Mayville, N.D. – The Mayville State University Men's Basketball team will host Dakota State for the first round of the NSAA Conference Tournament at the Lewy Lee Fieldhouse starting at 7:30 pm.
 
Quick Hits on the Comets:
The Mayville State Comets finished the regular season with a 16-9 overall record and 8-6 in conference play sitting tied for 3rd place in the NSAA standings.
The Comets are currently averaging 76.2 points per game, shooting 46.4 percent from the field, 33.2 percent from behind the 3-point line, pulling in 39.3 rebounds per game, and dishing out 15.5 assists per game.
Defensively, MSU is allowing 67.3 points per game, a 42.8 field goal percentage, 30.4 3-point percentage, pulling in 32.3 rebounds per game, and forcing 12.1 turnovers per game.
Thomas Gieske is leading the Comets averaging 12.7 points per game, shooting 65.1 percent from the field, 34.0 3-point percentage, pulling in 5.8 rebounds per game, and recording 10 steals on the season.
Latrelle Franklin is second on the team averaging 11.4 points per game, shooting 38.7 percent from the field, 34.6 percent from behind the 3-point line, pulling in 2.7 rebounds per game, and dishing out a team-high 112 assists.
Jamison Kramer has a team-leading 42 made 3-pointers, shooting 36.5 percent from downtown, scoring 9.1 points per game, and has 10 blocks.
 
Matching up with the Trojans:
The Dakota State Trojans currently have a 12-17 overall record and a 7-7 conference record finishing in fifth place in the conference standings.
The Trojans are currently averaging 69.4 points, shooting 44.7 percent from the field, 31.3 percent from the 3-point line, pulling in 36.3 rebounds per game, and dishing out 12.4 assists per game.
Defensively, DSU is allowing 70.5 points per game, a 44.3 field goal percentage, 34.1 3-point percentage, pulling in 34.0 rebounds per game, and forcing 12.6 turnovers per game.
Ronnie Latting is averaging 11.1 points per game, shooting 54.0 percent from the field, and pulling in 6.5 rebounds per game.
Lamarr Wood is averaging 11.0 points per game, shooting 42.6 percent from the field, pulling in 5.8 rebounds per game, and has 1.3 blocks per game.