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After a disappointing last second loss at Presentation in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) opener on Tuesday, the Minnesota Morris men's basketball team stays on the road this weekend, playing Northwestern tonight (Jan. 13) and Crown tomorrow (Jan. 14) in search of their first conference win.

Tip-off is set for 7:30 tonight in St Paul, against an Eagle team that is 6-6 on the season, and 1-0 after their UMAC opener. Saturday, the Cougars and Storm start at 5:00 p.m., with the Storm entering the weekend 1-10 overall and 0-1 in league action.

The Cougars enter the weekend at 2-8 overall after a tough non-conference season, which included six games against NAIA competition. In beginning UMAC action on Jan. 10, the Cougars nearly overcame a 16-point halftime deficit, before falling 55-52 in the final second.

About the Cougars: Looking for their first win since Dec. 9, when they beat Mayville State 84-51 … currently on a four-game losing streak … beat Northwestern in same game last season, handing the Eagles their only conference loss of the season … fell 73-60 to Northwestern in UMAC Tournament Championship game last season in St. Paul … averaging 62.4 points on the season, while allowing 74.2 … led in scoring by Derek Schmidt at 12.6 ppg, who has scoring in double figures in eight straight games and all by one all season … only Logan Orazem has started in all 10 games … top shooting team in the UMAC at .453 from the floor … individually, Schmidt is the UMAC field goal percentage leader at .545.

About the Eagles: Defending UMAC champion and preseason favorite … opened UMAC play with a 76-64 win over Crown … four of six wins on the season have come at home … have went 4-2 in their last six games, after opening just 2-4 … UMAC leader in scoring offense at 69.7 points per game and scoring defense at 67.9 … only team in the conference with a positive scoring margin … also the top three-point shooting team in the UMAC at .430 … led in scoring by Wade Chitwood at 16.9 points per game, the fourth leading scorer in the conference … Tom Gisler at 12.8 ppg is also in the top-ten in the UMAC in scoring, while leading in three-point percentage at 50% (30-of-60).

About the Storm: Lone win came 50-47 over Macalester in the third game of the season … currently on an eight game losing skid, with six of the losses coming by double-digits … sitting 0-5 on their home floor, including their loss to Northwestern in UMAC opener … have started the same five in all 11 games … led in scoring by David Glover at 12.8 points per game, the ninth leading scorer in the UMAC … Storm is seventh in the UMAC in scoring offense (58.4) and last in scoring defense (82.9) … also last in scoring margin at -24.4 points per game … one of the top three-point shooting teams in the conference, ranking second at .35%.