•Senior guard Jordan Riewer is nearing two milestones that will leave a lasting legacy in Dragon history. The Dragon point guard is 51 points away from having 1,000 points in his career and is 25 assists away from holding the all-time record for assists in MSUM basketball history. Currently, Riewer has 949 points and 315 assists in his career.

•Riewer would be the 27th player in Dragon history to reach the 1,000-point club and the first since Alex Novak entered the exclusive club in 2013 with 1,219 points.

•The 6-2 guard would pass Ralph Western's mark of 339 assists with 25 more this season. Western posted the record in 116 games between 1988 and 1992.

•The Staples, Minn. native leads MSUM in points per game (15.4), assists per game (5.1), and free throw percentage (.933). Riewer is ranked 9th in scoring in the NSIC (15.4), third in assists per game (5.1), first in three-pointers per game (2.8), fourth in three-point field percentage (.529), and second in free throw percentage (.933).

DRAGONS RANKED FIRST IN EIGHT NSIC CATEGORIES

•Scoring Defense: 62.3. MSUM held Northern State to 55 points on Nov. 29. The lowest point total by an opponent this season.

•Scoring margin: +20.9. Highlighted by a 71-point victory over Presentation College on Dec. 2 where the Dragons won 111-40.

•Field goal percentage: .510. The Dragons have outshot their opponents in 11 out of 13 games this season, shooting a team-best 63.6 percent (42-66) in the Presentation victory.

•Three-point field goal percentage: .445. Aaron Lien is 52.7 percent from beyond the three-point line after hitting 29-55 three-pointers.

•Three-point field goals made per game: 11.3. Four Dragons players (Jordan Riewer, Aaron Lien, Tyler Vaughan, and Ngijol Songolo) have hit at least 21 three-pointers. Riewer leads the way with 36.

•Free-throw percentage: .771. Four players are better than .800 and six players are better than .700 from the line, highlighted by Jordan Riewer at .933 (28-30).

•Assists per game: 17.0. Jordan Riewer is third in  the NSIC with 5.1 per game.

•Assists to turnover ratio: 2.0. The Dragons have converted 221 assists this season compared to only 108 turnovers.
 

SEVLIE'S BIG WEEK

•Junior forward Isaac Sevlie experienced an impressive week averaging 13.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in MSUM's three games last week. Sevlie set a career high in points with 18 in the loss on Saturday night against Minnesota Duluth. Sevlie grabbed 11 rebounds in the three games and blocked three shots. 

•The Red Wing, Minn. native has been a force down low for the Dragons, averaging 11.6 points per game while shooting 57.5 percent from the field and grabbing 3.8 rebounds per game.

• His 1.7 blocks per game is ranked second in the NSIC among all players.
 

DRAGONS REMAIN IN TOP 25 AT NO. 19

•Despite its first loss of the season to Minnesota Duluth on Saturday, MSUM still remained in the top-25, coming in at No. 19 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Coaches poll. MSUM was ranked No. 14 in the previous poll.

•The Dragons were 12-0 on the season before the loss to UMD, their best start since starting 11-0 in 2011-12 when the team finished 21-10 and advanced to the NCAA regional tournament.

•MSUM is one of three Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference teams in the top 25 poll, with Minnesota State, Mankato (9-1, 4-0 NSIC) coming in at No. 10 and Augustana (10-1, 4-1 NSIC) at No. 18.
 

A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT... NORTHERN STATE

Record: 10-1, 4-1 NSIC

Last Game: Defeated St. Cloud State 91-77

Notes: Northern State has played its way to a 10-1 record this season, with its only loss coming at the hands of the Dragons on Nov. 29. After dropping its first NSIC game, the Wolves have won four straight conference games and are currently on a five game winning streak heading into Saturday's game with MSUM.

•Senior forward Seth Bachand has led the Wolves all season, averaging 13.6 points per game while leading the NSIC in rebounds per game at 9.2. The Sturgis, S.D. native also leads the team with 18 blocks on the season.

•Sophomore guard Darin Peterka is the Wolves second-leading scorer at 12.0 points per game and is in a three-way tie for the team lead in assists per game with 2.5. Senior guard Mitch White and senior Tydan Stourrsten are the other players with 2.5 assists per game.

•The Wolves rank fourth in the NSIC in free throw percentage at 73.3 percent as a team. The Wolves have sunk 220-of-300 free throws this season. White leads the Wolves at 86.2 percent (25-29) from the free throw line.

•Northern State has played well in close games this season, with six victories coming by 10 points or less and two of those coming by way of overtime. The Wolves beat Southwest Minnesota State 93-88 in overtime on Nov. 19 and Truman State 76-74 in overtime on Nov. 23.
 

A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT... JAMESTOWN COLLEGE

Record: 8-5

Last Game: Defeated Trinity Bible College 93-63

Notes: The Jamestown Jimmies have won six of their last seven games after starting the season 2-4. However, in that stretch, the Jimmies have lost two exhibition games to NSIC teams Southwest Minnesota State and Northern State. In its four game winning streak of games that count to its record, Jamestown defeated Davenport University 80-79 on Nov. 24, Kupyer College 94-84 on Nov. 25, Oglala Lakota College 126-60 on Dec. 7, and Trinity Bible College 93-63 on Dec. 9.

• Junior guard Brequan Tucker leads the team in scoring with 21.2 points per game and is in a two-way tie for the lead in assists per game with 3.5.

•Senior guard Taylor Newton is the other player averaging 3.5 assists per game. Newton also leads the team in rebounds per game with 4.8 while contributing 9.1 points per game. Sophomore guard Jake Hagler is the second-leading scorer for the Jimmies, averaging 11.5 points per game while leading the team with 2.1 assists per game.

• Jamestown College has outrebounded its opponents 36.9 to 31.7 in games this season. The Jimmies are shooting 46.2 percent from the field, 34.8 percent from the three-point line, and 74.3 percent from the free throw line.