North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Utah Valley Wolverines
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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Utah Valley holds off North Dakota 74-68
Isaiah White scored 12 points with seven rebounds and TJ Washington added nine with nine assists for the Wolverines (4-3), who made 10 of 22 3-pointers and outshot the Fighting Hawks 51 percent to 44 percent.
Aanen Moody hit a go-ahead 3 for the Fighting Hawks' first lead, 58-55 with 6:45 to go. The lead flip-flopped until Benjamin Nakwaasah's 3 and Baylee Steele's hook shot gave the Wolverines a 72-68 lead with 49 seconds left. Jake Toolson iced it with two free throws and North Dakota missed a free throw and two 3-pointers in the final 16 seconds.
Utah Valley hit five 3s in its opening 16-6 run and led by as many as 11 points before taking a 40-32 advantage into the break.
Connor Avants scored 20 points and Cortez Seales added 19 with 10 rebounds for North Dakota (4-2).
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Statistics
 UND |
 UVU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-63 | FG | 28-55 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 10-22 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 6-8 | FT | 8-12 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Orem, UT
Attendance: 1,938 | 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 West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |