Minot State Beavers Men's Basketball Game 27 & 28: UMC, BSU Minot
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Minot State Beavers Men’s Basketball Game 27 & 28: UMC, BSU Minot State Beavers 17-9, 11-9 NSIC vs. Head Coach: Matt Murken Record at MSU: 78-89 (6th Yr.) Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 • 8 p.m. CT • Minot, N.D. • Minot State Dome • Radio: KJCB 910AM Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 • 6 p.m. CT • Minot, N.D. • Minot State Dome • Radio: KJCB 910AM Minot State Schedule/Results N10 vs. Southern Arkansas ...................W, 84-70 Minot State Possible Starters N11 vs. Henderson State ........................W, 78-50 N14 MAYVILLE STATE ........................W, 91-46 No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Hometown N16 DICKINSON STATE .....................W, 81-63 3 Brandon Green G 6-3 180 Sr. Bowie, Md. N20 VALLEY CITY STATE ..................W, 84-71 11 Luis Ricci Maia G 5-11 190 Sr. Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil N22 YELLOWSTONE CHRISTIAN ....W, 96-68 15 David Akibo F 6-7 240 Jr. London, England N25 *MARY ............................................W, 91-61 20 Russ Davis G 6-4 220 Sr. Chandler, Ariz. D1 *NORTHERN STATE .....................L, 86-60 24 Tyler Rudolph F 6-6 240 Sr. Bismarck, N.D. D2 *MSU MOORHEAD .....................W, 78-65 D8 at *Augustana ..................................W, 78-75 D9 at *Wayne State ...............................W, 69-68 Minot State Reserves D19 at *Mary ...........................................W, 77-65 D30 *ST. CLOUD STATE ......................W, 82-80 No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Hometown D31 *MINNESOTA DULUTH .............W, 80-71 0 Nathaniel Moore G 6-1 160 Sr. Milwaukee, Wis. J5 at *MSU Moorhead ........................W, 87-62 J6 at *Northern State ...........................L, 75-56 4 Kody Dwyer F 6-9 225 Fr. Elk River, Minn. J12 *MINNESOTA STATE .............. W, 91-83ot 5 Max Cody G 6-1 190 Fr. Melbourne, Australia J13 *CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL .............W, 80-67 10 Dorian Aluyi F 6-6 215 Fr. Chicago, Ill. J19 at *Bemidji State ..............................L, 80-73 21 Trevor Rothstein F 6-7 200 So. St. Michael, Minn. J20 at *Minnesota Crookston ..............W, 80-77 33 Sam Ohlrich F 6-8 210 Fr. Woodstock, Ill. J26 *WINONA STATE ..........................L, 70-65 44 Damjan Jovikj G 6-0 185 Jr. Skopje, Macedonia J27 *UPPER IOWA ................................L, 99-89 F2 at *Southwest Minn. State ..............L, 84-79 F3 at *Sioux Falls ...................................L, 80-59 Minot State Pronunciation Guide F9 at *Minnesota Duluth .............. L, 80-78 2ot F10 at *St. Cloud State ............................L, 96-60 #10 Dorian Aluyi Dorian uh-lou-E F16 *MINNESOTA CROOKSTON ........ 8 p.m. #11 Luis Ricci Maia Lou-E-ss Reach-E My-uh F17 *BEMIDJI STATE ............................... 6 p.m. #15 David Akibo David uh-key-bow F21 NSIC Tournament .................................TBA #33 Sam Ohlrich Sam ul-rich #44 Damjan Jovikj Dom-E-inn Yo-vich Getting Social with the Beavers Twitter ...................................... @MSUBeaverHoops Facebook ....................@MinotStateMensBasketball Gameday Storylines Minot State Athletics Communications • Tyler Rudolph became the school’s all-time scoring leader against Upper Iowa Director/MBB Contact .....................Roger McAfee • Tyler Rudolph has been named NSIC North Player of the Week five times Email: ..................... [email protected] • Minot State is 10-3 at home this season Cell: ....................................................(443) 841-4693 • Saturday will mark Senior Day for Tyler Rudolph, Russ Davis, Nathaniel Office: .................................................(701) 858-3681 Moore, Luis Ricci Maia and Brandon Green Graduate Assistant: .............................Jared Meister www.msubeavers.com Minot State Beavers Men’s Basketball Game 27 & 28: UMC, BSU Friday’s Opponent: Minnesota Crookston Setting the Stage Stats Comparison MINOT UMC Games ....................................................28 Minot State returns home to wrap Overall Record 17-9 10-16 Standing .............. Minot State leads 23-5 Points Per Game 77.9 75.7 At Minot State ..................................... NA up the regular season...The Beavers Opp. Points Per Game 72.8 74.4 At Minnesota Crookston ................... NA will host Minnesota Crookston and Rebounds Per Game 33.8 32.7 On Neutral Floor ................................ NA Bemidji State...Minot State has se- Rebounding Margin +1.9 -3.4 Last Win ............................80-77, 1/20/18 cured the No. 3 seed from the North Last Home Win ..............80-71, 12/31/17 Field Goal Pct. .487 .457 Last Road Win .................80-77, 1/20/18 Division and will host an NSIC Opp. Field Goal Pct. .460 .466 Last Loss ...........................83-80, 2/21/15 Tournament game on Feb. 21 against 3-Point Pct. .382 .395 Last Home Loss ................60-56, 1/23/15 an opponent to be determined...The Opp. 3-Point Pct. .368 .364 Last Road Loss .................83-80, 2/21/15 Beavers are currently 17-9 overall Free Throw Pct. .761 .790 Current Streak ....................Minot State 6 and 11-9 in the NSIC...Minnesota Assists Per Game 14.0 10.8 Saturday’s Opponent: Bemidji State Turnovers Per Game 9.6 10.4 Games ....................................................16 Crookston is 10-16 overall and 7-13 Blocked Shots Per Game 2.2 5.5 Standing .............................Series tied 8-8 in conference play, while Bemidji Steals Per Game 5.4 5.3 At Minot State ..................................... NA State is 11-14 overall and 8-12 in the Stats Comparison MINOT BSU At Bemidji State .................................. NA NSIC On Neutral Floor ................................ NA Overall Record 17-9 11-14 Last Win ..........................82-80, 12/30/17 Points Per Game 77.9 73.2 Last Home Win ..............82-80, 12/30/17 Record-Setting Rudy Opp. Points Per Game 72.8 75.5 Last Road Win ...................68-62, 1/5/13 Senior Tyler Rudolph became Minot Rebounds Per Game 33.8 35.2 Last Loss ...........................80-73, 1/19/18 State’s career scoring leader with Rebounding Margin +1.9 -1.8 Last Home Loss ........... 96-91 ot, 2/11/17 a basket in the first half of Satur- Field Goal Pct. .487 .457 Last Road Loss .................80-73, 1/19/18 Opp. Field Goal Pct. .460 .438 Current Streak .................Bemidji State 1 day’s game against Upper Iowa... He finished the game with 13 points 3-Point Pct. .382 .364 D2SIDA Top 25 Poll Opp. 3-Point Pct. .368 .358 1. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) (14) .. 23-1 and currently has 1,837 points in his Free Throw Pct. .761 .714 2. Ferris State (Mich.) (1) ................ 25-1 career...He passed Paul Harrell, who Assists Per Game 14.0 13.5 3. Queens (N.C.) ............................... 23-1 scored 1,826 points in his career, for Turnovers Per Game 9.6 11.5 4. West Liberty (W.Va.) .................... 22-1 first place...Harrell held the Minot Blocked Shots Per Game 2.2 2.0 5. Western Oregon (1) ..................... 23-1 6. Northwest Missouri State ............ 21-2 State scoring record for 38 years Steals Per Game 5.4 4.7 7. West Texas A&M .......................... 22-2 1,000 POINT CLUB 8. Bellarmine (Ky.) ............................ 22-2 At Home in the Dome Name Seasons Total 9. Valdosta State (Ga.) ...................... 23-2 Tyler Rudolph 2014-Present 1,896 10. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) ....... 20-1 Minot State has posted a 10-3 overall record in the Minot State Dome this Paul Harrell 1977-80 1,826 11. UT-Permian Basin (Texas) ........ 20-3 Henry Milkey 1953-57 1,792 12. Northern State (S.D.) ................. 25-3 season...The Beavers are 6-3 at home Rick Hedberg 1984-88 1,652 13. Findlay (Ohio) ............................ 22-3 in the NSIC...Minot State is averag- 14. Morehouse (Ga.)......................... 20-1 Kent Bloms 2000-04 1,600 15. Bridgeport (Conn.) .................... 21-4 ing 82.2 points per game at home Ed Baker 1964-68 1,388 16. Virginia State............................... 20-3 while shooting 49.1 percent from the Chris Lamoureux 1985-89 1,382 17. West Florida ................................ 22-3 floor...The Beavers are shooting 41.6 Brian Buhr 1990-93 1,348 18. UNC Pembroke (N.C.) .............. 20-4 Kevin Bohl 1985-89 1,347 19. Fort Lewis (Colo.) ...................... 21-3 percent from the three-point line Dick Limke 1959-63 1,285 20. UA Fort Smith (Ark.) ................. 21-4 in home games, while holding the Bart Manson 1993-95 1,197 21. Shippensburg (Pa.) ..................... 18-4 opposition to 34.7 percent shoot- Gene Groniger 1950-54 1,185 22. Le Moyne (N.Y.) ......................... 19-5 ing from behind the line...Minot Dale Brown 1953-57 1,140 23. Clark Atlanta (Ga.) ..................... 20-3 Thomas Korf 2011-15 1,072 24. Dixie State (Utah) ....................... 17-6 State is averaging 15.9 assists and Dominique McDonald 2012-16 1,057 25. California Baptist ....................... 19-4 8.2 turnovers per game at home... Aaron Patterson 2007-09 1,041 Others receiving votes: Westminster Tyler Rudolph leads the Beavers (Utah) 19, Drury (Mo.) 17, Central MSU CAREER REBOUNDING Missouri 16, Cal Poly Pomona 7, Clay- averaging 24.1 points per game in Name Seasons Total ton State (Ga.) 6, Bloomfield (N.J.) 5, Cal the Dome, while Luis Ricci Maia is Tyler Rudolph 2014-Present 880 State San Marcos 3, Carson-Newman averaging 13.2 points and 6.9 assists John Schaffer 1986-89 774 (Tenn.) 3, Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.) 2 per game...David Akibo is averaging Greg Johnson 1976-78 687 www.msubeavers.com Minot State Beavers Men’s Basketball Game 27 & 28: UMC, BSU NSIC Preseason Poll 12.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per NABC Top 25 Poll North Division 1. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) (14) .. 23-1 1. Northern State (6) ......................48 pts outing at home this season 2. Queens (N.C.) ............................... 23-1 2. MSU Moorhead (2) ....................42 pts 3. Ferris State (Mich.) (1) ................ 25-1 3. St. Cloud State .............................38 pts Bidding Farewell 4. Western Oregon ............................ 23-1 4. Minot State ..................................32 pts 5. West Liberty (W.Va.) .................... 22-1 5. Bemidji State ...............................24 pts Minot State seniors Tyler Rudolph, 6. Minnesota Duluth ......................19 pts 6.