North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Western Illinois Leathernecks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
68 - 70
68 - 70
Barisic leads W. Illinois over North Dakota 70-68
Colton Sandage drew a foul on Matt Norman and made two free throws to give Western Illinois a 69-68 lead with 6 seconds remaining. Will Carius had a steal on the following play and Barisic made a free throw for the final margin.
Tamell Pearson had 14 points for Western Illinois (15-11, 6-8 Summit League). Carius added 12 points. Trenton Massner had 10 points.
Paul Bruns had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Fighting Hawks (6-21, 2-12). Bentiu Panoam added 14 points. Brady Danielson had 14 points.
The Leathernecks improve to 2-0 against the Fighting Hawks for the season. Western Illinois defeated North Dakota 73-68 on Jan. 13.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Western Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ethan Igbanugo missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Paul Bruns Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 70 |
Statistics
UND |
WIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-57 | FG | 24-57 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 11-33 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 13-21 | FT | 17-30 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Assists | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 25 | Fouls | 22 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Western Hall
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 827 | Capacity:
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 827 | Capacity:
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 25-7 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 12-4 | 2 | 24-8 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 17-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| 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 | - | 22-9 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-12 |
| 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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