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WHAT'S AHEAD
MOORHEAD, Minn. --The Minnesota State University Moorhead men's basketball team (16-1, 7-1 NSIC) will compete in its first road game in nearly a month this week when it visits Bismarck and Minot, North Dakota for two Northern Sun Intercollegiate games. Currently atop the NSIC, MSUM will face Mary on Friday night at 8 p.m. and Minot State on Saturday at 6 p.m.
The Dragons continued their winning ways with two home victories over NSIC opponents Upper Iowa and Winona State last week. MSUM is one game ahead of Northern State in the NSIC North Division and tied with Augustana for the best record in the league at 7-1. MSUM moved up one notch to No. 13 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II poll, announced on Tuesday.Â
Live stats and live online video for the games can be found at msumdragons.com.
First up, on Friday the Dragons face Mary at 8 p.m. following the completion of the women's game. In 16 games between the two schools, MSUM holds a 9-7 advantage in the all-time series and has won the last six meetings dating back to Feb. 4, 2012. The Dragons hosted the Marauders earlier this season on Dec. 6, with MSUM posting an 81-63 victory. Senior guard Jordan Riewer scored 24 points to pace the Dragons who shot 40 percent (14-of-35) from the three-point line in the victory.
The Marauders are currently 3-9 this season and 1-7 in the NSIC. The Marauders won their most recent contest with Bemidji State on Jan. 3 86-80. Before that point, Mary lost eight consecutive games. Junior guard Marqueallis Edwards leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.3 points per game.
Next, the Dragons travel to Minot, N.D. to face Minot State on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Saturday's game between the two teams will be the 29th meeting between the two schools, with MSUM holding a 19-9 advantage in the all-time series. The Dragons have won the last six matchups against the Beavers dating back to Dec. 7, 2011 and all five games since Minot State joined the NSIC in the fall of 2012. The Beavers traveled to Moorhead earlier this season on Dec. 5 and the Dragons routed the Beavers 99-64. Six Dragons scored in double digits for the Dragons, led by junior guards Tyler Vaughan and Ngijol Songolo who each had 15.
This season, the Beavers are currently 9-5 on the season and 4-4 in the NSIC after beginning the year at 5-1. Minot State split road games last week, falling to Bemidji State 84-76 on Friday before defeating Minnesota Crookston 80-73 on Saturday. Senior forward leads the Beavers in scoring, averaging 12.6 points per game.
A LOOK BACK AT LAST WEEK
MSUM hosted two NSIC foes last week and came away with two victories, improving to 16-1 on the season and 7-1 in the NSIC. The Dragons stand alone atop the NSIC North Division with a 7-1 conference record.
Senior guard Jordan Riewer surpassed 1,000 points in his career and set a career high in assists with nine in a 106-81 thrashing of Upper Iowa on Friday night. The Dragons shot an incredible 69 percent (40-of-58) from the field and 58.3 percent (14-of-24) from the three-point line in the win. Junior forward Isaac Sevlie scored 18 points, grabbed four rebounds, and blocked two shots to aid the Dragons, while freshman guard Tanner Kretchman tied a career high with 15 points.
In the second half, MSUM scored nine consecutive points to increase its lead from 60-50 to 69-50. Sevlie had the final four points in the run to give the Dragons a 19-point lead with 15:05 left to play. Kretchman hit three straight shots, including two three-pointers for the Dragons to cap a 10-1 run to give MSUM its largest lead of the night at 90-65 with 6:20 to play in the game, as the Dragons cruised to a 106-81 win.
On Saturday night, the Dragons narrowly escaped defeat, ending the game on an 18-5 run to fend off Winona State in a 71-65 win. Sevlie paced the Dragons with 21 points in the game. The 21 points was a career high for Sevile, who also set career highs in rebounds (eight), offensive rebounds (five), minutes (28), field goal attempts (12), free throws made (11), and free throws attempted (13). Riewer notched eight assists to become the school's all-time leading assist leader.
After trailing 60-53, the Dragons responded with a 10-0, including a three-pointer from junior guard Evan Holt that gave MSUM the lead for good at 61-60 with 3:49 left to play in the game.
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SEVLIE TAKES HOME PLAYER OF THE WEEK
•After an impressive weekend where he set career highs in points, rebounds, offensive rebounds, field goals, and free throws made, junior forward Isaac Sevlie was named the NSIC North Division Player of the Week.
•The Dragon big man averaged 19.5 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks per game over the weekend, while shooting 57.1 percent (12-of-29) from the field and 83.3 percent (15-of-18) from the free throw line.
•The Red Wing, Minn. native scored 18 points on a career high seven field goals made in a 106-81 victory over Upper Iowa on Friday night. Sevlie also grabbed six rebounds and two blocks in the game.Â
•Sevlie's Saturday night was even more impressive in a 71-65 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.
•For the season, Sevlie is averaging 11.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. Sevlie ranks eighth in the NSIC in field goal percentage at 57.9 percent and third in blocked shots per game at 1.5.
DRAGONS SHOOT THE LIGHTS OUT
•After a nearly a two week break from game action, the Dragons came out firing on all cylinders in their matchup against Upper Iowa. The Dragons shot 69 percent (40-of-58) from the field in the 106-81 win, the fourth best shooting performance as a team in the nation for the 2014-15 season. MSUM also shot 58.3 percent (14-of-24) from the three-point line and 66.7 percent (12-of-18) from the free throw line.
•MSUM shot 66.7 percent (20-of-30) from the field in the first half and 71.4 percent (20-28) in the second half.
•No Dragon missed more than four shots, as sophomore guard Aaron Lien went 6-of-6 from the field, junior forward Isaac Sevlie shot 7-of-9, senior guard Jordan Riewer shot 6-of-9, and freshman guard Tanner Kretchman went 5-of-7 for the night.
•From beyond the arc, Riewer was 4-of-6, Lien was 3-of-3, Kretchman was 3-of-3, and junior guard Ngijol Songolo was 2-of-3.
RIEWER REACHES MILESTONES
•Senior guard Jordan Riewer reached two milestones this past weekend that will cement his place in Dragon history forever.Â
•The Dragon point guard surpassed 1,000 points in his career on Friday night 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 1,020 career points.
•The 6-2 guard passed Ralph Western's school record of 339 assists on Saturday in the win over Winona State. Riewer dished out a career high nine assists on Friday and followed it up with eight on Saturday. Riewer now has 345 career assists.
•For the season, Riewer is eighth in the NSIC in scoring at 16.4 points per game, third in three-point field goals made per game at 2.8, and first in assist to turnover ratio at 4.8.
DRAGONS RANKED FIRST IN SEVEN NSIC CATEGORIES
•Scoring Offense: 85.5. MSUM has scored 100-plus points three times this season, 111 against Presentation College on Dec. 2 and 106 against Northern State on Dec. 20, and 106 against Upper Iowa on Jan. 2.
•Scoring margin: +20.0. 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 14 out of 17 games this season, shooting a team-best 69 percent (40-of-58) in the Upper Iowa victory.
•Three-point field goal percentage: .429. Jordan Riewer is 50.5 percent from beyond the three-point line after hitting 48-of-95 three-pointers.
•Three-point field goals made per game: 11.2. Four Dragons players (Jordan Riewer, Aaron Lien, Tyler Vaughan, and Ngijol Songolo) have hit at least 29 three-pointers. Riewer leads the way with 48.
•Free-throw percentage: .777. Five players are better than .800 and eight players are better than .600 from the line, highlighted by Jordan Riewer at .925 (49-53).
•Assists to turnover ratio: 2.0. The Dragons have recorded 288 assists this season compared to only 144 turnovers.
KRETCHMAN'S CAREER DAY
•Freshman guard Tanner Kretchman had his best shooting performance of his young career in Friday night's win over Upper Iowa. The Fargo, N.D. native tied his career high with 15 points, while also setting or tying career highs in field goals made (five), field goals attempts (seven), and three-point field goals made (three). Kretchman also had three assists and a steal in the game.
•The freshman is averaging 14.8 minutes per game off the bench for the Dragons, a much different role than what he was accustomed to during his high school career a Fargo Davies. Kretchman is averaging 4.8 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.
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: 190. Jordan Riewer leads the team with 48 while Aaron Lien has 36.
•1st in Turnovers per game: 8.5. The Dragons have turned the ball over eight or fewer times six times this season.
•2nd in Total Assists: 288. Jordan Riewer has 96 assists this season.
•2nd in Assist to Turnover Ratio: 2.0. Jordan Riewer ranks second in the nation with a mark of 4.8.
•3rd in Total Rebounds: 621. Aaron Lien leads the team with 85 rebounds.
•6th in Three-Pointers Made per game: 11.2. The Dragons have made 10 or more three-pointers in 13 of 17 games this season.
•8th in Scoring Margin: 20.0. MSUM has won 14 games by 11 or more points and seven by 20 or more points.
•8th in Free Throw Percentage: 77.7%. The Dragons shot 93.8 percent (15-of-16) in the win over Minot State on 12/5/14.
•10th in Total Free Throws Made: 271. Isaac Sevlie leads the team with 68 free throws made.
•10th in Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: 42.9%. Jordan Riewer is shooting 50.5 percent (48-95) on the season.
A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT... MARY
Record: 3-9, 1-7 NSIC
Last Game: Defeated Bemidji State 86-80
Notes: Mary has struggled throughout the 2014-15 campaign, winning just three of 12 games so far. The Marauders' three victories have come on Nov. 15 against South Dakota School of Mines, Nov. 21 against Saint Katherine, and Jan. 3 against Bemidji State. Mary lost eight consecutive games between its last two victories, including once to MSUM on Dec. 6. The win over the Beavers was the first conference win over the season for Mary. Junior guard Marqueallis Edwards posted a double-double in the victory, scoring 26 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
•Edwards leads the Marauders in numerous categories, including points per game (14.3), rebounds per game (5.8), assists per game (4.6), steals (23), and free throw percentage (75 percent). Edwards ranks 13th in the NSIC in scoring, 15th in rebounding, fourth in assists, and second in steals.
•Junior forward Bryan Jefferson is second on the team in scoring with 12.6 points per game and tied with Edwards at 5.8 rebounds per game.
•As a team, Mary ranks fifth in the NSIC in steals per game at 6.7 and seventh in assist to turnover ratio at 1.2.
A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT... MINOT STATE
Record: 9-5, 4-4 NSIC
Last Game: After dropping two consecutive games to MSUM and Northern State on Dec. 5 and 6, the Minot State men's basketball team has won four of its last six games and enters the weekend with a record of 9-5 overall and 4-4 in the NSIC. Before the losses to MSUM and Northern State, the Beavers began the year 5-1, including a 66-61 win over Mary on Nov. 29. Minot State is third in the NSIC North behind MSUM and Northern State. Last week, the Marauders split two games on the road, falling to Bemidji State 84-76 on Friday before defeating Minnesota Crookston 80-73 on Saturday night.
•Senior forward Thomas Korf leads the team in scoring with 12.6 points per game while grabbing 3.6 rebounds per game. Korf is fifth in the NSIC in three-point field goal percentage at 51.8 percent.
•Senior guard Everett Robinson is second on the team in scoring, averaging 12.4 point per game while leading the team in rebounds per game at 6.6. Robinson leads the team in field goal percentage at 62.5 percent (fifth in the NSIC) and took home the Dec. 1 NSIC North Division Player of the Week honor after averaging 15.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game during the week.
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