Saturday, Dec. 29 • Noon (CT) • Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,140) • Grand Forks, N.D.
Radio: Home of Economy Radio Network • Webcast: ESPN+, FOX Sports GO, UND Insider
TV: MidcoSN2, FOX College Sports Pacific 

NEXT GAME
The University of North Dakota men's basketball team begins conference play as a member of The Summit League on Saturday afternoon with a contest vs. Purdue Fort Wayne.

BROADCAST COVERAGE
All UND men's basketball games, home and away, can be heard on stations across the UND Sports Home of Economy Radio Network, as well as through the iHeart Radio app. The flaghsip station for the network is 96.1 FM (The Fox), but games can also be heard on 1440 KKXL AM (The Fan) and 100.3 KSNR FM (Cat Country) in the Grand Forks area. Fans in the Fargo-Moorhead region can tune into the Fighting Hawks on 740 AM  (KNFL) and 790 AM (KFGO). Paul Ralston will be entering his 10th season on the call for all North Dakota men's basketball games.

In addition, all home men's basketball contests will be televised regionally and nationally for the first time in program history, thanks to the partnerships with Midco Sports Network® (MidcoSN®) and FOX Sports North.

Saturday's matchup with the Mastodons can be seen live on MidcoSN2 as Alex Heinert will have the call once again from the Betty. Fans can also watch the game online through FOX Sports GO and ESPN+ or listen to the radio on 100.3-FM in Grand Forks and 104.7-FM in the Fargo area.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Receive live updates during all UND men's basketball games by following @UNDmbasketball on Twitter. Fans can also watch in-game highlights, postgame interviews, and much more through UND Insider on Twitter (@UNDInsider) or online at FightingHawks.com

ABOUT PURDUE FORT WAYNE
Purdue Fort Wayne enters Saturday's contest as one of only two programs in the conference to finish non-league play with a winning record. The Mastodons posted an 8-7 mark in nonconference action, picking up victories over Earlham, Manchester, South Carolina State, Cleveland State, Eastern Illinois, Akron, IUPUI, and Siena Heights. 

The 'Dons have also played a challenging schedule, traveling to UCLA, Ohio State, and Dayton as part of their 15-game nonconference slate. 

John Konchar is widely considered to be the most underrated player in the conference as the redshirt senior just recorded his 1,000th rebound on Dec. 20 vs. Siena Heights. Konchar has 635 career made field goals, the most in program history. He was named Summit League Player of the Week this past week for the sixth time in his career and is only the second player in all of NCAA Division I men's basketball to reach 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals in a career.

FULL GAME NOTES CAN BE FOUND HERE