SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Greyson Uelmen poured in 41 points to push the No. 3 North Dakota men’s basketball team past No. 6 Denver, 83-67 on Friday night from the Denny Sanford Premier Center. The Hawks improve to 17-16 on the year, while Denver ends the year at 15-17. NoDak will now take on No. 2 St. Thomas on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. in the semifinals.
It was an Uelmen masterclass, as the redshirt freshman had 17 of the team’s first 28 points of the ball game. It was the 22nd 40-point performance by a player in program history and the most points by a freshman in Summit League Tournament history. He was 13-of-19 from the field overall, going 3-for-5 from deep, scoring 19 in the first half and 22 in the second. He was 12-of-18 from the stripe.
Uelmen was joined by Eli King, who poured in 20 points himself on 7-of-17 from the field, with a career-high, five three pointers made. It was the first time two Hawks have had 20 or more points this season.
The Hawks held the high-powered Denver offense to a season-low, 20 made field goals, as the Pioneers shot 20-of-46 overall. NoDak held conference player of the year, Carson Johnson to just three made field goals, tying his season low.
NoDak shot 30-for-61 from the field and 9-of-23 from deep, outrebounding the Pioneers 35-34. North Dakota had 14 assists compared to seven from Denver, while snatching seven steals, opposed to three from the Pioneers.
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