GAME #14	GAME #15
VS UW-PARKSIDE	AT WINONA STATE
DORMAN GYM	McCOWN GYM
FAYETTE, IOWA	WINONA, MINN.
TUESDAY, DEC. 15 || 7 PM	SATURDAY, DEC. 19 || 4 PM
WEBCAST || LIVE STATS	WEBCAST || LIVE STATS

WEEKLY NOTES

UPPER IOWA || UW-PARKSIDE ||  WINONA STATE || NORTHERN SUN
 

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THIS WEEKEND IN MEN'S BASKETBALL 
 

The Peacocks finish the 2015 calendar year with a pair of games this week. UIU starts the week by hosting the UW-Parkside Rangers on Tuesday at 7 p.m., followed by a trip to Winona, Minn, on Saturday to play the Winona State Warriors at 4 p.m.   Tuesday night's game will be Pajama Night and one student in attendance will have a chance to win $500 by making a layup, free throw, three-pointer and a half-court shot in 30 seconds. In order to be eligible, students must sign up before tip-off and the name will be drawn during the final media timeout of the second half. Pete Claus will also be in attendance, handing out candy canes and treats.

 
NOTES FROM LAST WEEKEND
 

On Friday night, Upper Iowa fell to the hot-shooting Minnesota State Mavericks, 97-75. MSU shot 51.9% (28-54) from the floor and 55% (11-20) from three point range to keep the Peacocks at an arm's length for most of the evening. Then on Friday, the Peacocks snapped a three-game skid and reached the century mark for the first time this season with a commanding 103-80 win over the Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears on Saturday night in St. Paul, Minnesota.  The biggest difference in the game was the three-point shooting as the Peacocks hit a season-high 15 trifectas on 26 attempts (57.7%), compared to the Golden Bears going 6-of-14, with all six coming in the second half.

KEY NOTES TO CONSIDER
 

1       A CENTURY IN THE MAKING: Upper Iowa enters its 100th year of men's basketball with the start of the 2015-16 season and third year under the tutelage of Brooks McKowen. The Fairbank, Iowa native was named the 18th head coach in Peacock men's basketball history prior to the 2013-14 season and holds a 39-34 record at UIU.    2       CANDY KANE: UIU freshman Elliot Kane caught fire against Concordia-St. Paul, hitting 7 threes against the Golden Bears. The Champlin, Minnesota native scored a career-high 21 points.   3       HITTING THE FREEBIES: Upper Iowa hit 76.4% (42-55) of its free throws over the weekend, knocking down over 75% in both games, marking just the second and third times they have done that this season. In games that the Peacocks have made more free throws than the opponent, UIU is 4-1.   4       LIVING IN THE 90's: When the Peacocks or their opponents hit the 90 point threshold this season, that team is undefeated. Upper Iowa is 2-0 when scoring 90, while going 0-2 when their opponent hits 90.

 THE SERIES
 

vs WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE: Upper Iowa is 2-1 all-time against the Rangers, but lost the last meeting, 83-67, when they two teams met in Somers, Wis., on Dec. 16, 2014.   vs WINONA STATE: Upper Iowa picked up their fourth win in the 24-game series between UIU and Winona State when they met in Fayette on Nov. 28. The Peacocks have now won two-in-a-row against WSU after defeating the Warriors 90-76 in Fayette last December.

 ABOUT THE OPPONENT
 

WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE: The Rangers (5-2, 1-1 GLVC) resumes non-conference play this week after earning a split two weeks ago to open the conference slate. UW-Parkside leads the GLVC in scoring margin (+13.7), field goal percentage (51.2 percent), three-point field goal percentage (45.8 percent), and assist to turnover ratio (1.54) while sitting second in the league in scoring offense (85.1 points per game) and field goal percentage defense (41.3 percent).  Three Rangers average in double figures with senior Andy Mazurczak leading the way with a 16.4 points per game average.

WINONA STATE: The Warriors is now 4-5 overall and 3-2 in conference after they went 1-1 last weekend, beating Concordia-St. Paul 59-50 before falling to Minnesota State 78-77. Kyle Bauman scored a game-high 17 points and Riley Bambenek added 16 against CSP. WSU rallied from 20 down in the second half to get within one against MSU. Riley Bambenek scored 20 points and tied a career-high with six 3-pointers against MSU.