Beaver Men’s Basketball Gameday – Game 11 – January 3, 2020 – at UM Duluth

TOPICS:

Bemidji State University men’s basketball opens its season series versus University of Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State University with road trip on Jan. 3 and 4.

The Beavers open the weekend at 7:30 p.m. Friday against the Bulldogs in Duluth, Minn.

The Series vs. Minnesota Duluth

    • Minnesota Duluth leads the all-time series against Bemidji State, 93-46.
    • Each team has a three-game winning streak over the past six meetings. The Bulldogs have taken the past three meetings by an average margin of 11.0 points per game.
    • Senior forward Logan Bader led BSU with 11 points per game against UMD last season, including a 12-point performance on 5-of-8 shooting on Jan. 4, 2019 in Bemidji. Sophomore forward Cody Landwehr recorded a double-double in the season-series finale against UMD with 10 points and 10 rebounds, which was part of a three-game double-double streak.
    • The series began Feb. 21, 1931, a 28-26 win by BSU in Duluth. The Beavers won four of the first five games in the series, which is the fourth longest series versus a single opponent in BSU history, behind St. Cloud State (149 games), Winona State University (159 games) and Minnesota State University Moorhead (186 games).

      Bemidji State secured a season split with an 85-76 victory over University of Minnesota Crookston on Dec. 21, 2019 heading into the holiday break. BSU improved to 5-0 on its home court and ranks third in the NSIC North Division with a 7-3 record overall and 4-2 mark in conference play. After UMC hit a 3-pointer to draw within one point of BSU’s lead, 75-74, the Beaver defense held the Golden Eagles to just two points over the final two minutes of play. UMC shot 0-of-5 from the field over that span while BSU allowed it to shoot 41.7 percent from the field through the game. Bemidji State connected on 54.9 percent shooting overall and outrebounded Minnesota Crookston, 37-27. All six of BSU’s student-athletes who played more than two minutes finished the game with double-digit scoring, led by junior guard Nick Wagner with 17 points. Senior forward Logan Bader added 16 points while junior forward Zach Baumgartner scored 15 points off the bench. Baumgartner recorded his second career double-double and first in conference play with a team-high 10 rebounds.

      Mike Boschee Pregame Mike Boschee

      1st Half 1H

      2nd Half 2H