SMSU versus UMary GAME ROSTERS (Print)
today
- The SMSU men's basketball team (14-3, 9-2 NSIC) welcomes the University of Mary ( NSIC) today with tip-off set for 3:30 p.m.
Series History versus UMary
- SMSU and UMary meet for the 23rd time with SMSU leading 17-5 in a series that started in 2005-06.
- SMSU leads 12-1 in games played in Marshall, with UMary's lone victory coming on Dec. 11, 2015. SMSU has won the last five games played inside the R/A Facility.
- SMSU won last season's lone meeting, 83-51 in Marshall.
- SMSU head coach Brad Bigler is 11-5 all-time versus UMary.
mustangs by the numbers
- •SMSU has four players averaging double figures in scoring and six averaging 9.1 points or more.
- Sophomore Aeron Stevens is averaging a team-high 16 ppg and also leads the team averaging 6.6 rpg.
- Junior Jakob Braaten has dished out a team-high 58 assists, is second in scoring at 13.7 ppg and is second in rebounding at 6.4 rpg.
- Senior Dunwa Omot is third in scoring at 10.9 ppg and is tied for first on the team with 24 3-pointers.
- Sophomore Steven Kramer is fourth in scoring at 10.4 ppg.
- Junior Mason Lund ranks third on team with 6.1 rpg, is sixth in scoring at 9.3 ppg and is tied for first with 24 3-pointers.
- Sophomore Mekhi Shaw has recorded a team-high 38 steals, ranks second with 38 assists and is averaging 9.3 ppg.
- SMSU is shooting 48 percent from the field, 35 percent from 3-point range, 75 percent from the free throw line and is plus-1.5 in rebound margin. The Mustangs are averaging 75 points per game, while opponents are averaging 66 ppg.
SCOUTING UMary
- The Marauders are 4-16 overall, 2-9 NSIC after suffering a loss to Sioux Falls on Friday night
- Sophomore guard Jeremiah Jones averages a team-high 11.3 ppg and a team-high 5.9 rpg. He also leads the team with 24 3-pointers.
- Junior forward Ty Rogers is scoring 11.1 ppg with 17 3-pointers.
- Senior guard Kevin McGaskey has dished out a team-high 61 assists and is scoring 10.6 ppg.
- UMary is shooting 42 percent from the field, 31 percent from 3-point range, 64 percent from the free throw line and is minus-4.5 in rebound margin.
- UMary is averaging 65 points per game, while opponents are averaging 78 points per game.
- Head coach Jack Nelson is in his fourth season at UMary with a record of 33-68. He was the associate head coach at the University of Sioux Falls for three seasons prior to UMary.