Denver Pioneers at North Dakota Fighting Hawks
· NCAA Men's BasketballHunt leads Denver over North Dakota 81-79 in OT
Coban Porter hit jumper with 1:52 to play gave the Pioneers the lead for good and neither team scored again until Hunt made two free throws to make it 79-75 with 27 seconds remaining.
Hunt finished a layup through contact and made the and-1 free throw and, after Bentiu Panoam hit 1-of-2 free throws for North Dakota, made a layup with 14 seconds left in regulation to make it 70-all and eventually force overtime.
Jordan Johnson had 12 points for Denver (9-16, 5-7 Summit League). Touko Tainamo added seven rebounds. Porter finished with seven points on 2-of-12 shooting and six rebounds.
Paul Bruns had 22 points for the Fighting Hawks (4-20, 0-11), whose losing streak stretched to 12 games. Brady Danielson added 11 points. Matt Norman had six rebounds.
Denver also beat North Dakota 93-74 on Jan. 8.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 81 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Paul Bruns Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Paul Bruns missed Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Denver Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 79 |
Statistics
DEN |
UND |
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|---|---|---|
| 32-68 | FG | 27-67 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 15-36 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 11-16 | FT | 10-18 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Assists | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Grand Forks, ND
Attendance: 1,296 | Capacity:
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| South Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| South Dakota | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Denver | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Omaha | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Oral Roberts | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| North Dakota | 0-0 | - | 4-9 |
| Kansas City | 0-0 | - | 2-9 |


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