Sacramento State Hornets at North Dakota Fighting Hawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 61
63 - 61
Sacramento State edges North Dakota 63-61
Alex Tiffin added 12 points and Dylan Garrity 10 for the Hornets (9-5, 3-0 Big Sky), who won their fourth straight and matched the best start since joining the league in 1996.
Sacramento State led 34-30 at halftime but the margin was never more than five in the second half.
Carson Shanks had 14 points for UND (5-9, 1-2) in just his fourth game after transferring from Utah State. Jaron Nash, who had nine rebounds, and Terrel de Rouen, who missed a desperation heave at the buzzer, both had 11 points.
Nash had a dunk with 1:36 left to put UND up 61-59 but Cody Demps counted for Sacramento State at 1:08. Nash missed a driving runner with 33 seconds remaining.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Sacramento St Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Terrel de Rouen missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Mikh McKinney made Jumper. | 63 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Sacramento St Timeout | 61 - 61 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 UND |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-48 | FG | 24-47 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 5-12 | 3PT | 2-10 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 10-13 | FT | 11-15 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
Location: Grand Forks, ND
Attendance: 1,372 | Capacity:
Location: Grand Forks, ND
Attendance: 1,372 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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 |