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North Dakota State Bison at Western Illinois Leathernecks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
North Dakota State Bison
19-6, 9-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
56 - 52
Western Illinois Leathernecks
9-15, 6-3 Home

North Dakota State tops Western Illinois 56-52

North Dakota State (19-6, 8-2) held off Western Illinois (9-15, 3-6) late, making 5 of 6 free throws in the last 20 seconds.

The Leathernecks never led after halftime, but kept the deficit within 10 points. With North Dakota State up 46-45, Marshall Bjorklund hit a pair of free throws before Kory Brown's basket with 3:12 left gave the Bison a 50-45 lead.

Jabari Sandifer's 3-pointer with 7 seconds brought Western Illinois within 55-52, but Braun made 1 of 2 at the line as the Bison held on.

Lawrence Alexander scored 14 points while Bjorklund added 12 points for the Bison.

Adam Link and Sandifer scored 13 apiece for the Leathernecks.

North Dakota State holds a one-game lead over IPFW with four conference games remaining.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 56 - 52
2nd 0:05 Chris Kading Defensive Rebound. 56 - 52
2nd 0:05 Jabari Sandifer missed Layup. 56 - 52
2nd 0:06 Taylor Braun made Free Throw. 56 - 52
2nd 0:06 North Dakota St Deadball Team Rebound. 55 - 52

Statistics

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18-45 FG 20-47
40 Field Goal % 43
3-16 3PT 5-14
19 Three Point % 36
17-19 FT 7-12
89 Free Throw % 58
30 Rebounds 26
8 Offensive Rebounds 7
22 Defensive Rebounds 19
6 Assists 12
10 Steals 7
4 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 17
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 18
0 Fast Break Points 2
20 Points in Paint 28
13 Fouls 18

Game Information

Venue: Western Hall

Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 1,962 | 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 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Tennessee State 15-5 - 23-10
Morehead State 15-5 - 20-13
Southeast Missouri State 14-6 1 20-13
UT Martin 13-7 2 22-11
SIU Edwardsville 12-8 3 19-13
Lindenwood 11-9 4 18-15
Little Rock 9-11 6 12-20
Tennessee Tech 8-12 6 13-18
Eastern Illinois 8-12 7 13-20
Southern Indiana 4-16 11 7-23
Western Illinois 1-19 14 5-26
Full Standings