North Dakota (15-13, 9-3 Summit League) vs. North Dakota State (20-6, 10-1 Summit League)
312th career meeting | UND leads series 165-146 | Last meeting, Feb. 22, 2025 | UND 79, NDSU 77
Game Promotion
White Out
2,000 White Rally Towels on the seats
Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center)
TV:
CBS Sports Network (Broadcast Crew: Alex Heinert, Freddy Coleman, Missy Heidrick)
Listen:
100.3 The Cat (PxP: Paul Ralson)
Full Game Notes are
here
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The North Dakota men's basketball team gears up for its 312th meeting all-time against the North Dakota State Bison on Saturday at 1 p.m. from Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The game will be on CBS Sports Network and available for radio on 100.3 The Cat.
NoDak leads the all-time series 165-146, defeating the Bison last year on Feb. 22, 2025, by a score of 79-77. The Hawks overcame a six-point halftime deficit, as
Eli King came up the game-saving block at the end of the game to get the win. King had eight points, eight rebounds, five assists and one block in the win.
UND is coming off a 72-71 victory over South Dakota on Wednesday night in Vermillion. North Dakota overcame a 13-point halftime deficit, led by
Greyson Uelmen, who had 24 points overall and 19 in the second half.
Scouting the Opposition
North Dakota State enters this game with a 20-6 record overall, last defeating Omaha on Feb. 7 by a score of 92-84.
The Bison have four players averaging 10 or more points per game on the season, led by Damari Wheeler-Thomas (13.5), Markhi Strickland (13.3), Trevian Carson (13.1) and Treyson Anderson (10.6) in scoring.
Pregame Notes
- UND is just 1.5 games behind NDSU for first place in the Summit League with still two meetings left against each other
- North Dakota is playing its first game on CBS Sports Network since Dec. 18, 2024 against Alabama
- NoDak owns a 4-2 record at home this season in Summit League play
- The Hawks own seven comeback wins in which they trailed by 10 or more points
- Greyson Uelmen is averaging 19.0 points per game in Summit League play, good for fourth in the conference
- Uelmen has scored 20 or more points in three-straight games
- George Natsvlishvili is coming off a career-high 11 rebounds against South Dakota, ranking third in the conference in offensive rebounds with 34
- Over the last four games, UND is averaging 47.8 points per game in the second half
- The Hawks are 8-0 this season when five players score in double figures
- The last four contests between UND and NDSU have been separated by a total of 14 points
- Uelmen is 37 points away from breaking Paul Brun's single season freshman points record
- Eli King is 12 steals away from breaking Troy Huff's single season steals record
- Since moving into the starting lineup, Reggie Thomas has scored in double figures in two of those three games
- The Hawks have won seven consecutive games separated by under 10 points
For more information on North Dakota men's basketball, visit FightingHawks.com or follow on social media @UNDmbasketball.
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