The South Dakota men's basketball team concludes its brief two-game homestand Monday night hosting Northern Arizona at 7 p.m. inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
 
The Game
Northern Arizona makes its second-ever trip to Vermillion, and the first since the 1959-60 season, in what is the Coyotes final home game in the month of November. South Dakota holds a perfect 8-0 record inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in the month of November since its opening in 2016.
 
The Lumberjacks
Northern Arizona is coming off a 97-82 victory over Jacksonville in its season opener on Saturday. Sophomore Bernie Andre had a double-double of 20 points and 14 rebounds in his Lumberjack debut. Freshman Cameron Shelton tallied 15 points and four assists.
 
The Lumberjacks were picked to finish 11^th in the Big Sky Conference in both the coaches' and media polls. Last season, NAU tallied a 5-27 overall record and went 2-16 in Big Sky action.
 
The Coyotes
South Dakota opened its season with a victory for the third-straight year and had a win in its home opener for the 12^th-straight season. Triston Simpson's career-high 23 points paced the 83-58 victory over York. Simpson, a junior, was 7-of-12 from the field and topped his previous career-best of 20 points. Senior Trey Burch-Manning had 22 points and eight rebounds while junior Tyler Peterson totaled 15 points.
 
A win against Northern Arizona would give South Dakota a 2-0 start to the season for the third-straight year.
 
The Series
South Dakota leads the three-game series 2-1. The Coyotes prevailed 90-77 last season in Flagstaff, Arizona, the first meeting between the two schools in 38 years.
 
One Last Thing
Sophomore Stanley Umude made his first-career start against York scoring eight points and grabbing five rebounds in 16 minutes of action. The 6-6 guard saw action in 14 games a season ago.