North Dakota State Bison at Montana State Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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72 - 51
72 - 51
N Dakota St breaks away from Montana St 72-51
Leading 37-27 at the break, North Dakota State (4-2) broke away midway through the second half with a 14-0 run bookended by Carlin Dupree buckets to make it 72-46 with 4:25 to play and protected the lead down the stretch.
A.J. Jacobson contributed 15 points, Chris Kading added 13, Kory Brown had 11 and Dupree finished with 10 plus seven rebounds for the Bison, who shot 50 percent from the floor and hit 11 of 23 from 3-point range.
Montana State (1-5) kept the score close through most of the first half, closing to 29-26 on an Eric Norman layup with 3:43 to go before intermission, but couldn't capture the lead.
Michael Dison led the Bobcats with 17 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Zach Checkal Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Zach Green missed Free Throw. | 72 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Zach Green made Free Throw. | 72 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Foul on Jake Showalter. | 72 - 50 |
Statistics
 NDSU |
 MTST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-56 | FG | 17-50 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 11-23 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 5-10 | FT | 10-14 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 14 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Worthington Arena
Location: Bozeman, MT
Attendance: 1,188 | Capacity:
Location: Bozeman, MT
Attendance: 1,188 | 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 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 |