Incarnate Word Cardinals vs North Dakota State Bison
| 1 | 2 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NDSU | 41 | 33 | 4 | 78 |
| 40 | 34 | 6 | 80 |
Taylor scores 24, Incarnate Word rallies to 80-78 win in OT
FREEPORT, Bahamas -- Morgan Taylor scored 24 points, including a 3-point basket that forced a tie in regulation and a drive in the paint with 26 seconds left in overtime as Incarnate Word battled past North Dakota State 79-78 Saturday at the Islands of the Bahamas showcase.
Charles Brown III scored 14 points, including a clutch 3-pointer late in overtime and Cody Graham added 12 as Incarnate Word (4-2), which trailed for all but eight minutes, fought from 15 points down in the second half.
Brown's 3 put the Cardinals up 78-76 with 58 seconds left in OT and Morgan's drive answered a pair of Bison free throws for the final margin. Taylor rebounded a missed 3 and Incarnate Word controlled the final seconds. The win was the first against a Division-I opponent for Incarnate Word coach Carson Cunningham.
Tyson Ward led North Dakota State (1-3) with 14 points, Rocky Krueser 13 and Jared Samuelson 12 with a trio of 3-pointers in a contest that saw 11 ties and 15 lead changes.
The Bison led 61-46 after a Deng Geu dunk midway through the second half, but a 9-0 run by Incarnate Word cut that in half, and treys by Antoine Smith, Jr. and Taylor in the final minute forced a 74-74 tie.
Game Information
Freeport, Bahamas
Referee:John St. Clair
Referee:Kelly Davis
Referee:Mike O'Neill
2025-26 Standings
| Summit LeagueSummit 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 |
| Southland ConferenceSouthland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
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