Western Illinois Leathernecks at North Dakota Fighting Hawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
73 - 68
73 - 68
Carius leads W. Illinois past North Dakota 73-68
Colton Sandage had 17 points for Western Illinois (11-6, 2/3 Summit League), which broke its four-game losing streak. Luka Barisic added 12 points. Trenton Massner had 11 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. George Dixon had four points and 12 rebounds.
Matt Norman scored a season-high 27 points for the Fighting Hawks (4-14, 0-5), whose losing streak reached six games. Bentiu Panoam added 18 points. Tsotne Tsartsidze had 13 rebounds.
How can I watch Western Illinois vs. North Dakota?
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:02 | North Dakota Timeout | 73 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Bentiu Panoam made Layup. | 73 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Colton Sandage made Free Throw. | 73 - 66 |
Statistics
WIU |
UND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-66 | FG | 25-58 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 9-29 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 10-19 | FT | 12-19 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Assists | 11 |
| 11 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
Location: Grand Forks, ND
Attendance: 1,258 | Capacity:
Location: Grand Forks, ND
Attendance: 1,258 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-9 |
| 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 |
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-7 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 12-4 | 2 | 24-9 |
| 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 |


WIU
UND