ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul men's basketball team (3-10, 1-6 NSIC) closes out 2022 at home with a New Year's Eve matchup against Minnesota State (10-3, 4-3 NSIC) at Gangelhoff Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. 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
In the last game before the holiday break last Monday, CSP dropped a non-conference meeting played at Friedrich Arena on the campus of Concordia-Nebraska against Lincoln by a score of 79-64.
 
Concordia was led by John Grigsby who posted a career-high 18 points on 7-of-11 (63.6%) shooting from the field and was 3-of-6 from behind the arc. The sophomore forward also had a career-best three blocks and pulled down two rebounds.
 
Sunday John and Marcus Skeete each scored nine points in the contest with Skeete adding four rebounds and two steals to the scoring. They combined to score their 18 points on just 10 shots (6-10) in efficient fashion.
 
Sean Mathieu scored eight points with four rebounds and two assists. Emad Elniel had a team-best six rebounds and Jacob Everson rounded out the top five Concordia scorers with six points, two rebounds, a block and a steal.
 
MINNESOTA STATE SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's meeting marks the 40th time the two schools have met on the court. In the previous 39 meetings, CSP has gone 6-33 against MSU. The series has been tipped in favor of the Mavericks over the past few years as MSU has won 21 of the last 22 meetings and 17 in a row dating back to the 2011-12 season. On their home court, the Golden Bears have compiled a 4-15 record against the Mavericks and a 2-17 record in Mankato. Their last win in the series came back on Dec. 20, 2014 in a thrilling 75-73 victory in St. Paul.
 
LAST MEETING WITH THE MAVERICKS
Just over a month ago back on Nov. 22, the Golden Bears led by as many as nine in the first half before seeing then-#21 Minnesota State pull away late in a 96-78 loss at Taylor Center.
 
Antwan Kimmons poured in a team-leading 34 points and became the first Golden Bear since Bryndan Matthews in 2018 and the fourth in the DII era at CSP to surpass 30 points in a game in back-to-back games after scoring 35 at Northern Michigan. He knocked down an efficient 11-14 from the floor, 3-5 from deep and 9-11 from the free throw line and added six assists, six steals and a pair of rebounds in 33 minutes on the night.
 
Jacob Everson joined Kimmons in double figures with 13 points on 5-10 shooting and 3-7 from beyond the arc while he pulled down five boards and dished out two assists. Ian Sluice filled the box score with six points on 2-5 from three-point range to go along with five rebounds and four assists off the bench. Roy Grigsby chipped in seven points on 3-5 shooting as well as three rebounds in the loss.
 
Concordia won the steals battle on the night as they tallied 11 steals compared to five for MSU while they turned that into a 16-15 advantage in points off turnovers. Both teams were nearly even in efficiency as Minnesota State connected on 50.8% (32-63) shooting while CSP hit 49.1% (27-55) both teams knocked down 12 three-pointers while the Mavericks had an edge at the free throw line at 20-25 (80.0%) compared to 12-18 (66.7%) for the Golden Bears.
 
STAT LEADERS
So far this season, the Golden Bears have a few players that rank near the top of the league in several different categories.
 
Senior guard Antwan Kimmons has been a big-time contributor in his first season in navy and gold as he ranks fifth the league and 39th in the nation in scoring with 19.8 points per game. His 88 free throw attempts and 64 made free throws both lead the NSIC and sit in seventh and eighth in the nation, respectively. His 16 steals rank eighth in the conference and his 52.6% field goal percentage and 3.7 assists per game rank ninth and 10^th, respectively.
 
Sophomore Marcus Skeete has added 5.0 defensive rebounds per game and 78 total rebounds, both good for ninth in the NSIC, while his 75.5% free throw percentage ranks 13th in the league. His 14.2 points per game also rank 19th in the conference.
 
As a team, CSP ranks in the top half of the league in several areas as their 8.5 threes made per game and 13.00 turnovers forced per game both rank fourth. Their 18.0 free throw attempts per game rank fifth while their 46.0% field goal percentage ranks seventh.