• Northern was the definition of efficiency in the opening half hitting 18-of-31 (58.1%) from the floor and 8-of-15 (53.3%) from the 3-point line
• The Wolves shot over 40.0% in the second, however cooled off from beyond the arc, hitting juts 4-of-13
• The contest saw just nine turnovers between the two teams and only three points off turnovers by the Warriors
• Winona State out-rebounded Northern State 36-32 in the game and recorded nine second chance points off nine offensive boards; on the flip side the Wolves tallied just three offensive boards and could not convert those into points on the board
• Through 40 minutes of play, the Wolves tallied 32 rebounds, a game high 20 assists, 12 made 3-pointers, and five turnovers; scoring 26 points in the paint and four points off the bench
• Jacksen Moni dropped a new career high of 40 points, hitting 15-of-25 (60.0%) from the floor and 5-of-9 (55.6%) from the 3-point line
• Augustin Reede followed with 14 points as the only other Wolf in double figures
• Josh Dilling dished out a season high 9 assists and added nine points

• Jacksen Moni: 40 points (career high), 60.0 field goal%, 8 rebounds, 4 assists
• Augustin Reede: 14 points, 4 rebounds

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Aberdeen, SD (NSUWolves.c0m) [SAT] – The Northern State University men’s basketball team held strong against No. 5 Minnesota State on Saturday evening, falling to the Mavericks on a final second pull-up jump shot. Through 40 minutes of play, the contest saw nine tie scores and 16 lead changes, with neither team holding a double figure lead at any point.

THE QUICK DETAILS

Final Score: NSU 83, MSU 85

Records: NSU 10-16 (8-12 NSIC), MSU 24-2 (18-2 NSIC)

Attendance: 2502

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Wolves tallied 48 points in the first and 35 in the second, while the Mavericks recorded 51 in the first and 34 in the second
• Northern led the contest shooting 48.3% from the floor and 86.7% from the free throw line
• In addition, NSU recorded a game leading 12 made 3-pointers, 16 assists, four steals, and two blocks
• MSU won the game at the glass, out-rebounding NSU 41-31 and draining 21 second chance points off 15 offensive boards
• Northern added 34 points in the paint, 11 points off turnovers, nine points off the bench, and four second chance points in the game
• The Mavericks tallied 20 points off the bench and saw five players in double figures in the win
• It was another career high night for an NSU starter, as Josh Dilling led the game with 37 points, knocking down 14-of-18 from the floor and 5-of-8 from beyond the arc
• Jacksen Moni just missed a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds, while Michael Nhial rounded out the double figure scorers with 11

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS

• Josh Dilling: 37 points, 77.8 field goal%, 8 assists, 3 rebounds
• Jacksen Moni: 13 points, 50.0 field goal%, 9 rebounds, 6 assists
• Michael Nhial: 11 points, 8 rebounds

UP NEXT

Northern will close out the regular season next Friday and Saturday on the road against Augustana and Wayne State. Start times are set for 7:30 p.m. on Friday against the Vikings and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday versus the Wildcats. Northern sits tied for tenth in the league standings with St. Cloud State.