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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City used a 21-0 run in the second half to pull out an 80-77 win over the North Dakota State men's basketball team on Thursday night inside the Swinney Center.
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The Bison led 57-43 with 13 minutes remaining in the second half, but the Roos scored the next 21 points over an eight-minute stretch to pull ahead 64-57.
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NDSU trailed 80-77 with 5.3 seconds left, but
Tyree Eady's three-point attempt from the top of the arc was no good in the final seconds.
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Rocky Kreuser led NDSU with a season-high 27 points and 8 rebounds, and
Sam Griesel added 23 points for the Bison.
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Kansas City senior Arkel Lamar scored 24 to pace the Roos. Kansas City shot 50 percent for the game, while the Bison shot 44 percent.
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NDSU plays at Oral Roberts on Saturday at 7 p.m.
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