SMSU versus Northern State GAME ROSTERS (Print)
today
- The SMSU men's basketball team (13-3, 8-2 NSIC) welcomes Northern State (1-15, 0-10 NSIC) today with tip-off set for 5:30 p.m.
Series History versus Northern state
- SMSU and Northern State meet for the 102nd time with NSU leading 68-33 in series that started in 1972-73.
- SMSU won the lone meeting last year, 80-46 in Marshall, to earn its second straight victory in the series following six straight wins by NSU.
- NSU has won 12 the last 17 meetings overall since the 2014-15 season.
- NSU leads 26-21 in games played in Marshall and has won the last two inside the R/A Facility.
- SMSU head coach Brad Bigler is 10-13 all-time versus NSU.
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 Northern state
- The Wolves, 1-15 overall, 0-10 NSIC, enter Friday's game having lost its last 12 games.
- Junior guard James Glenn is scoring 13.1 ppg with a team-high 38 3-pointers and leads the team with 30 steals.
- Freshman guard Marcus Burks is scoring 10 ppg with a team-leading 65 assists.
- NSU is shooting 43 percent from the field, 35 percent from 3-point range, 61 percent from the free throw line and is minus-3.6 in rebound margin.
- NSU is averaging 66 points per game, while opponents are averaging 76 points per game.
- Head coach Saul Phillips is in his sixth season with a record of 99-61. He has 315 career victories after serving as head coach at North Dakota State (2007-14) and Ohio University (2014-19).