RAPID CITY, S.D. --- After splitting their home opening weekend, the Hardrocker men's basketball team heads on the road for a pair of games in Aberdeen. On Friday, they take on Northern State for a 6:00 matchup, before a quick turnaround for a 1:00 matchup on Saturday afternoon.

Series History
vs. Northern State

• These two schools have met just twice in the past.
• Both outings were close contests with Northern State coming out victorious 75-67 in 2018 and 69-63 most recently (11/15/19).

vs. Augustana

• South Dakota Mines and Augustana have met 5 times previously with the Hardrockers winning 1.
• In the most recent matchup, South Dakota Mines was victorious, winning 76-71 (11/16/2019)

Gold Nuggets

• The Hardrockers return two all-conference selections from last season as Kolten Mortenson and Alejandro Rama were both named Honorable Mention.
• Through the first two games, Brevin Walter and Mortensen have carried the scoring load, going for 31 and 27 in game one and averaging 19.5 and 19 points each.
• Rama has been great but has had to have his minutes limited due to some early foul trouble.
• As a team, the Hardrockers are scoring 66 points per game and allowing just 62 points per game.

Scouting Report
Northern State

• The Wolves have started off the season with a 2-2 record, losing to #1 and Northwest Missouri State and #11 Washburn.
• They are led by Jordan Belka who is averaging 19.3 points per game.
• Belka also leads the team with 8.0 rebounds per night.

Augustana

• Augustana has started the season 2-0 with wins over Southern Arkansas and #11 Washburn to earn them the #20 ranking in the D2 Media Top-25 Poll.
• Tyler Riemersma and Isaac Fink average 20.5 and 20 points per game to pace the Vikings.
• Riemersma adds 14 rebounds a game and has a double-double in each of their first two games.
• The Vikings do a great job on the glass, averaging 45 rebounds a night and allow an average of just 28 to their opponents.  

 
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.