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Kory Brown finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead the North Dakota State men's basketball team to a 66-65 win over South Dakota on Wednesday evening at Scheels Arena.
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NDSU improved to 12-6 overall and 2-2 in The Summit League with the victory.
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South Dakota (9-10, 1-4 Summit) trimmed a 16-point second-half deficit to one in the final minute, but a shot by Shy McClelland with three seconds remaining went halfway down and bounced out.
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Brown had a double-double before halftime, pulling down his 10th rebound with 1:50 left in the first half. He had 16 points at the break on his way to career highs in both categories.
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NDSU used a 13-4 run to take a 21-13 lead following a
Paul Miller three-pointer with 6:22 left in the opening half. The Bison led 35-26 at halftime.
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NDSU pushed its margin to 16 points at 59-43 with eight minutes left in the game, but the Coyotes strung together an 11-0 run to get back in the contest.
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The Bison shot 10-of-22 from three-point range in the game. It was the second time this season that NDSU made at least 10 threes in a game.
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Paul Miller scored 14,
A.J. Jacobson tallied 13, and
Khy Kabellis added 11 points for NDSU.
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Brown's previous career highs were 18 points (North Dakota, 12/13/14) and 13 rebounds (Denver, 1/29/15).
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NDSU junior forward
Dexter Werner grabbed eight rebounds, including two clutch offensive boards in the final two minutes.
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NDSU hosts South Dakota State on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Scheels Arena.
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