NEXT GAME
The University of North Dakota men's basketball team returns from an eight-day break to take on Western Illinois on Friday afternoon in Macomb.
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 flagship 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.
Friday's matchup with the Fighting Leathernecks can be seen live on ESPN3 through the ESPN app and online at ESPN.com/watch. Fans can also listen to the radio by tuning into 100.3-FM in the Grand Forks area and statewide on 790-AM.
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 WESTERN ILLINOIS
Since the two teams met back on Jan. 12, Western Illinois has been playing strong basketball as the Fighting Leathernecks have won two of their last three games.
WIU picked up a big home win over Purdue Fort Wayne, 87-56, before clipping South Dakota on the road, 65-59, to move to 3-5 in conference play.
The back-to-back league victories mark the first time since Jan. 2017 that the Leathernecks have accomplished the feat. WIU has also played strong defense as of late, holding both Purdue Fort Wayne and USD under 60 points.
Kobe Webster continues to be the top dog for WIU this season, leading the team in points per game (17.6), assists per game (3.5), steals per game (1.4), FGM (135), 3PTM (53), FTM (47), and minutes per game (33.7).
SERIES HISTORY
Friday will mark the seventh all-time meeting between North Dakota and Western Illinois, with the series currently deadlocked at three.
After UND won the first two meetings in 1967, the Western Illinois captured three straight meetings in 1980 and 2011 before the Fighting Hawks won the earlier contest this season, 71-65.
A win would give UND its first regular season sweep over a conference opponent since the 2016-17 year when the Hawks swept four Big Sky Conference foes.
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