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03/08 04:43 CDT North Dakota State Bison and North Dakota Fightin' Hawks play
for Summit League Championship
North Dakota State Bison and North Dakota Fightin' Hawks play for Summit League
Championship
By The Associated Press
North Dakota Fightin' Hawks (18-16, 12-6 Summit League) vs. North Dakota State
Bison (26-7, 16-2 Summit League)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota State and North Dakota meet in the Summit League
Championship.
The Bison's record in Summit League games is 16-2, and their record is 10-5 in
non-conference games. North Dakota State is 4-2 in one-possession games.
The Fightin' Hawks are 12-6 in Summit League play. North Dakota is eighth in
the Summit League with 30.1 rebounds per game led by Eli King averaging 5.3.
North Dakota State averages 9.4 made 3-pointers per game, 1.0 more made shot
than the 8.4 per game North Dakota gives up. North Dakota averages 8.1 made
3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 fewer makes per game than North Dakota
State allows.
The teams meet for the third time this season. North Dakota State won 96-63 in
the last matchup on Feb. 28. Tay Smith led North Dakota State with 28 points,
and Greyson Uelmen led North Dakota with 12 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Trevian Carson is averaging 12.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.9
steals for the Bison. Damari Wheeler-Thomas is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers
over the last 10 games.
King is averaging 11.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals for the Fightin'
Hawks. Garrett Anderson is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 8-2, averaging 81.2 points, 33.3 rebounds, 16.4 assists,
7.1 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 69.9 points per game.
Fightin' Hawks: 6-4, averaging 75.5 points, 28.2 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 6.1
steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 79.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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