North Dakota (2-3, 0-0 Summit League) vs. Creighton (2-1, 0-0 Big East)
15th career meeting | Creighton leads series 11-3 | Last Meeting: Nov. 10, 2022 | CU 96, UND 61
Omaha, Neb. (CHI Health Center)
TV:
ESPN+
Radio:
100.3 The Cat
Full Game Notes are
here
OMAHA, Neb. – The North Dakota men's basketball team looks to make it three-wins in a row on Wednesday night, as the Hawks take on Creighton at 7 p.m. from CHI Health Center Arena. Coverage can be found on ESPN+ and heard on 100.3 The Cat with Paul Ralston on the call.
NoDak is coming off a 76-74 road win over UC Riverside on Saturday evening, coming back from down 12 with 5:03 remaining.
Greyson Uelmen had a team-high 18 points, 14 coming in the second half, including the game-winning basket with 6.3 seconds remaining to go up two.
It is the 15th all-time meeting between the Blue Jays and Fighting Hawks, with Creighton leading the series 11-3. The Blue Jays won the last matchup by a score of 96-61 on Nov. 10, 2022 at CHI Health Center Arena. North Dakota has dropped two straight to Creighton, looking for its first win over the Blue Jays since Dec. 1, 1975.
Creighton comes into the matchup with a 2-1 record, recently defeating Maryland Eastern Shore 84-45 on Friday. The Blue Jays have four players averaging 10 or more points, led by Jasean Green (11.5), Nik Graves (11.3) and Blake Harper (11.0), who all average 11 or more points per game.
Pregame Notes
- Zach Kraft is 16-for-33 from deep this season, good for first in the Summit League in three-pointers made and three-point percentage (48.5%)
- Kraft is tied for 17th in the country in three-pointers made
- Marley Curtis is averaging 17.0 points over his last two games, coming off a 15-point performance at UC Riverside, connecting on 3-of-5 attempts from three
- North Dakota ranks seventh in the country in steals per game (13.2 per game), being just one-of-six teams in the country to have 10 or more steals in every game played this season
- UND has had five players in double-figures for back-to-back games
- Along with steals per game, UND ranks 10th in turnovers margin (+9.0), 15th in bench points (41.2 ppg) and 15th in turnovers forced nationally (19.0)
For more information on North Dakota men's basketball, visit FightingHawks.com or follow on social media @UNDmbasketball.
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