ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul men's basketball team (2-4, 0-1 NSIC) is set for a split weekend as they travel to Upper Iowa (4-3, 1-0 NSIC) on Thursday before hosting Winona State (5-1, 0-1 NSIC) on Saturday.
 
BUY TICKETS TO HOME GAMES ONLINE
Fans are encouraged to buy tickets in advance and bring your QR code to the gates to skip the line! Friends and families who utilize the pass list will also be utilizing the online ticketing service while all students, faculty & staff will access their free CSP tickets through the service. Fans do not need to create a login, remember a username or password or download an app to purchase tickets, and tickets can still be purchased with cash at the gates. Find out more in the partnership announcement between CSP Athletics and HomeTown Ticketing.
 
WATCH ONLINE – NSIC NETWORK
All Golden Bear NSIC men's and women's basketball games will be available to watch online, free of charge, powered by the NSIC Network, supported by BlueFrame Technology. Visit nsicnetwork.com/cspbears on a laptop or desktop computer, download the NSIC Network app on your mobile device or watch on your supported OTT provider such as Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV. Search "NSIC Network" and download the app for the league's full sport and team lineups. NSIC NETWORK FAQ
 
DOWNLOAD THE APP
Fans can download the CSP Bears fan app, free of charge and available in the App Store or on Google Play. The app contains rosters, schedules, scores, stats, news, social media and more! Customize your options to get notifications to your favorite teams, as well. Search "CSP Bears" in the app store to stay up-to-date on Golden Bear athletics.
 
LAST TIME OUT
On Sunday, CSP closed out the contest strong as they claimed a 70-53 victory over Northland in non-conference play at Gangelhoff Center.
 
With the score tied at 41-41 with just over 12 minutes to play, Concordia surged to the finish line as they used a 29-12 run the rest of the way to seal the win.
 
Marcus Skeete filled the stat sheet with his sixth career double-double and third career 20-10 effort, finishing with 22 points and 11 rebounds to go along with three steals and two assists. He connected on 8-13 shooting and 6-6 from the line in the win.
 
Antwan Kimmons joined him in double figures with 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists as he connected on 5-8 from the floor while Cal Greene gave solid minutes off the bench with six points and a game-high nine boards and three blocks. Ian Sluice knocked down three from beyond the arc for nine points while Roy Grigsby pulled down eight rebounds.
 
UPPER IOWA SERIES HISTORY
The Golden Bears enter the weekend's contests with a record of 15-22 against the Peacocks. CSP has found most of their success against UIU in Fayette as they have gone 9-8 on the road in the series. On their own home court, the Golden Bears have gone 6-12 against the Peacocks. Concordia's best stretch in the series came from 2004-12 with a record of 11-3 during that span. Since December 2014, Upper Iowa has gone 14-2 in the series. Concordia's last win against the Peacocks came back on Feb. 22, 2020 in a 93-61 win at Gangelhoff Center.
 
LAST MEETING WITH THE PEACOCKS
Back on Feb. 19, the Golden Bears closed out the season with a high-scoring contest as they fell to #15 Upper Iowa 95-84 at Gangelhoff Center.
 
Senior guard Jack Stensgard celebrated Senior Night in style as he scored a career-best 30 points on 10-20 shooting and 5-10 from beyond the arc. The Inver Grove Heights native tacked on five steals, four assists and three rebounds in 33 minutes of action.
 
Offense was the story in the season finale as the Golden Bears cleared 50.0% shooting for the fourth time in the final 11 games of the year, putting up their second highest total at 54.1% (33-61), while UIU hit an even better 61.4% (35-57) overall and 66.7% (14-21) from beyond the arc.
 
WINONA STATE SERIES HISTORY
The Golden Bears head into this Saturday's meeting with Winona State with a record of 7-52 against the Warriors. WSU won the first 31 meetings from 1986-2008 before CSP registered their first win in the series. Concordia's best stretch in the series came from 2015-16 as they won three of four during that stretch, but Winona State has won 10 of the last 11 since then. CSP has found more success on the road as they have gone 5-27 in Winona compared to 2-22 in St. Paul.
 
LAST MEETING WITH THE WARRIORS
Back on Feb. 17, Concordia closed out their road slate with an 89-67 loss at Winona State.
 
The Warriors took advantage of some hot shooting from beyond the arc and some solid rebounding to drop CSP to 7-52 in the all-time series. WSU finished the night 14-25 (56.0%) from three-point range and 33-58 (56.9%) from the floor overall while maintaining a 36-15 edge in rebounds and a 6-0 edge on the offensive glass. Winona State added a 38-26 advantage in the paint in the win.
 
Concordia had three different players register at least 15 points on the night as Elijah Ormiston, Marcus Skeete and Jack Stensgard combined for 49 of the team's 67 points. Ormiston paced the squad with 18 points on 6-11 shooting and 2-3 from deep while Skeete tallied 16 points, three assists and two rebounds. Stensgard needed just seven shots to score 15 points as he connected on 5-7 from the floor, 3-4 from three-point range and 2-2 from the line to go along with three assists and two steals.
 
Jacob Everson chipped in seven points and two boards while Ian Sluice hit a pair of threes for six points. As a team, the Golden Bears hit 9-22 (40.9%) from deep and 25-53 (43.4%) overall from the floor in the loss.