North Dakota State routs Dickinson State 85-53
FARGO, N.D. -- Tyson Ward and Rocky Kreuser combined to score 29 points and Deng Geu notched his second double-double of the season to propel North Dakota State to an 85-53 victory over NAIA-member Dickinson State on Sunday.
Ward sank seven of his 10 shots, scoring 15 with six rebounds and three assists. Kreuser scored 14 on 5-of-7 shooting and Geu tallied 13 points and 11 rebounds. Jordan Horn came off the bench to score 11. The Bison (7-10) shot 59 percent from the floor (34 of 58) and made 10 of 11 free throws. NDSU had a 38-23 rebound advantage.
Ward had a layup and a dunk to give the Bison a 24-8 lead with 9:01 left in the first half. Hamilton's jumper with 2 seconds remaining left the Blue Hawks trailing 38-25 at the half. Kreuser hit two free throws and a 3-pointer and Ward had a layup as NDSU scored the first seven points after intermission and pushed its lead to 20 at the 17:38 mark and coasted from there.
Travon Hamilton scored 13 to top the Blue Hawks. Dickinson State shot 36 from the floor (20 of 56) and 29 percent from 3-point range.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Luke Schumer
- Jourdan Love
- JW Lewis
2023-24 Summit League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Dakota State | 12-4 | - | 22-13 |
North Dakota | 10-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
Kansas City | 10-6 | 2 | 16-16 |
St. Thomas-Minnesota | 9-7 | 3 | 20-13 |
North Dakota State | 8-8 | 4 | 15-17 |
Omaha | 7-9 | 5 | 15-18 |
Denver | 6-10 | 6 | 17-17 |
Oral Roberts | 5-11 | 7 | 12-19 |
South Dakota | 5-11 | 7 | 12-20 |