FARGO – North Dakota State University extended their winning streak to four straight behind a well-balanced team attack in their 80-66 win over Omaha on Saturday night.
NDSU had nine players in the scoring column, lead Bison senior forward Rocky Kreuser with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
“I think that’s been who we are a little bit too where you go back to last Sunday we had six guys in double figures and I think that’s tough to prepare for,” said NDSU head coach Dave Richman on the balance. ”
Bison junior Sam Griesel added 18 points, while sophomore Maleeck Harden-Hayes chipped in 14 points and freshman Grant Nelson finished with 11 points and 8 rebounds.
“It’s a good team win,” said Harden-Hayes. “The guys coming off the bench bring a spark, you know you got bigs (Odel Wilson IV) getting a whole bunch of rebounds, everyone is getting on the floor – good team, lot of energy and it’s a good time.”
Marlon Ruffin paced the Mavericks with 14 points and 6 rebounds.
STAT OF THE GAME
Rocky Kreuser finished with back-to-back double-double performances against Omaha. Kreuser had 19 points and 12 rebounds on Friday and finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds on Saturday.
UP NEXT
NDSU (6-6 overall, 6-0 Summit League) plays at the University of North Dakota on Friday at 7:30 p.m. NDSU beat UND 53-52 in a non-conference meeting on December 12, 2020.
Omaha (2-12 overall, 0-4 Summit League) hosts South Dakota State for a weekend series beginning on Friday.
BOX SCORE
OMAHA 31 32 66
NDSU 44 39 80
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Omaha: Ruffin 14, Robison 13, Pile 11, Booth 7, Evans 7, Tut 5, Akinwole 5, Luedtke 2, Roe 2.
NDSU: Kreuser 19, Griesel 18, Harden-Hayes 14, Nelson 11, Cook 5, Eady 4, Skunberg 4, McKinney 3, Wilson IV 2.
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