PRESS RELEASE
BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference regular season concluded Saturday evening with the Northern State men and women qualifying for the NSIC Basketball Tournament, which opens Wednesday, Feb. 25. The Northern men and women each earned the seventh seed in the tournament and will host the opening round from Wachs Arena. Full game information and ticket details are outlined below for both programs.
All Wolves Club season tickets are valid for home regular season contests only. With Northern State hosting the first round of the NSIC Basketball Tournament, season ticket holders are required to purchase a ticket for the contest. Wolves Club members will be able to sit in their reserved seat, and reserved parking passes will be honored. Tickets for the first round contests will go on sale at 12 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22 at nsuwolves.com/tickets.
Tickets are $19 for adults and $4 for students, while children 5 and under admitted free.
NORTHERN STATE WOMEN
The Northern State women earned the seventh seed, going 11-11 in the NSIC this season. The Wolves will host tenth-seeded MSU Moorhead on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. from Wachs Arena. NSU went 1-1 against MSUM in league action this season and holds a 52-35 all-time advantage. The full bracket can be found on the tournament page HERE.
NORTHERN STATE MEN
The Wolves men earned the seventh seed as well, holding a 12-10 record in league action. The tenth-seeded Moorhead men’s team will return to Wachs Arena for the second time this season, tipping off at 7:30 p.m. against the Wolves. NSU swept MSUM in regular season play and holds an all-time record of 34-23 against the Dragons. A The full bracket can be found on the tournament page HERE.
NSIC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The 2026 NSIC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament is scheduled for February 28–March 3 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with the league tipping off its 27th conference tournament.
Fans can purchase tickets by visiting www.northernsun.org/BasketballTickets or by stopping by the Sanford Pentagon box office. Ticket prices at the Pentagon are $25 for adults, $12 for students, and children 5 and under are free.
On Saturday, February 28, the NSIC and Sanford Sports Basketball Academy will host a FREE clinic for boys and girls in grades 3–8. The clinic will run from 9:00–10:30 a.m., leading into the quarterfinal games beginning at 11 a.m. Each participant will receive a free NSIC T-shirt. Registration is limited to the first 100 participants. Participants wearing their clinic T-shirt will receive free entry to Saturday’s sessions, and family members will have the opportunity to purchase discounted adult tickets for Saturday’s games. To register for the clinic, click HERE.
Sunday, March 1, will be Military Appreciation Day, with all military personnel and one guest receiving a complimentary general admission ticket with valid military identification. The NSIC is proud to honor current and former members of the military who have served our country.
For the most up-to-date information regarding the NSIC Men’s & Women’s Basketball Tournament, visit www.northernsun.org/NSICTourney.
