Mayville, N.D. – The Mayville State Men's Basketball plays #4 seed and in-state rival Valley City State on Saturday evening for the NSAA Semifinals in Watertown. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 pm at the Watertown Civic Arena.
 
Quick Hits on the Comets:
The Mayville State Comets enter the semifinal matchup with the Vikings with a 23-5 overall record and were Regular Season Champions for the NSAA.
The Comets are currently averaging 92.9 points per game, shooting 54.0 percent from the field, 35.7 percent from behind the 3-point line, pulling in 41.3 rebounds per game, and forcing 17.1 turnovers per game.
Opponents are averaging 72.8 points per game, shooting 42.8 percent from the field, 31.8 percent from behind the 3-point line, pulling in 30.1 rebounds per game, and forcing 14.6 turnovers per game.
Thomas Gieske is averaging a team-high 16.0 points per game, pulling in 7.0 rebounds per game, shooting 61.8 percent from the field, and dishing out 39 assists.
Jamison Kramer is second on the team in scoring averaging 11.6 points per game, pulling in 4.9 rebounds per game, shooting 53.7 percent from the field, and 41.8 percent from behind the 3-point line.
Trent Blackshire is also averaging double figures with 11.4 points per game, shooting 60.5 percent from the field, 31 steals, and 49 assists.
 
Matching up with Vikings:
The Vikings enter the Semifinal matchup with a 16-13 overall record and finished the regular season in fourth place in the conference.
They are averaging 80.2 points per game, shooting 44.6 percent from the field, 32.9 percent from behind the 3-point line, pulling in 34.1 rebounds per game, and forcing 18.7 turnovers per game.
The Comets and Vikings split the regular season matchup with the home teams winning each game.