2018–19 Northern State Wolves men's basketball team
2018–19 Northern State Wolves men's basketball | |
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NSIC Regular Season Champions NSIC tournament champions | |
Conference | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
North | |
Record | 26–7 (18–4 NSIC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Wachs Arena |
The 2018–19 Northern State Wolves men's basketball team represented Northern State University in the 2018-19 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Wolves were led by ninth year head coach Paul Sather and played their home games at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen, South Dakota.[1] They competed as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. After winning the NSIC tournament, the Wolves received an automatic bid into the 2019 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament. They received the #2 seed in the regional tournament, but lost in the first round to Southeastern Oklahoma State in overtime by a score of 115–103.[2]
Previous season
[edit]During the previous season, the Wolves ended the season with a school record for wins (36) and appeared in the D2 national championship game for the first time in school history. They lost in the championship game to the Ferris State Bulldogs by a score of 69–71.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
October 23, 2018* |
Waldorf (Exhibition) | W 103–66 | Wachs Arena (1549) Aberdeen, SD | ||||||||
November 3, 2018* |
Northwest Missouri State | L 70–72 OT | 0–1 |
St. Joseph Civic Arena (1197) St. Joseph, MO | |||||||
November 4, 2018* |
Queens | W 87–74 | 1–1 |
St. Joseph Civic Arena (249) St. Joseph, MO | |||||||
November 16, 2018* |
Black Hills State | W 82–50 | 2–1 |
Sanford Pentagon (1228) Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
November 17, 2018* |
South Dakota Mines | W 75–67 | 3–1 |
Sanford Pentagon (644) Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
November 23, 2018* |
Truman State | L 59–61 | 3–2 |
Wachs Arena (3119) Aberdeen, SD | |||||||
November 24, 2018* |
Chadron State | W 66–62 | 4–2 |
Wachs Arena (2574) Aberdeen, SD | |||||||
NSIC regular season | |||||||||||
December 1, 2018 |
MSU Moorhead | W 70–54 | 5–2 (1–0) |
Wachs Arena (3886) Aberdeen, SD | |||||||
December 7, 2018 |
Bemidji State | W 84–73 | 6–2 (2–0) |
BSU Gymnasium (293) Bemidji, MN | |||||||
December 8, 2018 |
Minnesota Crookston | W 88–75 | 7–2 (3–0) |
Lysaker Gymnasium (689) Crookston, MN | |||||||
December 14, 2018 |
Minot State | W 85–72 | 8–2 (4–0) |
Wachs Arena (2388) Aberdeen, SD | |||||||
December 15, 2018 |
Mary | W 76–59 | 9–2 (5–0) |
Wachs Arena (3012) Aberdeen, SD | |||||||
December 19, 2018 |
MSU Moorhead | L 69–71 | 9–3 (5–1) |
Memorial Auditorium (876) Moorhead, MN | |||||||
January 4, 2019 |
Upper Iowa | W 102–73 | 10–3 (6–1) |
Dorman Gymnasium (248) Fayette, IA | |||||||
January 5, 2019 |
Winona State | W 79–68 | 11–3 (7–1) |
McCown Gymnasium (981) Winona, MN | |||||||
January 11, 2019 |
Minnesota Crookston | W 72–70 | 12–3 (8–1) |
Wachs Arena (4327) Aberdeen, SD | |||||||
January 12, 2019 |
Bemidji State | W 73–53 | 13–3 (9–1) |
Wachs Arena (3762) Aberdeen, SD | |||||||
January 18, 2019 |
Augustana | W 97–66 | 14–3 (10–1) |
Wachs Arena (4025) Aberdeen, SD | |||||||
January 19, 2019 |
Wayne State | L 81–84 | 14–4 (10–2) |
Wachs Arena (3582) Aberdeen, SD | |||||||
January 25, 2019 |
St. Cloud State | W 77–73 | 15–4 (11–2) |
Halenbeck Hall (1535) St. Cloud, MN | |||||||
January 26, 2019 |
Minnesota Duluth | L 70–76 | 15–5 (11–3) |
Romano Gymnasium (537) Duluth, MN | |||||||
February 1, 2019 |
Concordia-St. Paul | W 90–79 | 16–5 (12–3) |
Gangelhoff Center (978) St. Paul, MN | |||||||
February 2, 2019 |
Minnesota State | W 88–80 | 17–5 (13–3) |
Taylor Center (1387) Mankato, MN | |||||||
February 8, 2019 |
Sioux Falls | W 90–84 | 18–5 (14–3) |
Wachs Arena (4778) Aberdeen, SD | |||||||
February 9, 2019 |
Southwest Minnesota State | W 91–81 | 19–5 (15–3) |
Wachs Arena (5083) Aberdeen, SD | |||||||
February 15, 2019 |
Minnesota Duluth | W 72–70 | 20–5 (16–3) |
Wachs Arena (5318) Aberdeen, SD | |||||||
February 16, 2019 |
St. Cloud State | L 62–65 | 20–6 (16–4) |
Wachs Arena (4125) Aberdeen, SD | |||||||
February 22, 2019 |
Mary | W 69–64 | 21–6 (17–4) |
McDowell Activity Center (1011) Bismarck, ND | |||||||
February 23, 2019 |
Minot State | W 80–63 | 22–6 (18–4) |
Minot State Dome (571) Minot, ND | |||||||
NSIC Tournament | |||||||||||
February 27, 2019 |
Concordia-St. Paul | W 88–65 | 23–6 |
Wachs Arena (1547) Aberdeen, SD | |||||||
March 3, 2019 |
Sioux Falls | W 79–76 | 24–6 |
Sanford Pentagon (1722) Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
March 4, 2019 |
Winona State | W 77–76 | 25–6 |
Sanford Pentagon (877) Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
March 5, 2019 |
Southwest Minnesota State | W 72–68 | 26–6 |
Sanford Pentagon (1921) Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
NCAA Central Regional | |||||||||||
March 16, 2019 |
Southeastern Oklahoma State | L 103–115 OT | 26–7 |
Bearcat Arena (1079) Maryville, MO | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Wachs Arena". Northern State University Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ Meade, Cuyler (March 16, 2019). "Northern State men's basketball season ends in brutal fashion". Aberdeen News. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ Zimmer, Matt (March 24, 2018). "Northern State's dream season ends in heartbreak in Division II National Championship game". Argus Leader. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Northern State University Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern State University Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2021.