Bison Basketball Outlasts Navy, 66-59

Friday, November 18

High Point, N.C.

3 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

3-0

Navy

1-2

Team	1	2	F
North Dakota State	32	34	66
Navy	26	33	59

Photo by: Christian Dudzik

Bison Basketball Outlasts Navy, 66-59

11/18/2016 6:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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HIGH POINT, N.C. – The North Dakota State men's basketball team saw its nine-point lead disappear in the second half, but the Bison rallied late to earn a 66-59 victory over Navy in the opening game of the High Point Tournament on Friday afternoon.

NDSU (3-0) was led by 14 points from senior forward Dexter Werner and 12 points from freshman guard Tyson Ward.

Navy (1-2) erased a nine-point North Dakota State lead with 16:40 remaining in the game, eventually taking a 51-48 advantage with six minutes to play. The Midshipmen held a 54-53 edge following a pair of free throws with 2:42 on the clock before NDSU pieced together a 7-0 run to win the game.

Sophomore Khy Kabellis scored with a driving layup to put NDSU ahead by one, and Werner dropped in an acrobatic jump shot in the lane to give the Bison some breathing room.

The Bison finished with a 49-percent shooting and limited Navy to 40-percent shooting in the game. NDSU registered 10 steals and seven blocks, with Deng Geu (3 blocks) and Werner (4 steals) setting new career-highs.

Junior A.J. Jacobson scored nine points for NDSU – all in the second half.

NDSU trailed 16-11 nearly eight minutes into the game before an 8-0 Bison run shifted the game. Ward keyed the run with a three-pointer, followed by a steal and a fast-break layup.

With the game tied at 24-24, NDSU closed the first half with an 8-2 run to lead 32-26 at the break.

The Bison will play UNC Greensboro at 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT on Saturday before taking on host High Point on Sunday.