What's Up?: The Minnesota State men's basketball team (4-8, 3-5 NSIC) wraps up a three-game roadtrip this Saturday as it travels to Marshall, Minn., for a 6 p.m., contest against Southwest Minnesota State.
Minnesota State History: The 2011-12 season marks the 90th campaign as a varsity sport for Minnesota State men’s basketball. The Mavericks are 1,184-830 (.589) in 2,014 games since the program’s inception in the 1920-21 season. MSU capped its 33rd and final season as a member of the NCC in 2008 and owned a 283-267 (.515) record in 550 league games played. In the NSIC, MSU owns a 53-17 record (.757) to go with a pair of regular-season
The Mavericks have made seven appearances in the NCAA Tournament, going 12-9 (.571) in those trips.
A Little Bit About Southwest Minnesota State: The Mustangs enter this weekend's games owners of a 6-6 record and are 5-3 in the NSIC, which is tied for fifth-place with Augustana.
SMSU, winners of four of its last six games, is averaging 73.5 points per game while giving up 73.4. As a team, SMSU is shooting 47.4 percent from the floor and 77.1 percent from the line while hauling in 32.2 rebounds per game and giving up 32.2 rebounds per contest.
Individually, junior guard Jordan Miller leads the team in scoring and rebounding averaging 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while sophomore guard Matt Zager is averaging 10.5 points and shooting a team-best 56.7 percent from the floor.
The Mustangs are coached by Brad Bigler who is in his third season with the program and owns a 25-29 record.
Inside The Series: Minnesota State leads the all-time series, 32-11, including a 10-5 mark under head coach
Matt Margenthaler...SMSU head coach Brad Bigler owns a 1-4 record in his career against the Mavericks with his lone win coming via an 80-78 victory in the NSIC Tournament in 2010...Last year, MSU swept the two meetings earning an 84-76 win in Mankato and a 61-60 victory in Marshall...Margenthaler is 5-2 against SMSU in the R/A Facility and owns a 7-2 in the building as a head coach...Just four active Mavericks have played sophomore guard
Jimmy Whitehead leads the team with 3.5 points per game in his two career games against SMSU...Sophomore guard
Alex Hanks has played in one game and has three points while senior guard
Stephen Kirschbaum has played in six games against the Mustangs and has scored 12 points, averaging 2.0 ppg...Sophomore
Connor O'Brien has played in just one game against SMSU and has scored a basket...Sophomore guard
Travis Meinders is looking for his first career action against the Mustangs...SMSU senior guard Trent Carlson is the younger brother of former Maverick Drew Carlson (1999-03).
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