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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The North Dakota State men's basketball team lost its season opener at No. 10-ranked Arkansas on Monday night, falling 76-58 inside Bud Walton Arena.
 
Juniors Boden Skunberg and Grant Nelson both scored 17 points to lead the Bison. It was a new career-high for Skunberg.
 
Sophomore Andrew Morgan added seven points and seven rebounds for NDSU, and Jacari White scored six points in his Bison debut.
 
NDSU trailed 26-24 following a dunk by Morgan with 3:00 left in the first half. A burst by the Razorbacks gave Arkansas a 34-26 halftime lead.
 
It was 38-31 early in the second half when Arkansas went on an 11-0 run to stretch the margin. The Bison battled back and cut the deficit to 11 at 58-47 with under eight minutes remaining.
 
Arkansas shot 49 percent for the game, and the Bison hit just 34 percent from the field. Bison point guard Luke Yoder tallied four assists in his NDSU debut.
 
NDSU will travel to Lawrence, Kan., to take on No. 5-ranked and reigning national champion Kansas on Thursday night. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.