(MINOT, N.D.) -- The Minot State men's basketball team will play their final non-conference game of the season Tuesday, Nov. 26. The Beavers could not have asked for a much better start to the season, winning five straight, including a game in a tough atmosphere to open the season at Harding University. 

Longtime foe Valley City State University will travel to Minot, N.D. for the Beavers' next game tomorrow night, Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m.
  
Series History 

• The Beavers and Vikings have had a long-lasting rivalry that goes much further back than the records.
• On record, the first meeting between the two teams was in 1987. 
• Since 1987, the Beavers lead the series, winning 29 matchups to the Vikings 27 wins. 
• Currently, the Beavers are in control of the series, winning five straight, including the matchups in each of the last three seasons. 

 
Beaver Tracks 

• The Beavers are currently 5-0 on the season after making easy work of Yellowstone Christian College, winning 92-40.
• The Beavers had five players score in double figures in the game against YCC with Kody Dwyer (21), Kyle Beisch (15), Aleksa Cucovic (14), Max Cody (11), Duane Goodman (11) all playing key roles on the offensive end.
• Kyle Beisch leads the Beavers in scoring, averaging 18.2 points per game. He has done this by being able to get to the free-throw line, as he has shot 89.3% and gets to the line 5.6 times per game.
• Max Cody and Kody Dwyer are the other double-digit Beaver scorers, averaging 14.2, and 12.4 points per game. 
• Cody leads the team, averaging 6.2 assists per game. He also adds 1.8 steals per game.
• Dwyer leads the team on the boards, averaging 5.6 rebounds per game. 
• Stephane Manzi is shooting a staggering 58.3% from the three-point arc. 
• Dwyer is shooting just under 83% from the field. 

 
Scouting Report 

• The Valley City State Vikings are 0-7 on the season.
• The Vikings are led in scoring by Logan Nelson, who averages 13.7 points per game.
• They have two more players averaging double figures in Kevin Schramm (12.1) and Connor Entzi (10.9).
• Hunter Sand is shooting 57.7 percent.

 
 
 MEDIA: For more information, please contact the Coordinator of Sports Information Josh Van Valkenburg-Gernert.