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Men’s Basketball: NDSU Builds Huge Lead, Holds on Late Over Fort Wayne

Bison advance to play SDSU in the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The fifth-seeded North Dakota State men’s basketball team defeated No. 4 seed Fort Wayne 86-82 in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament on Sunday evening at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. NDSU advances to take on top-seeded South Dakota State on Monday night at 6 p.m. Senior Paul Miller poured in 29 points…
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KVRR Round Table: NDSU MBB Summit League Tournament Preview

NDSU currently sits at 4-7 in the conference.
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FARGO, N.D. — The NDSU men’s basketball team has three more games remaining before heading south to Sioux Falls for the Summit League conference tournament. The Bison are 4-7 and tied for sixth in the Summit League. The KVRR sports team takes a look at the herd’s chances i in the upcoming tournament and who their favorites are to take…
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NDSU Basketball Struggling During Losing Streak

Bison have lost four straight in conference play.
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FARGO, N.D. — The last two weeks of basketball have not made NDSU too happy. The Bison men are in the midst of a four-game losing streak, with the last three losses coming by just a combined eight points. NDSU has had its share of struggles during the four-game skid. The herd have been outscored by 36 points in the paint….
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Bison Basketball Working to Create a ‘Finished Product’ By March

NDSU Travels to Oral Roberts, Denver this week.
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FARGO, N.D. — On the court, the Bison men’s basketball team will try to get back above .500 in the Summit League with a pair of games on the road this week. The herd battle Oral Roberts (9-17, 3-6 SL) and Denver (10-13, 4-5 SL) after losing back-to-back games to SDSU and USD. North Dakota State continues to struggle to put…
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Sophomore Geu Playing Bigger Role for Bison

Geu scored 12 points in the loss vs South Dakota.
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FARGO, N.D. — Saturday at the SHAC the Bison basketball team almost erased a 20-point halftime deficit only to fall to South Dakota by four. A big part of the herd’s comeback was the play of forward Deng Geu off of the bench. Geu was the second-leading scorer on the team with 12 points in the losing effort. Coach Richman said…
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Men’s Basketball: Bison Battle Back But Fall Short to South Dakota

NDSU Miller Leads the way with 26 Points.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team cut a 20-point deficit to two in the final minute, before ultimately falling to South Dakota 76-72 on Saturday afternoon at the Scheels Center. South Dakota led 44-24 at halftime, but the Bison outscored the Coyotes 48-32 over the final 20 minutes to make things interesting. NDSU first…
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Bison Basketball Building Momentum for Second Half of Conference Play

NDSU is currently 4-3 in the Summit League.
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FARGO, N.D. — On the hardwood, the NDSU Bison basketball team ran into a hot shooting Kobe for the first nine minutes of Saturday’s contest. But defensive adjustments and Paul Miller’s ninth-straight game with over 20 points helped seal the Bison win over Western Illinois. Yesterday was the first time that NDSU has won back-to-back games in the Summit League. The…
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Men’s Basketball: Miller Leads Bison Past Western Illinois

NDSU improves to 4-3 in the Summit League
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State senior Paul Miller poured in 26 points to lead the Bison men’s basketball team to an 80-69 win over Western Illinois on Saturday afternoon at the Scheels Center. It was the ninth consecutive game that Miller scored 20 or more points. NDSU redshirt freshman Cameron Hunter added 13 points for the Bison,…
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Bison Basketball Looking to Put Full Game Together

NDSU is just 2-4 in the month of January.
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FARGO, N.D. — Bison basketball has had an up-and-down 10-10 season so far. The herd is just 2-4 in the month of January as it wraps up the first half of conference play. NDSU has really struggled to put together a full 40 minutes in games, resulting in the losses. That includes blowing a 15-point lead on the road at…
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Women’s Basketball: NDSU Takes Care of Fort Wayne, 72-56

North Dakota State shot 46 percent from the field against the Mastadons
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FARGO, N.D. – (NDSU Athletics) The North Dakota State University women’s basketball team never trailed in a 72-56 victory over the Fort Wayne Mastodons on Alumni Day Saturday afternoon, Jan. 20, inside the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. Sarah Jacobson led NDSU (8-11, 1-4 Summit League) in scoring with 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting and dished out a…