MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The North Dakota men's basketball team fell to Minnesota on Saturday afternoon from Williams Arena by a score of 82-62.

The game featured six lead changes and four ties, as the Hawks held a lead for 3:33 of game time, with their largest lead being three points when they were up 12-9 with 14:27 remaining in the first half.

North Dakota had three players in double-figures offensively, paced by Garrett Anderson who tallied 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting and 2-of-4 from three-point range. Greyson Uelmen put up 13 points and Marley Curtis recorded 10.

The Hawks captured 12 steals, compared to nine from the Gophers, with senior Eli King snatching five steals and freshman Anthony Smith lll having three.

The Green and White scored 20 points in the paint, compared to 46 from the Gophers and just four fast break points contrasted to 20 from Minnesota.

UND was competitive in the first half, trailing just 16-14 with 10:33 to play following an Uelmen made basket, but a 3:46 Hawks scoring drought and 7-0 Gophers run put Minnesota up 23-14. The Hawks fell behind by as many as 16, down 37-21 with 2:46 to play, but ended the half on an 8-3 run headlined by five straight points from Curtis and capped off by a Zach Kraft three-point basket from the left wing before time expired. UND trailed 40-29 at the break.

Kraft and Smith lll provided six total bench points for the Hawks in the first half, with UND shooting 9-for-25 from the field and 4-for-14 from deep in the first 20 minutes off a three-pointer each from Kraft, Curtis, Uelmen and Anderson.

North Dakota cut the Gophers lead to eight early in the second half when Curtis connected on a corner three in UND's first offensive possession to make the score 40-32. Minnesota responded with six points to push the lead back to 14, but a Kraft three made it 46-35 with 16:10 to play.

That was as close as UND would get, falling behind by as many as 26. North Dakota shot 12-for-28 from the field in the second half, falling 82-62.

UND will open up the regular season at No. 15 Alabama on Monday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. Coverage can be found on SEC Network +.

Postgame Notes

• North Dakota concluded exhibition play with a 1-1 record
• North Dakota went with the starting five of Uelmen, King, Anderson, Marley Curtis and George Natsvlishvili
• Curtis, Anderson and Uelmen all scored double-digits in both exhibition games
• Anderson led the team with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting
• King (5) and Smith lll (3) combined for eight of the team's 12 steals today
• The Hawks recorded 12 steals in each of their preseason games
• UND held a lead by as many as three in today's game and trailed by as many as 26
• North Dakota shot 7-of-26 (26.9%) from behind the arc today
• The Hawks had four fastbreak points compared to 20 from the Gophers
• 20 of UND's 62 points came in the point, while Minnesota scored 46 of its 82 in the paint
• The Hawk's had 18 turnovers compared to 20 from the Gophers
• Kraft recorded two three-pointers in each of UND's preseason games
• North Dakota had 15 rebounds compared to 12 from Minnesota
• UND had 19 bench points compared to 22 from Minnesota

How It Happened

First Half
15:49 - UND 8, Minnesota 8
9:50 – Minnesota 18, UND 14
6:56 – Minnesota 23, UND 14
3:37 – Minnesota 33, UND 21
Halftime – Minnesota 40, UND 29

Second Half
16:50 – Minnesota 46, UND 32
11:32 – Minnesota 59, UND 40
5:46 – Minnesota 75, UND 54
3:04 – Minnesota 82, UND 56
Final – Minnesota 82, UND 62

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