BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State University Men's Basketball hosts No. 15 Southwest Minnesota State University and University of Sioux Falls Friday and Saturday at the BSU Gymnasium. 
 
Friday's tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. with BSU's Student Athlete Advisory Committee tabling for the NSIC's initiative "It's a SLAM DUNK – Don't drive DRUNK" and a scholarship appreciation recognition. Saturday's black-out game is set for 3:30 p.m. with a special Beaver Basketball alumni recognition at halftime. 
Bemidji State Notes 

• Bemidji State enters the weekend on a five-game losing streak that began with a 98-66 loss to Augustana University at home on Jan. 4. Overall, Bemidji State is 6-12 with a 3-9 NSIC record, holding 12th place. 
• Forward Tate Olson leads the Beavers and is fifth in the conference for rebounds per game at 9.1, totaling 163 over the course of 18 games. Olson also cracked the conference's top 15 in assists with 3 per game. He's the Beavers' leading scorer, sitting just two points away from the 200 mark this season. 
• John Pecarich has grabbed the top spot for the Beavers at the three-point arc, marking a shooting percentage of .441 on 30 makes with 68 attempts. He averages 1.7 makes per game and attempts 3.8. 
• Jareon Mayo creates problems for opposing offenses, averaging 1.3 steals per game with a 15- game total of 19. 
• Following this weekend, BSU takes a mid-week trip to St. Cloud State University Jan. 28 for a single game, then returns home for Mental Health Awareness Night and Beach Night on Jan. 30, hosting the University of Mary at 5:30 p.m. 

No. 15 Southwest Minnesota State Notes 

• The 15-3 Mustangs have taken a seat in the national rankings, grabbing 15th place while sitting in the top spot in the NSIC. 
• Aeron Stevens holds sixth place in the conference for scoring, averaging 15.4 points per game with a total of 262. His free-throw per- centage of .744 has put him into 13th in the conference and is ninth for field goal shooting at .476 percent. 

Sioux Falls Notes 

• The Cougars enter the weekend at 11-7 overall with 7-5 in the NSIC. Prior to making the trip to Bemidji, the Cougars will head to St. Cloud State to take on the Huskies on Friday evening. 
• Noah Puetz leads the Cougars with 13.7 points per game, shooting at .473 percent from the field. At the arc, Kyle Ingwerson takes the Cougars top spot with 2.2 makes per game, a shooting percentage of .373. Under the rim, Creighton Morisch leads with 9.9 rebounds per game for a 17-game total of 168. 

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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).