SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Season-high scoring efforts from forwards Dariyus Woodson and Brian Mathews and 10-point, 11-rebound double-doubles from Deng Mayar and Amar Kuljuhovic were not enough for North Dakota on Friday night as Texas-San Antonio used a solid night shooting and held off the Fighting Hawks late inside the Convocation Center to win 80-76 in the first of two matchups this weekend. The victory moves the Roadrunners to 4-5 overall with UND falling to 4-7 on the season.
 
The Roadrunners led by 13 points, the host's largest lead of the game, with just over 10:30 remaining and held a 10-point advantage as the clock dipped below the seven-minute mark. The Hawks hung around late in San Antonio battling to keep the deficit under ten and pulling to within five points of the UTSA lead on three occasions including a wing triple from the stroke of Woodson with 1:48 to play. The Texan banked in his fifth make from three with under 20 seconds to go as UND moved to within four of the Roadrunner lead at 78-74. UTSA, which entered with the nation's second-highest free throw percentage, put the Hawks away at the stripe connecting on 3-of-4 attempts in the final 45 seconds and 6-of-7 over the final five minutes of play.
 
Conversely, the Hawks earned 30 attempts from the line but netted just half of those which included a 10-for-21 effort in the second half and connected on five less shots in two more total attempts than the Roadrunners.
 
Mayar and Mathews were active, especially in the early going, while Kuljuhovic delivered seven and seven in the second half. Both of the former helped contribute to a 10-0 UND run in the first 5+ minutes of the game as the Hawks grabbed a 13-10 advantage. After UTSA retook the lead at 19-17, the Hawks employed a 14-4 run over 3:30 of game play to lead 31-23 at the 7:17 mark of the opening half. That sequence saw five different Hawks score including netted triple tries from Woodson and junior guard Treysen Eaglestaff and inside baskets from Mayar, Mathews and sophomore guard Mier Panoam.
 
UTSA closed the half, scoring 20 of the final 27 points. Sixteen of UTSA's first half points came off of nine UND turnovers of which eight were steals by the Roadrunners.
 
North Dakota and UTSA meet in less than 48 hours in Grand Forks as the rare home-and-home in the same season has morphed into a weekend series between the two squads. Action tips at 2 p.m. from inside the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.
 
Fans can follow the action live with Fighting Hawks men's basketball radio play-by-play voice Paul Ralston on KSNR 100.3 FM The Cat or on the iHeart Radio app. The action can be seen on Midco Sports/Summit League Network and live stats for the contest will be available at www.FightingHawks.com.
 
Postgame Notes

• The Hawks move to an even 11-11 against programs from the state of Texas since its first year of Division I membership in 2008-09
• The Hawks matched their season high in field goal attempts with 67
• UND finished +13 in second-chance points and +17 in bench points, went even in paint points at 32 and was -16 in fastbreak points
• The Hawks grabbed a season-high 23 offensive rebounds, the most-ever under Sather, notched 50 total for the second time this season and finished at +16 in total rebounding
• UND matched its season-high in three-point makes with nine and have hit nine in consecutive games, while also making nine at Notre Dame in mid-November
• UND attempted a season-high 30 free throws
• North Dakota's 15 free throws mark the seventh game this season with the Hawks reaching that mark, but its 50% rate from the stripe was a season low
• The Hawks produced a season-high 15 assists led by a career-high seven from Panoam
• Woodson's UND-best 21 points came behind a 5-for-12 effort from three-point range and an overall effort of 6-for-14 with four made free throws
• Woodson added five rebounds and a block in 25 minutes off of the bench
• Mathews delivered a season-high 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting with seven rebounds
• Mathews' nine attempts are a career-high as he crossed over double-figure scoring for the sixth time in his career
• Nine of Kuljuhovic's 11 rebounds were on the offensive end and Mayar grabbed seven of his 11 off of the defensive glass
• It was the tenth double-double of Kuljuhovic's UND career and the first in Mayar's time as a Fighting Hawk as his 11 total boards are a UND career-high
• Eaglestaff finished with 14 points for his 17^th consecutive game in double-figure scoring in addition to moving 64 points away from 1,000 for his career
• Eaglestaff added three rebounds and three assists

 
How It Happened
 
First Half
14:42 – UND 13, UTSA 10 (UND 10-0 run over 2:32)
11:38 – UTSA 19, UND 17 (UTSA 6-0 run over 1:09; UND 3 TOs last 1:17)
7:38 – UND 29, UTSA 23 (UND 12-2 run over 3:32; UTSA 4 TOs last 2:56, scoring drought last 2:56)
3:30 – UTSA 35, UND 34 (UTSA 5-of-last-6 FGs; UND 1-of-last-7 FGs)
HALF – UTSA 43, UND 38
 
Second Half
15:25 – UTSA 50, UND 42 (UTSA 49% FG)
11:34 – UTSA 57, UND 44 (UTSA 12-2 run over 4:27; UND 1-of-last-8 FGs)
7:28 – UTSA 64, UND 56 (UND +11 reb., +10 oreb.)
3:58 – UTSA 68, UND 61 (UTSA no FGs last 2:55)
1:46 – UTSA 73, UND 68 ( UND 3-of-last-3 FGs)
FINAL – UTSA 80, UND 76
 
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