Complete NDSU Game Notes
Live Stats
The Games: The Bison will play three games at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., this week at the CU Mortgage Direct Dakota Showcase. The games are non-conference contests and do not count in the Summit League standings.
Thursday, Dec. 10 vs. South Dakota State 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 11 vs. South Dakota 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 12 vs. North Dakota 5:30 p.m.
Where to Watch: All three games will be broadcast on MidcoSN2 and streamed live at MidcoSportsPlus.com.
Radio: Jeff Culhane will call all three games on 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660, and 94.5 KDLB in Detroit Lakes, Minn., as well as being streamed on the 107.9 The Fox app, the Bison 1660 app, and on GoBison.com/allaccess. Bison 1660 is also now available on TuneIn.
The Series
vs. South Dakota State vs. South Dakota vs. North Dakota
226th meeting 180th meeting 301st meeting
NDSU leads, 118-107 NDSU leads, 98-81 UND leads, 162-138
Last: NDSU won, 71-69 (OT) Last: NDSU won, 77-74 Last: NDSU won, 89-53
SDSU has won 6 of last 7 NDSU leads 13-5 in D-I era NDSU leads 10-5 in D-I era
Last Time Out: The Bison led for more than 28 minutes and held a three-point advantage late in the game, but No. 7-ranked Kansas rallied and ultimately escaped with a 65-61 victory on Dec. 5 at Allen Fieldhouse.
The Bison led 61-58 following a free throw by freshman
Dezmond McKinney with 3:57 remaining, but the Jayhawks scored the final seven points of the contest. Five of Kansas's final seven points came at the free throw line.
Aside from ties at 51-51 and 58-58, NDSU led from 17:52 until 1:20 remaining in the game.
Challenging Stretch: With games at No. 11 Creighton and No. 7 Kansas in a six-day span, the Bison played back-to-back nationally ranked opponents for the first time since opening the 2014-15 season at No. 10 Texas and No. 25 Iowa on Nov. 14-17, 2014.
Slim Margin: The 11-point final margin at Creighton on Nov. 29 was NDSU's closest against a nationally ranked opponent since falling 75-65 at No. 10/11 USC on Nov. 13, 2017. The Bison then lost by just four points at No. 7 Kansas six days later.
Half-Dozen Scorers: Six different Bison players are averaging between 6.8 and 11.0 points per game this season.
New Career-Highs: Junior
Jaxon Knotek scored a career-high 16 points at Nebraska on Nov. 28, and sophomore
Maleeck Harden-Hayes scored a career-high 11 points at Creighton on Nov. 29.
On The Glass: The Bison posted a significant +8.3 rebounding margin in their first three games of the season. Both
Sam Griesel and
Tyree Eady are averaging at least 7.5 rebounds per game.
Second Chance Opportunities: NDSU's 22 offensive rebounds at Nebraska on Nov. 28 were its most against a Division I opponent since 2010. The Bison converted those boards into 27 second-chance points vs. the Huskers.
Back for More: The Bison finished 25-8 overall and went 13-3 in The Summit League last season, winning the Summit League Tournament with an 89-53 victory over North Dakota in the championship game on March 10.
Continued Success: Head coach David Richman has led the Bison to a mark of 121-75 through six seasons at the helm of the program. NDSU has claimed two Summit League regular season titles, three Summit League Tournament titles, and three NCAA Tournament berths in his six seasons.
The Bison are 12-3 in the Summit League Tournament under Richman.
Title Talk: NDSU has won five Summit League Tournament crowns in 12 seasons as a full member of the league -- 2009, 2014, 2015, 2019 and 2020.
