North Dakota Fighting Hawks @ Sacramento State Hornets
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UND | 42 | 48 | 90 |
| 31 | 42 | 73 |
Avants leads N. Dakota past Sacramento St. 90-73
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Conner Avants scored a career-high 26 points shooting 12 of 16 from the field and Geno Crandall scored 19 and North Dakota topped Sacramento State 90-73 on Thursday night.
Justin Strings made two free throws to put the Hornets ahead 24-23 with 6:16 before halftime before North Dakota responded with an 18-7 run to close the half.
Crandall and Dale Jones made back-to-back 3-pointers for a 64-51 lead with 10:48 left and North Dakota led by double digits the rest of the way.
Cortez Seales scored 15 for the Fighting Hawks (11-18, 6-11) and Kienan Walter and Billy Brown each scored 12. The Fighting Hawks shot 30 of 54 (55.6 percent) including 12 of 23 from 3-point range.
Joshua Patton led Sacramento state with 24 points, made all nine field goal attempts and grabbed eight rebounds and Justin Strings scored 21 for Sacramento State (6-24, 3-14).
Game Information
Sacramento, CA
Referee:Shawn Lehigh
Referee:Rick Batsell
Referee:Jim Schipper
2025-26 Standings
| Summit League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 8-0 | - | 18-5 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 6-1 | 1.5 | 17-5 |
| North Dakota | 6-2 | 2 | 12-12 |
| South Dakota State | 3-3 | 4 | 10-11 |
| South Dakota | 3-4 | 4.5 | 11-11 |
| Omaha | 3-4 | 4.5 | 10-12 |
| Denver | 2-5 | 5.5 | 9-13 |
| Kansas City | 1-6 | 6.5 | 4-17 |
| Oral Roberts | 0-7 | 7.5 | 5-17 |
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 7-0 | - | 13-5 |
| Montana State | 7-1 | 0.5 | 13-8 |
| Montana | 6-2 | 1.5 | 12-9 |
| Idaho | 4-3 | 3 | 12-8 |
| Weber State | 4-4 | 3.5 | 10-11 |
| Eastern Washington | 3-4 | 4 | 5-15 |
| Idaho State | 3-5 | 4.5 | 10-11 |
| Sacramento State | 2-5 | 5 | 6-13 |
| Northern Colorado | 1-7 | 6.5 | 11-10 |
| Northern Arizona | 1-7 | 6.5 | 7-14 |
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