The No.17 ranked University of Minnesota Duluth men's basketball team will head out on their final regular season road trip to take on the No.23 ranked Minot State University Beavers and the University of Mary Marauders this weekend.
MATCHUP INFORMATION
Friday, Feb. 16
7:30 PM @ Minot State
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Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/minotstate/mbball/
Saturday, Feb. 17
5:30 PM @ UMary
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Live Stats: https://goumary.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
THE SEASON SO FAR
The Bulldogs move into third place in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) following their weekend sweep over SMSU and USF. They now sit with an overall record of 20-5 and a conference record of 15-4, currently securing them a first round bye through the beginning of the NSIC tournament.
RANKINGS, RANKINGS, RANKINGS
After returning to the rankings last week, the Bulldogs find themselves moving up to the No.17 spot in the most recent NABC polls. Minot State moved down to the No.23 slot, while Mankato and Moorhead remained in the top 10 at No.5 and No.8 respectively.
WIECK'S MILLENNIALS
All five of the Bulldog's core starters (Austin Andrews, Drew Blair, Joshua Brown, Charlie Katona, and Jack Middleton) have achieved 1,000+ career points. The group currently has 7,562 combined points and look to grow that number throughout the season.
100 WIN GRADUATES
Graduate student Jack Middleton and fifth year senior Drew Blair sit within striking distance of another career milestone. Both players look to achieve the 100 career win milestone with the Bulldogs, both sitting one win away.
SCOUTING REPORT - MINOT STATE
Minot State sits at fourth place in the NSIC, with an overall record of 18-6 and a conference record of 15-4. The Bulldogs are 12-7 against the Beavers since 2013, most recently falling to them 69-85 at home earlier this season.
SCOUTING REPORT - UMARY
UMary sits at last place in the NSIC, with an overall record of 6-18 and a conference record of 1-17. The Bulldogs are 14-8 against the Marauders since 2013, most recently defeating them at home 82-60 earlier this season.
LOOKING AHEAD
Men's basketball returns to Romano Gym in their final game of the regular season next week where they will host the St. Cloud State Huskies. The action for the Bulldogs will tip off on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 PM.
