Montana State Bobcats at North Dakota Fighting Hawks

North Dakota rallies by Montana State in Big Sky's 1st round

Montana State led for much of the game and by 19 points, 64-45, with 11:24 remaining in the second half. But UND scored the next 11 points, with seven by Stewart, and tied it at 68 after extending the run to 23-4. Stewart had 14 points during the spurt.

Dale Jones gave UND its first lead of the game, 71-70, with 2:13 to go and Crandall converted a 3-point play on a driving layup at 1:05 to tie it at 74.

After a UND timeout with 36.3 seconds left, Crandall dribbled down the clock and his blocked fade-away jumper was grabbed by Kienan Walter for a go-ahead putback. Crandall sealed it with a steal near midcourt.

Conner Avants had 10 points and nine rebounds and Walter also scored 10 for UND (12-19), which has advanced to the tournament semifinals the past six seasons. The Fighting Hawks will play top-seed Montana on Thursday.

Devonte Klines paced Montana State (13-19) with 16 points.

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