BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State University Men's Basketball hosts Northern State University and Minnesota State University Moorhead Friday and Saturday. The Beavers and Wolves will tip off at 7:30 p.m. Friday and the Beavers and Dragons are set for 5:30 p.m. Saturday. 
 
The Beavers are 28-72 overall against the Wolves, dropping four of the last five games. Most recently, BSU took down NSU in February with an 86-70 victory. MSUM and BSU have been long-time foes with an all-time series dating back to February 17, 1928 when the two teams first met. The Beavers are 87-108 all time against the Dragons. 
 
Bemidji State Notes

• The Beavers enter the weekend at 3-5 after dropping a pair of matches to University of Minnesota Crookston and Minot State University last weekend. Currently on a four-game losing streak, BSU will host NSU and MSUM this weekend, followed by St. Cloud State University on Dec. 19th for Ugly Sweater Night.
• Malang Athian leads the Beavers with 114 points in eight games, averaging 14.3 points per game. He holds a field-goal shooting percentage of .462 with 42 makes on 91 attempts. He is also tied for second on the team in rebounding with 38 total, 14 on offense and 24 on defense. Athian is ranked 11th in the NSIC for points scored. 
• The team's top rebounder is Tate Olson with 74 total rebounds. Olson averages 9.3 per game and leads the team in assists with 27 in his eight games. He is second in the conference for rebounds and ninth for assists.
• Peyton Newbern and Olson have cracked the top 10 in the NSIC for their assist-to-turnover ratios with Newbern in ninth at 1.4 and Olson in fifth with 1.7

 
Northern State Notes

• Northern State is 1-6 this season with a three-game losing streak after dropping games against University of Jamestown, University of Mary and MSU Moorhead.
• Northern State is led by Kwat Abdelkarim with 86 points this season. Just one point behind Abdelkarim is James Glenn at 85 points. Abdelkarim hosts a .534 field-goal shooting percentage and is .531 from the three-point arc. 
• Following Friday's game, the Wolves head to St. Cloud State Saturday before hosting Jamestown, Minnesota Crookston and Minot State next week to finish the first half of the season. 

 
MSU Moorhead Notes

• The Dragons enter the weekend at 7-1 with a 2-0 record in conference play. They'll head to St. Cloud State Friday before joining the Beavers in Bemidji on Saturday. 
• Jacob Beeninga leads the Dragons with 135 points this season. Also breaking the centennial mark with 118 points is Logan Kinsey. Beeninga is sixth in field goal shooting on the team with a .433 percentage and fourth with a .310 three-point percentage.

 
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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 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).