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 | 6-0 | - | 16-5 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 4-1 | 1.5 | 15-5 |
| North Dakota | 4-2 | 2 | 10-12 |
| South Dakota State | 3-2 | 2.5 | 10-10 |
| South Dakota | 2-3 | 3.5 | 10-10 |
| Denver | 2-3 | 3.5 | 9-11 |
| Omaha | 2-3 | 3.5 | 9-11 |
| Kansas City | 1-5 | 5 | 4-16 |
| Oral Roberts | 0-5 | 5.5 | 5-15 |
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 7-1 | - | 15-4 |
| Tennessee State | 6-2 | 1 | 12-6 |
| Little Rock | 6-2 | 1 | 9-10 |
| Lindenwood | 5-3 | 2 | 11-8 |
| Morehead State | 5-3 | 2 | 9-10 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 4-4 | 3 | 11-8 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 4-4 | 3 | 9-10 |
| Eastern Illinois | 4-4 | 3 | 8-11 |
| Tennessee Tech | 2-6 | 5 | 7-12 |
| Southern Indiana | 1-7 | 6 | 4-14 |
| Western Illinois | 0-8 | 7 | 4-15 |


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