NDSU Holds Off Omaha, 71-64

FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team earned a 71-64 victory over Omaha on Thursday night in Summit League play, improving to 15-8 overall and 7-4 in league play.

Sam Griesel led the Bison with 17 points and nine rebounds. Tyree Eady added 15 points and a career-high five steals for NDSU. Jarius Cook and Boden Skunberg both scored 11.

The Bison led by as many as 12 points in the first half, but Omaha pulled within three at 37-34 at halftime.

The Mavericks trimmed the deficit to one point on three different occasions in the second half – the final time at 57-56 with nine minutes remaining – but NDSU never relinquished the lead.

NDSU shot 47 percent for the game, compared to 46 percent for Omaha. The Bison made 5-of-18 (28 percent) from three-point range, while the Mavericks connected on 6-of-10 from beyond the arc.

The Bison have now won four of their last five games. NDSU will host Denver on Saturday at 1 p.m. inside the Scheels Center.

Game Recap: Men’s Basketball | 2/3/2022 10:17:00 PM

Fast Start Propels Bison Women Past Mavericks, 69-53

OMAHA, Neb. – Three Bison reached double digits in scoring as the North Dakota State women’s basketball team cruised past Omaha, 69-53, on Thursday night at Baxter Arena.

Ryan Cobbins tallied a team-high 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field. Heaven Hamling added in 14 points and tied a career-high six assists. Emily Dietz also hit double digits in scoring with 12 points and grabbed six rebounds.

NDSU (9-13, 5-7 Summit) shot a season-best 52 percent (26-50) from the field with eight different players connecting on at least one field goal. The Bison also shot 30.8 percent (8-26) from three and connected on all nine free throw attempts.

NDSU assembled a 10-0 run in the first quarter with six points from Olivia Skibiel to open up a 15-2 lead by the 5:14 mark. The Bison didn’t look back from there growing their largest lead of the contest, 57-29, after Abby Schulte ran the length of the floor for a layup in traffic and capped off the three-point play with a free throw with 1:09 to play in the third frame. The Bison never trailed in the contest and went on to close out the remaining time to earn the 69-53 victory.

NDSU will continue its road trip at Denver (7-15, 2-9 Summit) on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. CT