Montana State Bobcats at North Dakota Fighting Hawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 85
68 - 85
Crandall leads North Dakota past Montana State 85-68
Quinton Hooker added 17 points, eight assists and three steals, while Corey Baldwin scored 13 and Cortez Seales had 12 for North Dakota.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Hooker and Adam McDermott capped a 16-6 run by North Dakota(8-8, 3-2 Big Sky Conference) that put the Fighting Hawks up 14 with two minutes left in the first half.
UND took a 39-28 lead into the break and, after Zach Green's layup pulled Montana State (7-10, 2-3) within nine just more than two minutes into the second, a 3 by Baldwin sparked a 24-9 run that made it 68-44 with 10 minutes to play.
The Bobcats trailed by at least 13 the rest of the way.
Tyler Hall led Montana State with 15 points.
North Dakota shot 57.9 percent from the field.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Shikei Blake made Jumper. | 68 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Shikei Blake Offensive Rebound. | 66 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Zach Green missed Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Cortez Seales made Free Throw. | 66 - 85 |
Statistics
 MTST |
 UND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-58 | FG | 33-57 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 10-24 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 15-16 | FT | 9-11 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Venue: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
Location: Grand Forks, ND
Attendance: 1,608 | Capacity:
Location: Grand Forks, ND
Attendance: 1,608 | 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 |