Men's Basketball Tuesday, February 21, 2023 NWC Athletic Communications

Men's Basketball to Host Concordia in GPAC Quarterfinals

Raiders and Bulldogs split the season series

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The Northwestern men's basketball team (20-8, 13-7 GPAC) earned the fourth seed and the opportunity to host in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) quarterfinals. The Raiders are set to face fifth-seeded Concordia (Neb.) (17-11, 11-9 GPAC) on Wednesday night in the Bultman Center.

The winner of Wednesday's matchup will move on to face the winner of 8-seeded Hastings and top-seeded Jamestown in the GPAC semifinals on Saturday, February 25.

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

GAME INFORMATION:
(4) Northwestern (20-8, 13-7 GPAC) vs. (5) Concordia (17-11, 11-9 GPAC)
Date: Wed., February 22 // Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Orange City, Iowa (Bultman Center)
Watch: nwcraiders.com // Listen: KSOU Radio – 93.9 FM (Doug Broek)

THE 2023 GPAC TOURNAMENT

The regular season champions, the Jamestown Jimmies, will be the top seed in the conference tournament.
Jamestown, Morningside, Dordt, and Northwestern earned the right to host this year, as the 1-4 sees, respectively.
On Tuesday night, Briar Cliff is at Morningside and Dakota Wesleyan is at Dordt.
The Wednesday night slate has Concordia at Northwestern and Hastings at Jamestown.
Below you can see the 2023 GPAC Men's Basketball Tournament bracket:

TOURNAMENT TIME

Northwestern holds a 32-15 record all-time in the GPAC tournament.
The Raiders have won six GPAC tournament titles, last winning in 2021 over Mount Marty as the No. 3 seed.
In all postseason games (GPAC & NAIA), Northwestern is 52-26 under Korver (2001-present).
Northwestern holds a 14-7 record in the GPAC quarterfinals.
The winner of Wednesday's game will face the winner of 8-seeded Hastings at top-seeded Jamestown.

LAST TIME OUT

Matt Onken (R-Jr., Marshall, Minn.) hit a season-high 31 points in a loss at Hastings.
Northwestern fell 69-64 as Hastings snuck into the No. 8 seed for the conference tournament.
Dillon Carlson (Sr., Ankeny, Iowa) also scored in double-figures, adding 10 points with six rebounds and four assists.
It was Hastings' first win over Northwestern since 2018.

NORTHWESTERN NOTES

Craig Sterk (Jr., McBain, Mich.) is now 22nd all-time in career points, with 1,538.
He joined the 700-rebound club last week, becoming the 17^th Raider to reach the milestone.
Head coach Kris Korver has used the starting five of Geddes, DeMeulenaere, Carlson, Onken, and Sterk in 23 games.

THE SERIES

Northwestern leads the all-time series 54-28.
They split the season series with Concordia, with both teams winning on their home court.
Northwestern won the last meeting 79-65 on January 21.
Dillon Carlson led all scorers with 22 points on 9-14 shooting.
Grant DeMeulenaere (Sr., Altoona, Iowa) posted a season-high 17 points.
The Raiders and Bulldogs are meeting in the conference tournament for the fifth time, as Northwestern has won four of the matchups.
Their last GPAC tournament clash was in the 2020 quarterfinals, when Concordia won 74-63 in Seward.

HOME COOKIN'

Northwestern held firm on their home-court advantage this season, going 11-1 in the Bultman Center.
Since the 2020-21 season, NWC is 40-4 at home
They have surpassed 10 home wins each season since 2016-17.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

In their last game, a loss at Dakota Wesleyan, Noah Schutte hit a career-high 36 points. It was the most points for a Bulldog since 2017.
Gage Smith moved into second place on Concordia's all-time rebounding list last week with 880 career boards.
Concordia enters the tournament as the defending GPAC tournament champions and winners of two of the last three titles.
The Bulldogs have won four GPAC tournament titles since the conference's inception.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets will only be sold at the gate.
Ticket prices: $10 for adults and $3 for students (K-College).
GPAC students with valid student ID get in the contest free.
No institutional season passes are allowed, only NAIA issued passes are allowed.

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Players Mentioned

#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

#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