Road Tests on Deck for Men's Basketball

Raiders to face two top-25 opponents this week

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The (RV) Northwestern men's basketball team (15-5, 8-4 GPAC) has two road matchups ahead this week as they face the No. 20 Morningside Mustangs (16-3, 10-2 GPAC) and No. 14 Jamestown Jimmies (17-3, 9-3 GPAC) in Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) play.

Live stats and a live stream will be available for both games, linked at the top of the story.

GAME INFORMATION:
(RV) Northwestern (15-5, 8-4 GPAC) at No. 20 Morningside (16-3, 10-2 GPAC)
Date: Wed., January 25 // Time: 7:45 p.m.
Location: Sioux City, Iowa (Rosen Verdoorn Sports Center)
Watch: msidemustangs.com // Listen: KSOU Radio – 93.9 FM (Doug Broek)

(RV) Northwestern (15-5, 8-4 GPAC) at No. 14 Jamestown (17-3, 9-3 GPAC)
Date: Sat., January 28 // Time: 3:45 p.m.
Location: Jamestown, N.D. (Harold Newman Arena)
Watch: jimmiepride.com // Listen: KSOU Radio – 93.9 FM (Doug Broek)

LAST TIME OUT:

Northwestern defeated Concordia 79-65 to split the season series.
Dillon Carlson (Sr., Ankeny, Iowa) led all scorers with 22 points.
Grant DeMeulenaere (Sr., Altoona, Iowa) added a season-high 17 points.
Keyton Moser (Jr., Hull, Iowa) pulled down seven rebounds, a career-high.

NORTHWESTERN NOTES:

Craig Sterk (Jr., McBain, Mich.) is now 23rd all-time in career points, with 1,416.
With the GPAC tournament on the horizon, the Raiders currently sit in fourth in the GPAC, a close race that has them only two games behind first place.
Despite dropping a game at Briar Cliff last week, Northwestern has won eight of their last nine contests.

THE SERIES:

The Raiders and Mustangs meet for the second time this season after Northwestern won an 86-79 contest in the Bultman Center in December.
This is the 53rd meeting between the schools, with the all-time series tied, 26-26.
In NWC's December win, Craig Sterk led the Raiders in scoring with 17. Matt Onken (R-Jr., Marshall, Minn.) scored 15 and added eight rebounds.
Northwestern and Morningside are two of four teams in the GPAC with two players averaging over 15 points per game.
The Raiders are 16-8 all-time against Jamestown and 7-3 since the Jimmies joined the GPAC.
In the first meeting between the two teams, Northwestern needed a second-half comeback to win 65-57 at home.
Sterk scored 26 points to lead all scorers.
Northwestern has won seven of the last eight meetings.

SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS:

The Mustangs enter Wednesday on a seven-game winning streak dating back to December 17.
They have four double-digit scorers in Skoff, Doble, Dotzler, and Powers.
Morningside's only GPAC losses have come to Northwestern (Dec. 10) and Doane (Nov. 22).
In their last game at Mount Marty, Morningside hit a season-high 15 threes, also shooting 61.1%.
The Mustangs are a perfect 6-0 on their home court this season.

SCOUTING THE JIMMIES:

Senior forward Mason Walters earned GPAC Player of the Week honors after leading the Jimmies to two wins last week, running their winning streak to five games.
Walters followed up a 22-point, 11-rebound performance on Wednesday with 23 points and six boards on Saturday.
Jamestown holds a 6-2 record on their home floor entering the week.

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Players Mentioned

#32 Keyton Moser: F; 6' 2"; Junior

#34 Matt Onken: F; 6' 5"; Redshirt Junior

#14 Grant DeMeulenaere: G; 6' 1"; Senior

#13 Dillon Carlson: G; 6' 2"; Senior

#24 Craig Sterk: F; 6' 7"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#32 Keyton Moser
: 6' 2"; Junior
: F

#34 Matt Onken
: 6' 5"; Redshirt Junior
: F

#14 Grant DeMeulenaere
: 6' 1"; Senior
: G

#13 Dillon Carlson
: 6' 2"; Senior
: G

#24 Craig Sterk
: 6' 7"; Junior
: F