Number one seeds Northern State and Augustana have claimed the Northern Sun Conference post season tourney championships in a doubleheader in Sioux Falls Tuesday night.
The Northern State University men’s basketball team sealed their first NSIC/Sanford Health Basketball Tournament Title since the 2004-05 season, defeating Southwest Minnesota State 81-75 at the Sanford Pentagon.
The Wolves swept the NSIC championships winning the overall, north division, and tournament crowns. They are now 31-3 this season.
Two 8-0 runs and a 12-0 run in the first half ignited the Augustana women’s basketball team to a 64-45 win over Winona State and gave the Vikings their first NSIC Tournament title since the 2013 season.
The NSIC Tournament championship guarantees the No. 10 Vikings an automatic berth into the NCAA D-II National Tournament and pushes Augustana to 27 wins on the year. The 27-3 Vikings find out their NCAA tournament seed, opponent and location on Sunday.
