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FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State men's basketball team opened up a 30-point lead in the first half and cruised to an 84-58 win over Omaha in Summit League play Thursday night.
 
Junior Grant Nelson led NDSU with 19 points, 13 rebounds, five assists, and two blocks. Sophomore Andrew Morgan added 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting for the Bison.
 
All five NDSU starters scored in double figures, with Tajavis Miller (13), Boden Skunberg (12) and Damari Wheeler-Thomas (12) joining Nelson and Morgan. Miller and Skunberg both grabbed seven rebounds.
 
The Bison used a 22-2 run to go ahead 38-11 with just under five minutes left in the first half. NDSU pushed the margin to 30 at 47-17 at halftime.
 
NDSU led by as many as 38 points in the second half.
 
The Bison shot 52 percent overall and limited Omaha to 35-percent shooting. It was the sixth time in the past eight games that NDSU shot better than 51 percent from the floor.
 
The Bison improved to 7-6 in conference play, while Omaha fell to 3-11. It was NDSU's ninth straight victory in the series with Omaha.
 
NDSU will host Denver at 1 p.m. on Saturday in the Scheels Center.