THIS WEEKEND - The Southwest Minnesota State University men's basketball team (9-11, 5-9 NSIC) returns home to the R/A Facility to face a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division team this weekend, looking to snap a seven-game losing streak. SMSU will first meet St. Cloud State University (11-9, 7-7 NSIC) on Friday, Jan. 30, starting at 8 p.m., before taking on the University of Minnesota Duluth (10-10, 7-7 NSIC) on Saturday, Jan. 31, starting at 7 p.m. Saturday's game is the annual "Hawaiian Night" game in which fans are encouraged to dress in "tropical" wear to cheer on the Mustangs and forget about the cold, winter season.
    SMSU begins the weekend sixth in the NSIC South Division standings and tied for 10th overall. SCSU and UMD are both tied for third in the NSIC North and tied for seventh overall.

    RADIO - Both games will be broadcast on 105.1 FM KARL with Ryan Rohlik handling play-by-play and Anthony Rohlik serving as analyst.

    SERIES HISTORY - Southwest Minnesota State and St. Cloud State meet for the 57th time in a series that started during the 1969-70 season. SCSU leads the series 37-19 and has won the last two games in the series the last two years. SMSU's last win came on Feb. 11, 2012, in St. Cloud, while its last home win was on Dec. 9, 2011. SCSU leads 15-12 in games played in Marshall. SCSU holds a 6-5 series lead since joining the NSIC in 2008-09, including one victory in the NSIC tournament championship game in 2010. SMSU head coach Brad Bigler is 3-6 versus SCSU.  
    Southwest Minnesota State and Minnesota Duluth meet for the 80th time in a series dating back to 1972-73 with UMD leading 50-29. SMSU has won the last four games in the series and 11 of the last 12 meeting since the 2005-06 season. UMD's only win since the 2005-06 season came on Jan. 20, 2012, in Duluth. SMSU holds a 19-16 advantage in games played in Marshall, including winning the last six. UMD's last win in Marshall came on Dec. 12, 2004. SMSU head coach Brad Bigler is 7-1 versus UMD.
    A game-by-game listing of both series is located on page 17-18.

    GAMEDAY STORYLINES -
•SMSU's seven-game losing streak is the program's longest since losing 19 straight in 1994-95.
•Twice this season SMSU has had two players score 20 or more points in a single-game with Cole Martin and Joey Bartlett reaching the mark at Upper Iowa and versus Northern State. Prior to this season, the last time SMSU had two players score 20 or more points in a single-game occurred on Feb. 16, 2013.
•SMSU head coach Brad Bigler is one win shy of tying Pierre duCharme (1981-90) for second on the career victories list at SMSU with 93.
•SMSU has made 10 or more 3-pointers in 10 games this season after reaching double figures just twice all of last season.
•SMSU has shot 50 percent or higher from the field in 10 of 20 games.
•SMSU has shot 50 percent or higher from the field in 20 of the 40 halves this season.
•SMSU has held a rebound advantage in 12 of 20 games.
•SMSU has held a lead or has been tied at halftime in 11 of 20 games.
•The SMSU 2014-15 roster features three seniors, three sophomores, two redshirt freshmen and seven true freshmen.