ST. PAUL, Minn. (NDSU Athletics)– The North Dakota State men’s basketball team claimed its fifth consecutive victory – all in the span of 10 days – with a 75-64 road win over St. Thomas on Saturday night in Summit League play.
NDSU improved to 19-8 overall and 11-4 in league play. The Bison have now won eight of their past nine games.
Sam Griesel finished with 24 points, nine rebounds, and four assists to lead NDSU. Tyree Eady scored 15 points to move his career total to 999, and Rocky Kreuser added 14 points and nine boards.
NDSU trailed 52-49 with 8:18 remaining in the game when Griesel went to the line for a pair of free throws. He made the first, missed the second, and the Bison fought for an offensive rebound that resulted in a corner three from Kreuser. NDSU went ahead 53-52 and never trailed again.
Griesel drilled a dagger three-pointer with 2:05 left to push a five-point advantage to eight at 67-59.
The Bison shot 48 percent for the game and made 7-of-18 (39 percent) from beyond the arc. NDSU limited St. Thomas to 3-for-21 shooting from three-point range. The Bison were plus-13 in rebounding.
It was NDSU’s eighth true road win of the season.
NDSU will return home to host Oral Roberts on Thursday, Feb. 17, and Kansas City on Saturday, Feb. 19.
FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State women’s basketball team grinded out a 69-60 win over St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon at Scheels Center.
Reneya Hopkins notched her second straight and fifth double digit scoring game of the season with a career-best 18 points. She shot 5-of-5 from the free throw line and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc to go along with a team-best two steals. Ryan Cobbins contributed 15 points, while Emily Dietz added in 12 points and four rebounds. Heaven Hamling rounded out the top performers with 12 points, seven rebounds and a game-high five assists.
NDSU (10-15, 6-9 Summit) shot 44.0 percent (22-50) from the field and 81.0 percent (17-21) from the free throw line. The Bison netted 26 points in the paint and the bench also tallied 26 points.
After a back and forth first half, NDSU came out in the third quarter opening up its largest lead of the day, 50-38, following a triple from Sophie Olson at the 4:11 mark. The Tommies (6-17, 3-10 Summit) battled their way back in the fourth quarter locking the contest, 58-58, with 2:55 to play. NDSU responded with seven unanswered points, including four from Hopkins to steal a 65-58 edge with 35 seconds to play. Following a St. Thomas layup, the Bison closed out the game connecting on all four free throw attempts to seal the 69-60 win.
NDSU returns to action at Oral Roberts (12-11, 7-5 Summit) on Thursday night. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
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