•Junior forward Isaac Sevlie has stepped up for the Dragons over the last two weeks, averaging 17.5 points, six rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game in his last four games.
•In wins over Winona State and Upper Iowa, Sevlie set career highs in points, rebounds, offensive rebounds, field goals, and free throws made, earning him NSIC North Division Player of the Week honors. The Red Wing, Minn. native scored 18 points on a career high seven field goals made in the win over Upper Iowa. In the win over Winona State, the 6-foot-9 power forward set career highs in points (21), rebounds (eight), offensive rebounds (five), minutes (28), field goal attempts (12), free throws made (11), and free throw attempts (13). In arguably his best night as a Dragon, Sevlie blocked two shots and grabbed a steal as well.
•Sevlie scored 11 points, grabbed five rebounds, and blocked two shots in MSUM's victory over Mary. The Dragon forward reached 20 points for the second time in his career, scoring 20 points in the win over Minot State. Sevlie was 7-of-11 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line while grabbing five rebounds and blocking three shots.
•For the season, Sevlie is averaging 12.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Sevlie ranks seventh in the NSIC in field goal percentage at 57.5 percent and second in blocked shots per game at 1.6.Â
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•Three Dragons combined to outscore Minot State on Saturday night. In the Dragons 71-56 victory, junior guard Tyler Vaughan, junior forward Isaac Sevlie, and senior guard Jordan Riewer combined to score 59 points to lead the Dragons past the Beavers.
•Vaughan scored a season high 21 points (16 in the second half) in the game on 8-of-13 shooting from the field and 5-of-9 shooting from the three-point line. The 21 points is the most Vaughan has scored in a game since Feb. 22, 2014 when Vaughan scored a career high 26 in an overtime win over Mary.
•Sevlie scored 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and 6-of-7 shooting from the free throw line. 11 of Sevlie's 20 points came in the first half. The Dragon forward also grabbed five rebounds and blocked three shots in the game.
•Riewer scored 18 points (14 in the second half) on 5-of-10 shooting from the field, 2-of-3 shooting from the three-point line, and 6-of-6 shooting from the free throw line. Riewer also grabbed seven rebounds and dished out five assists in the win.
RIEWER REACHES MILESTONES
•Senior guard Jordan Riewer reached two milestones this season that will cement his place in Dragon history forever.Â
•The Dragon point guard surpassed 1,000 points in his career on Jan. 2 in the win over Upper Iowa. Riewer is 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. Through Saturday, Riewer now has 1,054 career points.
•The 6-2 guard passed Ralph Western's school record of 339 assists on Jan. 3 in the win over Winona State. Riewer dished out a career high nine assists on Jan. 2 and followed it up with eight on Jan. 3. Riewer now has 359 career assists.
•For the season, Riewer is eighth in the NSIC in scoring at 16.1 points per game, second in three-point field goals made per game at 2.8, second in assists per game at 5.8, and first in assist to turnover ratio at 4.8.
DRAGONS RANKED FIRST IN SEVEN NSIC CATEGORIES
•Scoring Defense: 64.3. MSUM has held its opponents to under 60 points six times this season, the low occurring on Dec. 2 when the Dragons gave up 40 points to Presentation College.
•Scoring margin: +20.2. Highlighted by a 71-point victory over Presentation College on Dec. 2 where the Dragons won 111-40.
•Field goal percentage: .504. The Dragons have outshot their opponents in 16 out of 19 games this season, shooting a team-best 69 percent (40-of-58) in the Upper Iowa victory.
•Three-point field goal percentage: .428. Jordan Riewer is 51.9 percent from beyond the three-point line after hitting 54-of-104 three-pointers.
•Three-point field goals made per game: 11.1. Four Dragons players (Jordan Riewer, Aaron Lien, Tyler Vaughan, and Ngijol Songolo) have hit at least 30 three-pointers. Riewer leads the way with 54.
•Free-throw percentage: .773. Five players are better than .800 and eight players are better than .600 from the line, highlighted by Jordan Riewer at .934 (57-of-61).
•Assists to turnover ratio: 2.1. The Dragons have recorded 318 assists this season compared to only 155 turnovers.
TWO DRAGONS SHOOT THEIR WAY INTO THE RECORD BOOK
•Junior guard Tyler Vaughan and senior guard Jordan Riewer are now tied for 4th in Dragon history for most three-pointers made in a career with 179.Â
•Vaughan has made 179 three-pointers in 78 career games, sinking 40.9 percent (179-of-438) in his three-year career as a Dragon. Vaughan is third on the team this year in three-point field goals made with 39, shooting 40.6 percent (39-of-96) in 19 games.
•Riewer has made 179 three-pointers in 101 career games, including 54 this season. Riewer leads the team in three-pointers made this season and is second in the NSIC in three-pointers made per game at 2.8. Riewer is 45.1 percent (179-of-397) from beyond the arc in his career.
10 IN 10
•The Dragons rank in the top-10 in the nation as a team in 10 different categories:
•1st in Total Three-Point Field Goals Made: 210. Jordan Riewer leads the team with 54 while Aaron Lien has 40.
•1st in Turnovers per game: 8.2. The Dragons have turned the ball over eight or fewer times eight times this season.
•1st in Total Assists: 318. Jordan Riewer has 110 assists this season.
•1st in Assist to Turnover Ratio: 2.05. Jordan Riewer ranks second in the nation with a mark of 4.78.
•2nd in Total Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 491. On average, the Dragons shoot 25.8 three-pointers per game.
•3rd in Total Rebounds: 691. Aaron Lien leads the team with 94 rebounds.
•5th in Scoring Margin: 20.2. MSUM has won 16 games by 11 or more points and eight by 20 or more points.
•7th in Three-Pointers Made per game: 11.1. The Dragons have made 10 or more three-pointers in 14 of 19 games this season.
•8th in Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: 42.8%. Jordan Riewer is shooting 51.9 percent (54-of-104) on the season.
•8th in Free Throw Percentage: 77.3%. The Dragons shot 93.8 percent (15-of-16) in the win over Minot State on 12/5/14.
A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT... SIOUX FALLS
Record: 7-9, 4-6 NSIC
Last Game: Lost to Upper Iowa 100-87
Notes: The Sioux Falls men's basketball team has been right around .500 throughout the first half of the 2014-15 season. Currently, the Cougars are 7-9 overall and 4-6 in the conference, sitting at seventh place in the NSIC South Division. Sioux Falls won five of seven games between Dec. 6 and Jan. 3, defeating Winona State, Mary, Mounty Mary, Southwest Minnesota State, and Wayne State during that stretch. Last week, the Cougars dropped road contests against Winona State and Upper Iowa. Senior guard Charles Ward scored a career high 28 points in the loss to Upper Iowa.
•Ward leads the team in scoring and rebounding with 18.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. His mark of 18.4 points per game is good enough to be ranked fourth best in the conference. The 6-foot-2 point guard also leads the team with 1.1 steals per game and is second on the team in assists with 2.6 per game.
•Sophomore guard Mack Johnson is second on the team in scoring with 14.4 points per game and fourth in rebounds with 3.6 per game. Johnson leads the team in free throw percentage at 80.0 percent (32-of-40) and three-pointers made with 35.
•Sophomore guard Freddie Young leads the team in assists with 3.7 per game while averaging 7.7 points per game.
•The Cougars rank fourth in the NSIC in rebounds per game at 36.6, second in rebounding margin at +5.6, and second in blocks per game at 3.8.
A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE
Record: 9-7, 5-5 NSIC
Last Game: Lost to Winona State 73-68
Notes: After starting the season 6-2, the Southwest Minnesota State men's basketball team is now 9-7 on the season and 5-5 in the NSIC after dropping four of its last five games. In a stretch between Nov. 29 and Dec. 13, the Mustangs won five of six games including four of its first five NSIC contests. The Mustangs defeated Sioux Falls, Winona State, Mary, and Minot State to open the NSIC season. Last week, SMSU lost to Upper Iowa and Winona State.
•Sophomore forward Joey Bartlett leads the team in scoring with 14.5 points per game and is second in rebounding with 5.4 per game. Bartlett is shooting 45.2 percent (84-of-186) from the field and 40 percent (36-of-90) from the three-point line.
•Sophomore forward Mitch Weg leads the team in rebounding with 5.8 per game and is second in scoring with 12.6 points per game, while freshman guard MJ Delmore leads the team in assists with 2.9 per game.
•The Mustangs are second in the NSIC in field goal percentage at 49.5 percent, second in three-point field goal percentage at 42.5 percent, fourth in assists at 15.1 per game, fourth in three-point field goals made per game at 9.5, fifth in scoring at 79.6 points per game, and fifth in free throw percentage at 73.3 percent.
