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SMSU MEN’S BASKETBALL: No. 19 SMSU returns to action at end of December at Augustana and Wayne

MARSHALL – The No. 19 ranked Southwest Minnesota State University men’s basketball team (10-1, 5-1 NSIC) continues Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference road play on Friday, Dec. 30, facing defending national champion Augustana University (10-2, 5-1 NSIC) with tip-off slated for 8 p.m. at the Sioux Falls Arena. SMSU will then take on Wayne State College (3-8, 2-4 NSIC) on Saturday, Dec. 31, in Wayne, Neb., with game time set for 6 p.m. at Rice Auditorium.

BROADCAST INFO

•Both games will be broadcast on 105.1 FM KARL.

•The game can also be viewed online at SMSUmustangs.com.

BEST START IN TEAM HISTORY

•SMSU opened the season with a program best 6-0 record.

•SMSU’s 10-1 record is the best start to a season after 11 games in school history.

SERIES HISTORY VS. AUGUSTANA

•Southwest Minnesota State and Augustana meet for the 29th time on Friday with Augustana leading 18-11.

•The teams first met during the 1972-73 season.

•SMSU is 3-10 all-time at Augustana and has won just once in the last eight games at Augustana since Dec. 11, 2004.

•Augustana has scored 92 or more points in the last four games.

•SMSU’s last win at Augustana came on Jan. 25, 2014.

•Augustana has won the last four meetings in the series.

•SMSU head coach Brad Bigler is 4-9 all-time versus Augie.

SERIES HISTORY VS. WAYNE STATE

•Southwest Minnesota State and Wayne State meet for the 66th time on Saturday with WSC leading 37-28.

•The teams first met during the 1969-70 season.

•WSC leads 23-7 in games played in Wayne, Neb.

•SMSU has won 10 of the last 11 games since Dec. 3, 2011, with WSC’s lone victory coming on Feb. 14, 2015, in Wayne.

•SMSU won both games last season.

NSIC STATISTICS

•SMSU ranks first in scoring defense.

•SMSU ranks second in rebound margin.

•SMSU ranks third in free throw pct.

•SMSU ranks third in field goal pct. defense.

•SMSU ranks tied for sixth in scoring offense.

•Carter Kirk ranks third in blocked shots, fifth in rebounding and eighth in field goal pct.

•Ryan Bruggeman ranks fifth in steals, eighth in free throw pct. and 14th in assists.

•Mitch Weg ranks ninth in rebounding.

•Joey Bartlett ranks ninth in free throw pct.

ABOUT

AUGUSTANA

•Augustana is 10-2 overall, 5-1 NSIC, following an 81-45 home win over Doane College on Dec. 20.

•Augustana is 5-0 at home this season.

•Jordan Spencer is scoring 15.8 ppg with 25 3-pointers and 94  assists to lead the Vikings.

•Adam Beyer is averaging 13.6 ppg with 18 3-pointers.

•Mike Busack is scoring 13.3 ppg and has 22 3-pointers.

•Augie is shooting 50 percent from the field, 44 percent from 3-point range and 74 percent from the free throw line.

•Augie is scoring 85 points per game, while opponents are averaging 69 per game.

•Head coach Tom Billeter is the program’s all-time winningest  coach with a record of 257-145 in his 14th season.

ABOUT WAYNE STATE

•WSC is 4-8 overall, 2-4 NSIC, following a 79-52 home win over William Jewell on Dec. 20.

•WSC will host Sioux Falls on Dec. 30.

•Kendall Jacks is scoring 13.3 ppg and shooting 58 percent from the field to lead the Wildcats.

•Matt Thomas is averaging 11.3 ppg with 15 3-pointers.

•Jordan Cornelius averaged a team-high 5.0 rpg and is averaging 9.3 ppg.

•WSC is shooting 46 percent from the field, 37 percent from 3-point range and 73 percent from the free throw line.

•WSC is scoring 74 points per game, while opponents are averaging 77 per game.

•Head coach Jeff Kaminsky is in his first season at WSC.

•He came to WSC following 11 seasons as head coach at Valley City State (N.D.). He was also head coach for 11 seasons at Wisconsin-Superior.

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