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North Dakota State Bison at Denver Pioneers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
North Dakota State Bison
9-5, 4-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 55
Denver Pioneers
4-11, 3-4 Home

Shahid scores 19, N. Dakota St. pulls away from Denver 66-55

Tyson Ward added 18 points for North Dakota State (9-5, 1-0), Rocky Kreuser added seven points with 11 rebounds.

The teams battled through a tense first half with five lead changes and six ties, the score knotted at 33 at halftime. Ward scored two early buckets and Shahid buried a 3 as North Dakota State pulled away in the second half, outscoring Denver 33 to a season-low 22.

The Pioneers fell to 20% shooting (6-for-30) and were outscored 12-6 in the paint.

Jase Townsend had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Pioneers (4-11, 0-1), whose losing streak reached six games. Ade Murkey added 15 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.

North Dakota State plays Western Illinois at home on Thursday. Denver faces North Dakota at home on Thursday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 55
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 66 - 55
2nd 0:00 North Dakota State Defensive Rebound. 66 - 55
2nd 0:00 Ade Murkey missed Jumper. 66 - 55
2nd 0:02 Jase Townsend Steal. 66 - 55

Statistics

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24-51 FG 19-59
47 Field Goal % 32
8-23 3PT 5-14
35 Three Point % 36
10-13 FT 12-15
77 Free Throw % 80
38 Rebounds 33
3 Offensive Rebounds 6
35 Defensive Rebounds 27
14 Assists 8
4 Steals 7
1 Blocks 2
15 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 9
9 Fast Break Points 10
28 Points in Paint 20
14 Fouls 12
11 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: Magness Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 1,059 | 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
Full Standings