Western Illinois Leathernecks at North Dakota State Bison
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
54 - 63
54 - 63
North Dakota State beats Western Illinois 63-54
Dexter Werner added 12 points for the Bison (17-10, 7-6 Summit), who shot 43 percent, both overall and from the 3-point arc (6 of 14), in ending a two-game slide.
Garret Covington was 5 of 10 on 3-pointers and scored 21 points for the Leathernecks (9-15, 2-11). J.C. Fuller added 11 points and Tate Stensgaard 10.
The game's first points didn't come until Fuller's jumper with 15:42 left in the opening half. That was WIU's last lead. A 17-8 run, led by Brown's seven points, to open the second half put NDSU up 13.
WIU got within six, 57-51, with two minutes left but NDSU finished with a 6-3 edge from there, including four points from Jacobson.
The Bison had nine steals, four by Brown.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Kory Brown Steal. | 54 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Garret Covington Turnover. | 54 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:15 | A.J. Jacobson made Free Throw. | 54 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:15 | A.J. Jacobson made Free Throw. | 54 - 62 |
Statistics
 WIU |
 NDSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-42 | FG | 20-47 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-14 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 12-17 | FT | 17-24 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Assists | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 23 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Scheels Arena
Location: Fargo, ND
Attendance: 2,227 | Capacity:
Location: Fargo, ND
Attendance: 2,227 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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 |