NCAAB

Western Illinois Leathernecks at North Dakota State Bison

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Illinois Leathernecks
10-10, 1-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 80
North Dakota State Bison
12-10, 7-4 Home

N Dakota St beats W Illinois 80-69 behind Miller's 26 points

Cameron Hunter scored 13 points and Tyson Ward had 10 for the Bison (12-10, 4-3 Summit League), who outscored the Leathernecks 32-16 in the paint and trailed by as many as 12 points in the first half.

Miller, who has scored 20 or more points in eight straight games, is the 12th NDSU player to reach 1,500 career points.

Jared Samuelson's 3 put NDSU up for good, 34-32, and the Bison outscored Western Illinois 29-15 in the final 11:30 to take a 42-40 halftime lead.

Spencer Eliason's layup sparked an 8-1 run for a 54-47 Bison lead and NDSU pulled ahead 63-53 with 10:16 left to play after Deng Geu scored seven points in a 9-2 run. Western Illinois closed to 66-59 on Dalan Ancrum's back-to-back 3s, but Hunter's 4-point play made it 70-59 and the Bison won going away.

Kobe Webster scored 24 points and Ancrum had 15 for the Leathernecks (10-10, 1-6), who have lost three straight.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 80
2nd 0:21 Paul Miller Defensive Rebound. 69 - 80
2nd 0:21 C.J. Duff missed Three Point Jumper. 69 - 80
2nd 0:24 Western Illinois Offensive Rebound. 69 - 80
2nd 0:25 Spencer Eliason Block. 69 - 80

Statistics

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28-60 FG 31-56
47 Field Goal % 55
5-13 3PT 8-20
38 Three Point % 40
8-12 FT 10-14
67 Free Throw % 71
30 Rebounds 31
9 Offensive Rebounds 7
21 Defensive Rebounds 24
7 Assists 11
4 Steals 3
2 Blocks 4
7 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 1
7 Total Turnovers 10
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 9
0 Fast Break Points 0
16 Points in Paint 32
15 Fouls 12
12 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: Scheels Center

Location: Fargo, ND
Attendance: 3,187 | 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
Full Standings