The No.21 University of Minnesota Duluth men's basketball team heads to the Twin Cities on Thursday to take on the Concordia St. Paul Golden Bears before returning home to host the Winona State University Warriors this weekend.
MATCH INFORMATION
Thursday
5:30 PM @ Concordia St. Paul
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Live Stats: https://cspbears.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Saturday
2:00 PM vs. Winona State
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Live Stats: https://umdbulldogs.com/sidearmstats/mbball/
THE SEASON SO FAR
The Bulldogs are now 8-2 overall with a 3-1 conference record following their split weekend against the University of Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State. They saw themselves fall to No.21 in the most recent NABC coaches rankings after being as high as No.12 just last week. The Bulldogs still rank first in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) for third point percentage defense and remain in the top three in nine different statistical categories, including: blocks per game, field goal percentage, and scoring defense. Graduate student guard Jack Middleton now only needs eight points to hit the 1,000 career points mark, a milestone that he will hope to hit this weekend.
SCOUTING REPORT
The Concordia St. Paul Golden Bears are 7-4 overall with a 2-3 conference record following their loss to the University of Sioux Falls. The Bulldogs are 7-4 against the Golden Bears since 2013, having won their last six meetings since the 2018-19 season and most recently defeating them 80-78 last season. The Winona State University Warriors are 7-1 overall with a 4-1 conference record after their weekend sweep against Wayne State and Augustana. The Bulldogs are 6-8 against the Warriors since 2013, losing their matchup last season 72-84.
LOOKING AHEAD
Men's basketball will take a quick trip to take on the No.3 Minnesota State University Mankato Mavericks next Tuesday, Dec. 19, before heading out for the holiday break. The Bulldogs will look to return Friday, Jan. 5, for a home series against the University of Mary and Minot State University.
