North Dakota State Bison at Western Illinois Leathernecks
· NCAA Men's BasketballEady, Cook lift North Dakota St. past W. Illinois 78-67
Jarius Cook added 14 points for the Bison (4-6, 2-0 Summit League). Grant Nelson chipped in 13, Maleeck Harden-Hayes scored 11 and Sam Griesel and Rocky Kreuser had 10 each. Harden-Hayes also had seven rebounds.
Tamell Pearson had 17 points for the Leathernecks (2-7, 0-2 Summit League). Will Carius and Rob Johnson Jr. added 14 points apiece.
The Bison improve defeated Western Illinois 68-50 on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Jarius Cook Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Rod Johnson Jr. missed Jumper. | 78 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Maleeck Harden-Hayes made Jumper. Assisted by Jarius Cook. | 78 - 67 |
Statistics
NDSU |
WIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-53 | FG | 25-59 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 6-23 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 15-21 | FT | 11-14 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 16 | Assists | 9 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Western Hall
Location: Macomb, IL
Capacity:
Location: Macomb, IL
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2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 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 | 6 | 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 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |


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