Saturday, January 30
Kansas City, Mo.
7 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
10-8,8-2Summit League
47
at
49
Kansas City
7-10,3-5Summit League
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota St. | 27 | 20 | 47 |
| Kansas City | 28 | 21 | 49 |
Photo by: Chelsea Nicholson/Creighton
Bison Lose to Kansas City, 49-47
1/30/2021 9:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City held the North Dakota State men's basketball team to 34-percent shooting on Saturday night, beating the Bison 49-47 inside the Swinney Center.
NDSU fell to 8-2 in Summit League play, and Kansas City improved to 3-5. The Bison shot 16-of-47 overall (34 percent) and made 5-of-20 (25 percent) from beyond the arc.
Junior Tyree Eady led the Bison with 14 points, and Jaxon Knotek added 11. Zion Williams led the Roos with 12 points.
NDSU senior Rocky Kreuser scored 10 points to surpass 1,000 in his career. Sam Griesel pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds.
The Bison trailed 48-45 with one minute remaining. Kreuser scored in traffic with 13 seconds left to cut the deficit to one at 48-47. Although Kansas City went 1-for-3 at the free throw line in the final 11 seconds, NDSU missed potential game-winning three-point looks by Kreuser and Knotek.
The Bison return home to host Oral Roberts on Friday, Feb. 5, and Saturday, Feb. 6.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City held the North Dakota State men's basketball team to 34-percent shooting on Saturday night, beating the Bison 49-47 inside the Swinney Center.
NDSU fell to 8-2 in Summit League play, and Kansas City improved to 3-5. The Bison shot 16-of-47 overall (34 percent) and made 5-of-20 (25 percent) from beyond the arc.
Junior Tyree Eady led the Bison with 14 points, and Jaxon Knotek added 11. Zion Williams led the Roos with 12 points.
NDSU senior Rocky Kreuser scored 10 points to surpass 1,000 in his career. Sam Griesel pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds.
The Bison trailed 48-45 with one minute remaining. Kreuser scored in traffic with 13 seconds left to cut the deficit to one at 48-47. Although Kansas City went 1-for-3 at the free throw line in the final 11 seconds, NDSU missed potential game-winning three-point looks by Kreuser and Knotek.
The Bison return home to host Oral Roberts on Friday, Feb. 5, and Saturday, Feb. 6.
Team Stats
NDSU
KC
FG%
.340
.360
3FG%
.250
.389
FT%
.833
.545
RB
37
30
TO
15
8
STL
3
9
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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