North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Southern Utah Thunderbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
88 - 72
88 - 72
Hooker leads North Dakota in 88-72 win over Southern
Geno Crandall and Conner Avants had 13 points apiece for North Dakota(10-9, 5-3 Big Sky), which shot 54 percent from the field and was 27 of 30 from the line. Drick Bernstine added 12 points to go with a career-high 14 rebounds and Cortez Seales had 11 points.
North Dakota took the lead for good with a bucket from Seals that sparked a 15-2 run and made it 22-12 with 9:52 left in the first half. The Fighting Hawks cruised to a 43-21 advantage at the break and hung on to its double-digit advantage the rest of the way.
Trey Kennedy scored 17 and Travon Langston 15 for Southern Utah (4-13, 2-5), which held a 51-45 scoring advantage in the second half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 88 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Trey Kennedy made Three Point Jumper. | 88 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Cortez Seales made Layup. | 88 - 69 |
| 2nd 1:04 | Shane Benton Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 69 |
| 2nd 1:04 | Christian Thompson missed Three Point Jumper. | 86 - 69 |
Statistics
 UND |
 SUU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-54 | FG | 24-57 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 3-10 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 27-30 | FT | 16-25 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 10 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 21 | Fouls | 23 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: America First Events Center
Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 1,337 | Capacity:
Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 1,337 | 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 |