BROOKINGS, S.D.--South Dakota State made 15 of 20 free throws in the second half and the Jackrabbits survived for a 67-65 win over North Dakota State in college men's basketball Saturday, Feb. 18, before a crowd of 4,040 at Frost Arena.

North Dakota State (15-11), which trailed by eight points midway through the second half, was within one at 66-65 inside a minute to play.  A steal by SDSU's Jose Frias prevented the go-ahead bucket and Frias hit 1 of 2 foul shots for the final margin.

North Dakota State went up 28-17 midway through the first half with a 14-0 run fueled by baskets from five different players.

Mike Nelson's three-point play tied the game at 17 and a Phil Hahn 3-pointer gave the Bison their second lead of the game.

It was 28-17 before the Bison went scoreless for seven minutes, missing five field goals and committing six turnovers in that span.

Ben Woodside's bucket with 2:10 left in the half snapped a 12-0 run by South Dakota State and gave the Bison a one-point lead that they would extend to 34-31 by halftime.

SDSU (8-17) opened the second half on a 15-5 run to go up 47-39 with 13:07 to play.

North Dakota State was 14 of 21 from the foul line in the game, including five misses in the last eight-plus minutes.

The Bison put four players in double figures.  Nelson, Brett Winkelman and Andre Smith each had 12 points.  Woodside scored 11 and Hahn finished with three 3-pointers for nine points.

Smith had 13 rebounds to complete his sixth double-double as the Bison outrebounded the Jackrabbits 37-31.

Matt Cadwell had 16 points to lead SDSU, while forwards Ben Beran and Michael Loney scored 15 and 14, respectively.

NDSU has not won at Frost Arena since Greg McDermott's club pulled off an 83-81 victory late in the 2000-01 season.

North Dakota State hosts the University of Mary, an NCAA Division II independent, on Wednesday, Feb. 22.  Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Bison Sports Arena.