Montana State Bobcats @ North Dakota Fighting Hawks
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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MTST | 33 | 41 | 74 | ||
UND | 38 | 37 | 75 |
North Dakota hangs on to beat Montana State 75-74
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Dale Jones scored 18 points, Geno Crandall added 17 and North Dakota defeated Montana State 75-74 on Thursday night.
The Fighting Hawks (8-14, 3-7 Big Sky) led 75-68 after two Crandall free throws with 1:26 to go before Harald Frey made two free throws and hit a 3-pointer to get the Bobcats (12-11, 5-5) within a point with 28 seconds remaining. Crandall missed a shot with 10 seconds left but Tyler Hall's 3-point try also missed for Montana State.
Conner Avants' two free throws with 4:50 left gave North Dakota the lead for good at 66-65.
Cortez Seals added 12 points and Avants 10 for North Dakota, which snapped a three-game losing streak and avenged a 79-68 loss at Montana State on Jan. 6.
Frey scored 21 points, Keljin Blevins 14 and Zach Green 10 for MSU, which has lost five of its last six.
Game Information
Grand Forks, ND
Referee:Brad Ferrie
Referee:Jon Stigliano
Referee:James Ford
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| Summit League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 6 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
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