Marlon Stewart scored a season-high 23 points as North Dakota defeated Oral Roberts 85-73 on Saturday night. Aanen Moody added 21 points for the Fighting Hawks, while Cortez Seales chipped in 20.
Mike Daum had 29 points and 20 rebounds as South Dakota State won its ninth consecutive game, routing North Dakota 80-55 on Saturday.
Vinnie Shadid scored 21 points, including a go-ahead layup that sparked a game-changing run, and North Dakota State beat rival North Dakota 74-70 on Wednesday night and swept the season series.
Zach Jackson scored 22 points, JT Gibson added 20 and Omaha weather a big run before pulling away to defeat North Dakota 90-72 on Sunday.
Marlon Stewart made two free throws with 1.6 seconds left to lift North Dakota to a 74-73 victory over Western Illinois on Friday.
Tristan Simpson and Brandon Armstrong scored 13 points apiece and South Dakota led from start to finish in a 70-56 victory over North Dakota on Wednesday night.
Deng Geu scored 15 points including a jumper with less than two minutes remaining to give North Dakota State a 67-64 win over rival North Dakota on Saturday.
— Mike Daum scored 34 points and grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds and South Dakota State beat North Dakota 78-74 on Wednesday night to win its fourth straight.
Guard Geno Crandall, who averaged 14.3 points during his career at North Dakota, is moving to Gonzaga as a graduate transfer and will be eligible to play this season.
North Dakota forward Drick Bernstine has been an impact player for a team that's refusing to quit. He has 18 points (season average is eight), 13 boards (season average is seven).
Fresh off winning the Pac-12 tournament, No. 2 seed Arizona should have little trouble getting past No. 15 seed North Dakota in the first round of the Big Dance on Thursday. ESPN's BPI gives the Wildcats better than a 90 percent chance to advance in Salt Lake City.
According to ESPN's BPI, 13th-seeded Vermont is the most likely team seeded 13th or worse to advance to the Round of 32. The NC Central-UC Davis winner in Dayton has a 2 percent chance of becoming the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in NCAA tournament history.
Andy Katz and Seth Greenberg break down the West Regional bracket in the NCAA Tournament and make their pick for who will reach the Final Four.
North Dakota will be making its first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament after joining Division I in 2009. The Fighting Hawks slot in as a No. 15 seed in the West region and will face Arizona on Thursday.
Joe Lunardi and his team of bracketologists examine the 2017 NCAA tournament outlook for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks.
Here's a look at the matchups for the Big Dance, which starts Tuesday with the First Four.
Arizona earns a No. 2 seed in the West region after winning the Pac-12 tournament, while an intrastate battle between Florida State and Florida Gulf Coast makes up the 3-14 matchup. Maryland slots in as a No. 6 seed.
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery refused to shake hands with North Dakota's staff and players after he "wasn't pleased with how the game ended" as UND tried to beat the buzzer down 11.
Jeff Goodman looks at every Division I team taking a foreign trip this summer, including the Kansas Jayhawks and several other title contenders.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State | 11-2 | - | 21-7 |
| Omaha | 10-2 | 0.5 | 16-9 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 9-4 | 2 | 17-11 |
| North Dakota State | 8-5 | 3 | 14-13 |
| Oral Roberts | 6-8 | 5.5 | 10-19 |
| South Dakota | 4-8 | 6.5 | 10-15 |
| North Dakota | 4-9 | 7 | 10-16 |
| Western Illinois | 3-9 | 7.5 | 8-17 |
| Denver | 2-10 | 8.5 | 7-19 |
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-1 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 1 |
