North Dakota State 71-69 Western Illinois (25 Feb, 2023) Play-by-Play

Western Illinois Leathernecks

16-13, 9-9 Conference

	1	2	T
WIU	31	38	69
NDSU	42	29	71

North Dakota State Bison

14-16, 11-7 Conference

TIME		WIU	NDSU
19:44	Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.	0	0
19:42	Tajavis Miller Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:22	Tajavis Miller missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:18	Trenton Massner Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:03	Vuk Stevanic Turnover.	0	0
19:03	Tajavis Miller Steal.	0	0
18:58	Boden Skunberg missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:54	Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:40	Trenton Massner made Three Point Jumper.	3	0
18:19	Tajavis Miller missed Jumper.	3	0
18:16	Quinlan Bennett Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:00	Trenton Massner Turnover.	3	0
17:48	Grant Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.	3	0
17:45	Alec Rosner Defensive Rebound.	3	0
17:27	Alec Rosner made Jumper.	5	0
17:05	Grant Nelson missed Layup.	5	0
17:05	Jesiah West Block.	5	0
17:01	Quinlan Bennett Defensive Rebound.	5	0
16:54	Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.	5	0
16:51	Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.	5	0
16:50	Foul on Andrew Morgan.	5	0
16:41	Trenton Massner missed Three Point Jumper.	5	0
16:37	Andrew Morgan Defensive Rebound.	5	0
16:31	Grant Nelson missed Layup.	5	0
16:28	Trenton Massner Defensive Rebound.	5	0
16:07	Vuk Stevanic made Jumper. Assisted by Quinlan Bennett.	7	0
15:51	Damari Wheeler-Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tajavis Miller.	7	3
15:34	Alec Rosner missed Three Point Jumper.	7	3
15:31	Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.	7	3
15:20	Grant Nelson made Layup.	7	5
14:54	Foul on Andrew Morgan.	7	5
14:54	Official TV Timeout	7	5
14:54	Vuk Stevanic missed Free Throw.	7	5
14:54	Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.	7	5
14:54	Vuk Stevanic made Free Throw.	8	5
14:42	Damari Wheeler-Thomas missed Jumper.	8	5
14:39	Joshua Streit Offensive Rebound.	8	5
14:32	Damari Wheeler-Thomas missed Jumper.	8	5
14:28	Joshua Streit Offensive Rebound.	8	5
14:27	Jacari White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joshua Streit.	8	8
14:13	Jesiah West made Jumper.	10	8
13:45	Jacari White made Layup.	10	10
13:30	Jesiah West made Dunk. Assisted by Trenton Massner.	12	10
13:02	Foul on Jesiah West.	12	10
13:02	Boden Skunberg made Free Throw.	12	11
13:02	Boden Skunberg made Free Throw.	12	12
13:02	Boden Skunberg made Free Throw.	12	13
12:43	Trenton Massner Turnover.	12	13
12:30	Tajavis Miller missed Three Point Jumper.	12	13
12:26	Jesiah West Defensive Rebound.	12	13
12:15	Vuk Stevanic made Jumper. Assisted by Quinlan Bennett.	14	13
11:55	Joshua Streit made Layup. Assisted by Grant Nelson.	14	15
11:37	Alec Rosner missed Jumper.	14	15
11:33	Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.	14	15
11:19	Grant Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lance Waddles.	14	18
11:03	Trenton Massner missed Jumper.	14	18
10:59	Quinlan Bennett Offensive Rebound.	14	18
10:59	Official TV Timeout	14	18
10:41	Vuk Stevanic missed Jumper.	14	18
10:31	Boden Skunberg Defensive Rebound.	14	18
10:25	Grant Nelson Turnover.	14	18
10:25	Alec Rosner Steal.	14	18
10:09	Quinlan Bennett made Jumper.	16	18
9:45	Damari Wheeler-Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	16	18
9:43	Trenton Massner Defensive Rebound.	16	18
9:28	Foul on Trenton Massner.	16	18
9:28	Trenton Massner Turnover.	16	18
9:12	Grant Nelson made Dunk. Assisted by Jacari White.	16	20
8:57	KJ Lee missed Three Point Jumper.	16	20
8:55	Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.	16	20
8:55	Foul on Vuk Stevanic.	16	20
8:42	Jacari White made Layup.	16	22
8:26	KJ Lee Turnover.	16	22
8:26	Jacari White Steal.	16	22
8:23	Jacari White Turnover.	16	22
8:23	Alec Rosner Steal.	16	22
8:19	Foul on Grant Nelson.	16	22
8:19	Jesiah West missed Free Throw.	16	22
8:19	Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.	16	22
8:19	Jesiah West missed Free Throw.	16	22
8:16	Tajavis Miller Defensive Rebound.	16	22
8:05	Boden Skunberg missed Three Point Jumper.	16	22
8:01	Quinlan Bennett Defensive Rebound.	16	22
7:48	KJ Lee made Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Massner.	18	22
7:24	Grant Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boden Skunberg.	18	25
7:01	Trenton Massner missed Layup.	18	25
7:01	Grant Nelson Block.	18	25
6:58	Quinlan Bennett Offensive Rebound.	18	25
6:56	Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.	18	25
6:53	Tajavis Miller Defensive Rebound.	18	25
6:44	Foul on Quinlan Bennett.	18	25
6:44	Official TV Timeout	18	25
6:40	Boden Skunberg made Layup.	18	27
6:15	Foul on Boden Skunberg.	18	27
6:08	Trenton Massner made Three Point Jumper.	21	27
5:49	Boden Skunberg made Three Point Jumper.	21	30
5:31	Alec Rosner missed Jumper.	21	30
5:28	North Dakota State Defensive Rebound.	21	30
5:16	Lance Waddles missed Three Point Jumper.	21	30
5:15	Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.	21	30
5:15	Foul on Lance Waddles.	21	30
4:58	Trenton Massner missed Three Point Jumper.	21	30
4:52	Quinlan Bennett Offensive Rebound.	21	30
4:52	Quinlan Bennett made Layup.	23	30
4:39	Grant Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boden Skunberg.	23	33
4:20	Jesiah West missed Dunk.	23	33
4:20	Grant Nelson Block.	23	33
4:14	Lance Waddles Defensive Rebound.	23	33
4:11	Boden Skunberg made Layup.	23	35
3:53	Foul on Damari Wheeler-Thomas.	23	35
3:53	Official TV Timeout	23	35
3:43	Quinlan Bennett made Jumper. Assisted by JJ Kalakon.	25	35
3:29	Foul on Quinlan Bennett.	25	35
3:28	Boden Skunberg made Free Throw.	25	36
3:28	Boden Skunberg made Free Throw.	25	37
3:28	Boden Skunberg made Free Throw.	25	38
3:08	Foul on Grant Nelson.	25	38
3:08	Jesiah West made Free Throw.	26	38
3:08	Jesiah West made Free Throw.	27	38
2:51	Damari Wheeler-Thomas missed Jumper.	27	38
2:48	Joshua Streit Offensive Rebound.	27	38
2:46	Boden Skunberg missed Three Point Jumper.	27	38
2:43	Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.	27	38
2:28	KJ Lee missed Three Point Jumper.	27	38
2:25	Jacari White Defensive Rebound.	27	38
2:13	Boden Skunberg made Jumper.	27	40
1:51	Vuk Stevanic made Jumper. Assisted by Alec Rosner.	29	40
1:31	Jacari White Turnover.	29	40
1:13	Foul on Joshua Streit.	29	40
1:11	Vuk Stevanic missed Free Throw.	29	40
1:10	Jacari White Defensive Rebound.	29	40
0:55	Joshua Streit Turnover.	29	40
0:55	Alec Rosner Steal.	29	40
0:39	Alec Rosner missed Three Point Jumper.	29	40
0:34	Jesiah West Offensive Rebound.	29	40
0:33	Vuk Stevanic missed Jumper.	29	40
0:31	Tajavis Miller Defensive Rebound.	29	40
0:29	North Dakota State Timeout	29	40
0:04	Foul on Alec Rosner.	29	40
0:04	Grant Nelson missed Free Throw.	29	40
0:04	North Dakota State Offensive Rebound.	29	40
0:04	Grant Nelson made Free Throw.	29	41
0:04	Grant Nelson made Free Throw.	29	42
0:03	Foul on Tajavis Miller.	29	42
0:03	Trenton Massner made Free Throw.	30	42
0:03	Trenton Massner made Free Throw.	31	42
0:00	End of 1st half	31	42

Scheels Center

7:00 PM, 25 February 2023

Fargo, ND

Attendance: 2,602

Referees:
Bret Wegenke
Alfred Smith
Luke Schumer

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Morehead State	14-4	-	26-9
UT Martin	14-4	-	21-11
Little Rock	14-4	-	21-13
Western Illinois	13-5	1	21-12
Tennessee State	10-8	4	18-15
SIU Edwardsville	9-9	5	17-16
Eastern Illinois	8-10	6	14-18
Tennessee Tech	5-13	9	10-21
Southern Indiana	5-13	9	8-24
Southeast Missouri State	4-14	10	9-22
Lindenwood	3-15	11	9-22

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
South Dakota State	12-4	-	22-13
North Dakota	10-6	2	18-14
Kansas City	10-6	2	16-16
St. Thomas-Minnesota	9-7	3	20-13
North Dakota State	8-8	4	15-17
Omaha	7-9	5	15-18
Denver	6-10	6	17-17
Oral Roberts	5-11	7	12-19
South Dakota	5-11	7	12-20

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