BEMIDJI, Minn. – The fourth-seeded Bemidji State University Men's Basketball team starts its post season with the fifth seed in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Division Augustana University, Wednesday at 6 p.m., in the BSU Gymnasium. The Beavers finished the season with the fourth seed in the NSIC North Division with a record of 18-10 overall and 13-9 in the conference.
 
The Series vs Augustana
·         Augustana leads the all-time series against Bemidji State, 17-6.
·         The Beavers and Vikings last met Jan. 21, 2023, earlier this season, with an 89-85 win by BSU in Augustana, S.D.
·         Augustana leads the series 6-4 when playing in Bemidji, Minn.
·         BSU and AU first met Nov. 29, 2002, with a 74-70 win by the Vikings.
 
 
Fast Break Bemidji State

• The Beavers ended the regular season with a big win against St. Cloud State University 99-81, while having their second-best shooting performance of the season. In their last game of the season, BSU fell 53-87 to University of Minnesota, Duluth.   
• The Beavers finish the season at 18-10, their best season since 2013-14 were the team when 18-9. Head coach Mike Boschee finished with his second-best record in his 11 years coaching.
• At home BSU has put up great numbers with an 11-3 record to show, with one of the losses coming in overtime. The Beavers shot over 50% in nine of their home games.
• Bemidji State had its best game from behind the arc against St. Cloud State shooting 15-for-23 (65.2%) from three with five student-athletes making three threes and RJ Smith and Johnny Tennyson both were perfect going 3-for-3.   
• All five starters finished in double figures in the win over the Huskies, Smith scored a season high 21 points in the game tied with Mohamed Kone for game leading scorer.
• Jayce Lowman and Tennyson both reached double digits coming off the bench against UMD. Lowman led the team with 12 points all coming from three pointers.
• John Sutherland pulled in 10 rebounds on the weekend improving to 224 on the season, eighth best in program history.
• Sutherland is also on the verge of cracking into a top 10 scoring season for BSU, he currently sits at 502 points trailing 10^th at 529 points. The most recent top 10 scorer was Brock Lutes with 574 points in the 2013-14 season.
• The Beavers shot over 50% in 15 games this season with their season best shooting performance coming against SCSU last weekend at 60.7%. Bemidji State ranks 19^th in Division II shooting 49.5 on the season.
• Sutherland is leading the conference shooting 58.4% from the floor and is 33^rd in the nation.
• Bemidji State average 79.0 points per game, fourth best in the conference and allow 76.8 ppg, 12^th in the NSIC.
• The Beavers are 15^th in turnovers and eighth in assist to turnover ratio with a 1.19 ratio.

  
Scouting Augustana

• Head Coach Tom Billeter is in his 20^th season with the Vikings (374-212). Billeter is the winningest coach in Augustana history, along with a two-time national coach of the year and a national champion.
• AU (15-13, 11-11 NSIC) ended its season splitting the weekend with a victory over Southwest Minnesota State University 69-61 and fell one point short against University of Sioux Falls 61-60 in its final game of the regular season.
• Augustana averages 72.4 points per game shooting 43.6% from the field and 36.9% from behind the arc.
• Senior guard Isaac Fink and graduate student Ryan Miller lead the Vikings in points per game with 14.1 and 13.4 ppg. Fink and Miller both scored over 20 points in the first meeting against the Beavers this season with Fink falling one rebound shy of a double-double.

 
 
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Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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