Men's Basketball 2/24/2021 1:35:00 PM

Men's Basketball hosts #5 seeded Trojans at the Lewy Lee Thursday

Mayville, N.D. – The Mayville State University Men's Basketball team hosting #5 seeded Dakota State Trojans at the Lewy Lee Fieldhouse Thursday night. Tip-off against the Trojans is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

Quick Hits on the Comets:
The Comets enter this semifinal matchup with the Trojans with a 14-4 overall record and a conference-best 10-3 in conference play during the regular season.
Mayville State defeated #8 seeded Presentation College on Tuesday by a final score of 94-45.
MSU is averaging 81.1 points per game, 47.5 percent from the field, 37.5 percent from behind the 3-point line, and dishing out 16.9 assists per game.
Defensively, the Comets are allowing 68.7 points per game, 41.7 percent from the field, 34.2 percent from the 3-point line, and forcing 11.8 turnovers per game.
Keiron Goodwin is leading the Comets averaging 14.2 points per game, 42.7 percent from the field, 4.4 rebounds per game, and shooting a league-high 89.4 percent from the free-throw line.
Latrelle Franklin is the second scorer in double figures this season, averaging 13.1 points per game, shooting 43.8 percent from the field, 4.3 rebounds, and dishing out 77 assists.
John Ketchel has a team-leading 84 assists on the season and Xavier Towne is leading the team in field goal percentage with 65.6.

Matching up with the Trojans:
The Dakota State Trojans enter the semifinal matchup after defeating the #4 seeded Viterbo V-Hawks on Tuesday by a final score of 95-88.
The Trojans are averaging 69.9 points per game, shooting 45.2 percent from the field, 33.6 percent from behind the arc, and dishing out 12.4 assists per game.
Defensively, Dakota State is allowing 70.3 points per game, 45.2 percent from the field, 36.2 percent from behind the arc, and forcing 12.5 turnovers per game.
Gairges Daow is averaging a team-high 13.3 points per game, 4.0 rebounds per game, and shooting 47.7 percent from the field.
Second on the team in scoring is Gavin Schipper averaging 10.4 points per game, 3.7 rebounds, made 60 3-pointers on the season, and has dished out 42 assists on the season.

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