Saturday, March 7
Sioux Falls, S.D.
8:30 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
21-9
61
vs
50
Denver
12-18
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 27 | 23 | 50 |
| North Dakota State | 23 | 38 | 61 |
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Jacobson Powers NDSU to Quarterfinal Win over Denver, 61-50
3/7/2015 11:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Redshirt freshman A.J. Jacobson scored a season-high 23 points to help the No. 2-seeded North Dakota State men's basketball team to a 61-50 quarterfinal victory over No. 7 seed Denver in the Summit League Tournament on Saturday night.
NDSU (21-9) will play the winner of No. 3 seed Oral Roberts and No. 6 seed IUPUI in the semifinals on Monday, March 9, at 8:30 p.m.
Jacobson, a Fargo native, made 7-of-10 shots and 8-of-12 free throws for his 23 points. Senior Lawrence Alexander added 12 points and led the Bison with seven rebounds.
The two teams shot a combined 2-of-26 from three-point range. Denver was 1-of-15 from beyond the arc, while NDSU made 1-of-11 attempts.
Denver's Brett Olson scored 24 points. The Pioneers finish the season with a record of 12-18.
NDSU trailed 29-23 with 19 minutes remaining, but the Bison rattled off a 13-0 run that put them up 36-29 with 13 minutes left. Denver fought back within four at 42-38 with 10 minutes to play, but NDSU answered again with a 6-0 run.
The Bison outscored the Pioneers 38-23 in the second half. NDSU shot a season-high 40 free throws in the contest but made just 24.
Saturday's attendance at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center was a new Summit League Championship record of 9,773.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Redshirt freshman A.J. Jacobson scored a season-high 23 points to help the No. 2-seeded North Dakota State men's basketball team to a 61-50 quarterfinal victory over No. 7 seed Denver in the Summit League Tournament on Saturday night.
NDSU (21-9) will play the winner of No. 3 seed Oral Roberts and No. 6 seed IUPUI in the semifinals on Monday, March 9, at 8:30 p.m.
Jacobson, a Fargo native, made 7-of-10 shots and 8-of-12 free throws for his 23 points. Senior Lawrence Alexander added 12 points and led the Bison with seven rebounds.
The two teams shot a combined 2-of-26 from three-point range. Denver was 1-of-15 from beyond the arc, while NDSU made 1-of-11 attempts.
Denver's Brett Olson scored 24 points. The Pioneers finish the season with a record of 12-18.
NDSU trailed 29-23 with 19 minutes remaining, but the Bison rattled off a 13-0 run that put them up 36-29 with 13 minutes left. Denver fought back within four at 42-38 with 10 minutes to play, but NDSU answered again with a 6-0 run.
The Bison outscored the Pioneers 38-23 in the second half. NDSU shot a season-high 40 free throws in the contest but made just 24.
Saturday's attendance at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center was a new Summit League Championship record of 9,773.
Team Stats
DEN
NDSU
FG%
.356
.429
3FG%
.067
.091
FT%
.708
.600
RB
31
36
TO
11
8
STL
7
4
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
6
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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