STRONG 1ST HALF LIFTS BISON OVER JACKS

Wednesday, January 14

Fargo, N.D.

7 p.m.

South Dakota State University

9-10,2-2Summit League

North Dakota State

15-5,5-0Summit League

South Dakota St.

North Dakota St.

Kalen Garry

1/14/2026 9:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Andrew Pedersen

FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State held South Dakota State to 35.7% shooting in the first half, and kept the Jackrabbits at bay in the second half, en route to a 76-65 victory for the Bison in the Scheels Center on Wednesday in Summit League men's basketball.

SDSU missed its first eight field goal attempts of the contest but found itself down just 6-0 in the opening minutes. The Jackrabbits trailed 15-6 before getting on their best run of the night. An 11-0 scoring stretch over a roughly two-minute span gave SDSU a 17-15 edge.

The Jacks led for 23 seconds before NDSU struck back.

The Bison responded with a 13-0 run to give the Bison a 28-17 advantage with 5:22 remaining in the opening half. North Dakota State eventually took a 35-23 lead into the halftime break. The Bison shot 48.3% from the field, while hitting five 3-pointers, and the Jacks were held to 2 of 13 from deep.

SDSU and NDSU traded baskets through a majority of the second half. The Jackrabbits whittled the deficit into single digits for a large portion of the period. Matthew Mors drained back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the margin to 63-58 as the clock dipped to five minutes remaining.

Consecutive treys made by NDSU's Treyson Anderson and Damari Wheeler-Thomas pushed the lead to double digits for good.

South Dakota State outshot North Dakota State 52-44% from the floor, but the Bison were 9-for-18 from 3-point range in the final 20 minutes of action.

NOTES

North Dakota State improved to 15-5 overall and 5-0 in Summit League play. South Dakota State fell to 9-10 (2-2).
Anderson led all scorers in the game with 20 points. The Bison sophomore went 7-for-12 shooting and 5 of 9 from deep. Five Bison scored in double digits including Trevian Carson (14), Markhi Strickland (12), Wheeler-Thomas (11) and Andy Stefonowicz (10). Wheeler-Thomas had eight rebounds and Carson dished out four assists, while the duo had three steals apiece.
Four Jackrabbits scored in double digits led by Jaden Jackson's 16 points. He was followed by Joe Sayler (12), Damon Wilkinson (10) and Mors (10). Jackson had team highs in rebounds (8) and assists (4).
NDSU narrowly outshot SDSU 46-44% but had an edge from deep. The Bison connected on 14 3-pointers (45.2%) while the Jacks knocked down nine on 26 attempts (34.6%).

UP NEXT
South Dakota State returns home for its next contest on Saturday. The Jackrabbits host Kansas City at 4:15 p.m. in First Bank & Trust Arena as part of a doubleheader with the SDSU women's basketball team.

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