THIS WEEK - The Southwest Minnesota State University (2-4, 0-1 NSIC) men's basketball team returns to the R/A Facility this Friday and Saturday to host Augustana College (4-3, 1-0 NSIC) and Wayne State College (3-2, 0-1 NSIC) in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games. SMSU will take on Augustana on Friday night with tip-off set for 8 p.m., while on Saturday, SMSU and Wayne State will start at 7 p.m. It will be the Mustangs' first home games since Nov. 9-10.
MUSTANG QUICK HITTERS -
•SMSU has shot 50 percent or better from the field in four of six games.
•SMSU has struggled with turnovers this season averaging 16.2 per game which ranks 244th in Division II out of 305 teams and ranks 274th in turnover margin (-4.0).
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Shaun Condon scored a career-high 19 points on 6 of 12 shooting at Sioux Falls.
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Mitch Weg scored a career-high 10 points in the loss at Sioux Falls.
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Cole Martin missed the Sioux Falls game and is expected to miss several week due to an injury.
•SMSU has shot 60 percent or higher in the second half in three of six games this season.
•SMSU shot 81.3 percent from the field in the second half in the win at Northern Michigan. It was the second time this season SMSU has shot 70 percent or higher in one half.
•Three teams have shot 50 percent or higher this season through six games. Only four teams shot 50 percent or better from the field versus SMSU last season.
•Senior
Nick Smith begins the weekend ranked seventh in the country among all active Division II players with 130 career blocked shots.
•SMSU has led the NSIC in field goal pct. the past two seasons.Â
