Monday, December 19
Macomb, Ill.
6 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
3-10,0-1Summit League
60
at
79
Western Illinois
8-4,1-0Summit League
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota St. | 29 | 31 | 60 |
| Western Ill. | 35 | 44 | 79 |
Photo by: Zachary Lucy
Western Illinois Beats NDSU in League Opener, 79-60
12/19/2022 8:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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MACOMB, Ill. – North Dakota State's Grant Nelson finished with 35 points and 16 rebounds, but Western Illinois beat the Bison men's basketball team 79-60 in the Summit League opener for both schools on Monday evening.
Nelson set new career-highs in both points and rebounds.
NDSU fought its way back from a 10-point deficit to get within one at 44-43 with 12 minutes remaining. The Leathernecks pieced together an 18-8 run over the next four minutes to take control.
Junior guard Boden Skunberg added 10 points and a pair of steals for the Bison.
Western Illinois shot 48 percent for the game and made 10-of-22 (45 percent) from three-point range. The Bison made 44 percent overall, but only 1-of-17 from beyond the arc.
Nelson's totals were the most points by a Bison since January 2018 (Paul Miller, Cameron Hunter), and the most rebounds by a Bison since December 2014 (Dexter Werner).
The Bison will play at St. Thomas on Wednesday night in St. Paul, Minn.
MACOMB, Ill. – North Dakota State's Grant Nelson finished with 35 points and 16 rebounds, but Western Illinois beat the Bison men's basketball team 79-60 in the Summit League opener for both schools on Monday evening.
Nelson set new career-highs in both points and rebounds.
NDSU fought its way back from a 10-point deficit to get within one at 44-43 with 12 minutes remaining. The Leathernecks pieced together an 18-8 run over the next four minutes to take control.
Junior guard Boden Skunberg added 10 points and a pair of steals for the Bison.
Western Illinois shot 48 percent for the game and made 10-of-22 (45 percent) from three-point range. The Bison made 44 percent overall, but only 1-of-17 from beyond the arc.
Nelson's totals were the most points by a Bison since January 2018 (Paul Miller, Cameron Hunter), and the most rebounds by a Bison since December 2014 (Dexter Werner).
The Bison will play at St. Thomas on Wednesday night in St. Paul, Minn.
Team Stats
NDSU
WIU
FG%
.444
.483
3FG%
.059
.455
FT%
.611
.722
RB
30
36
TO
12
7
STL
5
7
Game Leaders
Pts
35
FGM
14
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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