Portland State Vikings at North Dakota Fighting Hawks
· BIG SKY MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
63 - 79
North Dakota advances past Portland State 79-63
North Dakota(17-15) will play top-seeded Weber State (18-11) in the title game on Saturday. Weber State took down No. 6 seed Northern Colorado 66-63 in overtime to reach the championship.
North Dakota(17-15) jumped to a 22-11 lead as Jaron Nash and Alonzo Taylor each scored eight early points. After that point, North Dakota maintained a double-digit lead for nearly the entire game.
Portland State (17-14) came within 62-53 with 8:54 remaining, but North Dakota responded with a 6-0 spurt and continued to pull away down the stretch.
Nash added 13 points. North Dakota sunk 28 of 35 free throws, led by Huff who was 12 of 15.
Portland State made 26 of 36 free throws, but committed 18 turnovers compared with 11 for North Dakota.
Gary Winston scored 14 to lead the Vikings. Kyle Richardson added 13 while Andre Winston Jr. and DaShaun Wiggins each scored 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Marcus Hall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Gengler. | 63 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:49 | Alyx Foster Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:49 | Cole Stefan missed Free Throw. | 60 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:49 | North Dakota Deadball Team Rebound. | 60 - 79 |
Statistics
 PRST |
 UND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-41 | FG | 25-60 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 1-9 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 11 |
| 26-36 | FT | 28-35 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 5 | Assists | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fouls | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Ogden, UT
Attendance: 1,842 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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 |