1 | 2 | T | |
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NDSU | 49 | 37 | 86 |
PFW | 31 | 51 | 82 |
Miller, NDSU hold off Fort Wayne, advance in Summit tourney
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Paul Miller scored 18 of his 29 points in the second half to help North Dakota State hold on for an 86-82 win over Fort Wayne on Sunday night in the first round of the Summit League Tournament.
Miller hit 5 of 8 from 3-point range and grabbed eight rebounds. Deng Geu added 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting, Tyson Ward scored 13 and AJ Jacobson 12 for No. 5 seed North Dakota State (15-16).
The Bison will play top-seeded South Dakota State in the semifinals on Monday.
Ward and Miller each hit a 3-pointer before Ward made a layup to make it 10-0 fewer than two minutes in and Jared Samuelson hit two 3s in a 40-second span to spark a 15-3 run that made it 45-27 after Geu's 3-point play with 3:31 left in the first half. NDSU pushed its lead to 23 points on three occasions in the second half, but the Mastodons used runs of 17-5 and 10-3 to trim their deficit to 81-80 after a layup by Bryson Scott with 1:29 to play. Fort Wayne committed two turnovers and went 1 for 3 from the field from there and NDSU held on.
Scott and John Konchar scored 29 points apiece for fourth-seeded Fort Wayne (18-14).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tim Stewart
- Brooks Wells
- John Floyd
2024-25 Summit League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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South Dakota | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
South Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Denver | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Kansas City | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
St. Thomas-Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
North Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
North Dakota | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Omaha | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Oral Roberts | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
2024-25 Horizon League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Morris | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
Wright State | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Detroit Mercy | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Cleveland State | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Milwaukee | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Youngstown State | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Green Bay | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
IU Indianapolis | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Oakland | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Northern Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 0-4 |