Shahid lifts North Dakota State over Cal Poly 74-67
FARGO, N.D. -- Vinnie Shahid had 21 points as North Dakota State beat Cal Poly 74-67 on Monday.
Tyson Ward added 14 points and seven rebounds for North Dakota State (2-1). Cameron Hunter scored 13 points -- all in the second half.
It was tied at 51 midway through the second half until NDSU went a 7-0 run and never trailed again. Cal Poly was within four points with 1:23 remaining but NDSU made 7 of 8 free throws the rest of the way to seal it.
Junior Ballard had 20 points for the Mustangs (0-2). Jamal Smith added 17 points and six rebounds. Colby Rogers had 10 points.
Rogers scored the final five points of the first half as Cal Poly closed on a 12-0 run for a 33-30 lead.
North Dakota State plays Texas Rio Grande Valley on Friday. Cal Poly plays Simpson University, Calif. at home on Friday.
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2020-2021 Big West Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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UC Irvine | 3-0 | - | 7-4 |
CSU Bakersfield | 6-1 | +1 | 10-4 |
UC Santa Barbara | 5-2 | - | 9-3 |
UC Riverside | 3-2 | 1 | 6-4 |
Long Beach State | 2-2 | 1.5 | 3-4 |
CSU Fullerton | 3-4 | 2 | 4-4 |
CSU Northridge | 1-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
UC San Diego | 1-2 | 2 | 3-3 |
Hawai'i | 1-4 | 3 | 3-4 |
UC Davis | 0-1 | 2 | 2-3 |
Cal Poly | 0-5 | 4 | 2-9 |
2020-2021 Summit League Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Dakota | 5-0 | - | 7-6 |
South Dakota State | 3-0 | 1 | 9-3 |
North Dakota State | 6-1 | - | 8-7 |
Oral Roberts | 5-1 | 0.5 | 8-6 |
North Dakota | 3-4 | 3 | 4-12 |
UM Kansas City | 1-3 | 3.5 | 5-8 |
Omaha | 0-4 | 4.5 | 2-12 |
Western Illinois | 0-5 | 5 | 2-10 |
Denver | 0-5 | 5 | 1-11 |