North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Eastern Washington Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
71 - 95
Bliznyuk sets all-time scoring mark, EWU tops N Dakota 95-71
Coach Shantay Legans called time after Bliznyuk set the scoring mark (surpassing Venky Jois, 1,803) and the people in attendance clapped and cheered as the feat was acknowledged with a short ceremony. Before Jois surpassed it in 2015, Eastern's scoring record had stood for 38 years (Ron Cox 1974-77, 1,741).
Bliznyuk hit another 3-pointer to cap Eastern's 10-0 run after the timeout for a 17-2 lead. Bliznyuk has scored 1,830 points in his career.
Cody Benzel added 15 points for EWU (10-11, 5-3 Big Sky) and Mason Peatling scored 11 with 11 rebounds. The Eagles made 15 3-pointers, Benzel with five.
Dale Jones and Geno Crandall scored back-to-back 3-pointers to open the second half as the Fighting Hawks cut the gap to eight. But North Dakota suffered through a five-minute scoring drought and trailed by 22 before Jones hit a 3-pointer to make it 69-50 with 13 minutes left.
Jones finished with 14 points, Crandall 12 and Conner Avants 11 for North Dakota (7-13, 2-6).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Eastern Washington Turnover. | 71 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Billy Brown made Free Throw. | 71 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Billy Brown made Free Throw. | 70 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Foul on Grant Gibb. | 69 - 95 |
Statistics
 UND |
 EWU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-51 | FG | 38-72 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 8-17 | 3PT | 15-36 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 17-23 | FT | 4-5 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Game Information
Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 1,679 | 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 |