanced offensive attack is led by Jacob Beeinga and his 17.5 points per game. JaMir Price has an average of 13.5 points, Ja'Kair Sanchez is at 12.7 points and Logan Kinsey averages 11.5 points per outing. Dane Zimmer records a team-best 9.1 rebounds per game, a mark that is second-best in the NSIC.
 
About the Vikings
Holding a 14-10 overall record, the Vikings are an even 9-9 in the NSIC and currently holding position for a first-round home contest of the NSIC Tournament. The Vikings look to rebound after a pair of close losses at Winona State and No. 5 Minnesota State this past weekend.
 
Isaac Fink leads AU in both points and rebounds with 19.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per outing. Jadan Graves is tops in the NSIC in 3-point field goals, shooting the long ball at a 47.6 percent clip. He has made 2.92 3-point field goals per game while attempting 147 total 3-point field goals. All three categories are tops in the league, making it not even an argument that he is the best 3-point shooter in the NSIC.
 
One Last Thing
Augustana has done an excellent job in 2023-24 of taking care of the ball. The Vikings rank 11^th in the nation with just 9.5 turnovers per game. With that, freshman Arhman Lewis is the league's best at dishing the ball while not turning it over. Lewis dished 2.85 assists per every one turnover, marking what could be the first true freshman to pace the league in the category. Senior Jadan Graves ranks third in the NSIC in the category at 2.11-to-1.