North Dakota State Bison at Denver Pioneers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
63 - 66
Rosga, Amigo lead Denver to 66-63 win over North Dakota St.
Rosga was shot 7 of 12 from the field and Amigo tied his career high with three 3-pointers.
Ade Murkey made a layup to give Denver (11-14, 5-6 Summit League) a 64-57 lead with 3:16 to play, but the Pioneers missed both of their field-goal attempts, and committed four turnovers, from there. Paul Miller made 5-of-6 free throws in a 27 second span to pull NDSU (12-14, 4-7) within three with 61 seconds left, but neither team scored before the Bison missed two potential tying 3s in the final seconds.
Tyson Ward led North Dakota State with a career-high 28 points.
Rosga made a jumper and then a 3-pointer to cap a 9-2 spurt that gave Denver a 55-42 lead with nearly seven minutes to play. Rocky Kreuser answered with a 3-pointer, Paul Miller and Tyson Ward each converted a 3-point play and Deng Geu made 4-of-4 free throws to trim NDSU's deficit to 60-55 with four minutes remaining.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Christian Mackey Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jared Samuelson missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jared Samuelson Offensive Rebound. | 63 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Paul Miller missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 66 |
Statistics
 NDSU |
 DEN |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-52 | FG | 23-46 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 6-23 | 3PT | 10-19 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 19-24 | FT | 10-13 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 1,568 | 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 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |