Bison Throttle Towson in Bahamas Finale, 76-51

Sunday, November 18

Nassau, Bahamas

10 a.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

2-3

Towson

1-4

Team	1	2	F
Towson	23	28	51
North Dakota State	36	40	76

Photo by: John Marc Nutt

Bison Throttle Towson in Bahamas Finale, 76-51

11/18/2018 1:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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NASSAU, Bahamas – The North Dakota State men's basketball team cruised to a 76-51 victory over Towson in the consolation round of the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase on Sunday.

NDSU improved its record to 2-3 with the win. The Bison raced out to a 17-8 lead in the game's first seven minutes and led for 38 of 40 minutes in the contest.

Redshirt freshman Tyree Eady made his first career start and scored a season-high 14 points. Junior forward Deng Geu added 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting, and junior Tyson Ward scored 11 for NDSU.

Bison sophomore Rocky Kreuser grabbed double-digit rebounds for the first time in his career, posting 10 rebounds to go with 8 points. Junior guard Vinnie Shahid finished with eight assists, seven rebounds, five points, three steals and no turnovers.

With the score at 20-19, the Bison used a 9-0 run capped by a three-point play from Geu to expand the margin. NDSU led 36-23 at halftime.

Towson pulled within 11 at 42-31 just over four minutes into the second half, but NDSU responded with an 18-0 run to put the game out of reach. Jared Samuelson, Jordan Horn, Shahid and Jarius Cook all hit threes in the 18-0 run for the Bison.

The Bison led by as many as 30 points in the second half. NDSU shot 46 percent for the game and made 11 three-pointers.

NDSU plays next at East Tennessee State on Saturday, Nov. 24.