MINOT, N.D. -- The Minot State men's basketball team will open the home portion of the 2017-18 schedule against Mayville State on Tuesday (Nov. 14) at 7 p.m. in the Minot State Dome.

The Beavers are coming off an impressive opening weekend that saw them post a pair of double-digit victories. Minot State opened the season with an 84-70 victory over Southern Arkansas and then followed that up with a 78-50 win over Henderson State in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference/Great American Conference Challenge in Lancaster, Texas.

In the 84-70 win over Southern Arkansas, the Beavers featured a balanced scoring attack that saw six players reach double figures in scoring. Trevor Rothstein led the way for Minot State with a career-high 20 points, while David Akibo scored 15 points and Nathaniel Moore finished with 12 points. Luis Ricci Maia and Russ Davis each scored 11 points and Tyler Rudolph rounded out the double-figure scoring with 10 points.

Rudolph, who was named the NSIC North Division Player of the Week on Monday, exploded for a career-high 37 points in the Beavers victory over Henderson State. Rudolph was 14-of-20 from the floor and 7-of-7 from the free throw line to lead the Beavers to the 28-point win.

Davis also reached double figures in scoring for Minot State as he had 16 points, while Ricci Maia added a career-high nine rebounds, five assists and four points.

This will mark the 86th career meeting between Minot State and Mayville State with the Beavers holding a 48-37 advantage in the all-time series. Minot State has reeled off 12 consecutive victories in the series and has not lost to the Comets since 2007.

Mayville State enters the contest with a 1-2 overall record.

The game can be seen live on www.msubeavers.com with Leif Bakken calling the action, or can be heard on KCJB 910 AM with Scott Kittell calling the play-by-play.