North Dakota State Bison at Western Michigan Broncos
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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83 - 74
83 - 74
North Dakota State defeats Western Michigan 83-74
The Bison (2-2) shot 58.5 percent from the field and used an early 9-0 run fueled by two 3-pointers from TrayVonn Wright and a triple from Braun to propel into the lead for good as they led 40-31 at halftime.
Western Michigan (3-2) trailed by double digits for most of the second half before cutting the lead to nine on a David Brown layup. North Dakota State sank their next eight free throws to close the game. Brown finished with 27 points for the Broncos, and Shayne Whittington and Connar Taya each had 16.
Braun was 3 of 6 beyond the arc and grabbed a team-high six rebounds. He was one of four Bison players to score in double figures as Wright had 16 and Lawrence Alexander added 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Taylor Braun made Free Throw. | 83 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Taylor Braun made Free Throw. | 82 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Foul on Tucker Haymond. | 81 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Taylor Perry made Jumper. | 81 - 74 |
Statistics
 NDSU |
 WMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-53 | FG | 23-53 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 4-23 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 15-21 | FT | 24-34 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 13 | Assists | 7 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 23 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: University Arena (MI)
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Attendance: 2,111 | Capacity:
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Attendance: 2,111 | Capacity:
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |