MINOT, N.D. – The Minot State men's basketball teams travels to the state of Minnesota for a pair of NSIC contests this weekend. The Beavers take on Minnesota Crookston on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Bemidji State on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
 
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Date: Friday, Feb. 15 | Saturday, Feb. 16
Time: 7:30 p.m. | 5:30 p.m.
Location: Crookston, Minn. | Bemidji, Minn.
Opponent: Minnesota Crookston | Bemidji State
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Beavers vs. Minnesota Crookston: Beavers lead all-time series, 25-5.
Last Meeting: Minot State routed the Golden Eagles, 92-61, earlier this season in Minot, N.D. on Jan. 26.
 
Beavers vs. Bemidji State: Minot State and Bemidji State are all tied up a nine in the all-time series.
Last Meeting: BSU won 93-82 in the season's first meeting on Jan. 25 in Minot, N.D. to tie the series at nine.
 
Beaver Fast Breaks

• Minot State is 12-15 on the season and 7-11 in NSIC games after defeating Winona State (87-72) and Upper Iowa (87-84) on the road last weekend to pick up their first road NSIC weekend sweep of the season.
• David Akibo is fourth in the NSIC in rebounding with 8.0 boards per game while seven in scoring (18.9) and 10 in blocks per game (1.2).
• Junior Max Cody ranks second among NSIC players with 5.9 assists per game, fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5), seventh in steals per game (1.3) and 11^th in field goal percentage (.520).
• Cody is 27 assists away from tying Luis Ricci Maia's single-season record for most assists in the DII era.
• Kyle Beisch is second on the team with 14.2 points per game and 15^th in the NSIC with 2.2 three-point field goals per game.
• Minot State is scoring 72.9 points per game while shooting 50 percent from the field, including 37.6 percent from beyond the arc and 71.5 percent from the free throw line.

 
Looking Ahead
Minot State returns to the Minot State Dome next weekend for the final two games of the regular season. The Beavers host MSU Moorhead on Friday night before welcoming Northern State on Senior Day at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.