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Wheeler-Thomas leads North Dakota State over North Dakota 70-62 in Summit League title game
Damari Wheeler-Thomas scored 19 points to lead top-seeded North Dakota State, which shot 50% from three-point range, securing the Summit League title and NCAA Tournament bid.
- On Sunday, North Dakota State guard Damari Wheeler-Thomas scored 19 points to help the Bison beat North Dakota 70-62 for the Summit League title at the Denny Sanford Premier Center.
- Early in the game, the Bison built a 38-30 lead after making seven 3s on 7-for-14 shooting in the first half.
- Noah Feddersen, NDSU forward, buried a crucial 3-pointer with 52 seconds remaining, while Tay Smith, NDSU senior guard , scored 13 and Andy Stefonowicz, NDSU sophomore guard, added 11 points and six rebounds.
- The Bison earned the Summit League's automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Tournament, improving their record to 27-7, while North Dakota's season ended at 18-17.
- Looking at history, NDSU has made four previous NCAA trips, most recently in 2019, and the full bracket will be announced on March 15.
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Top-seeded North Dakota State took down No. 3 seeded North Dakota 70-62 in the Summit League tournament men’s basketball championship game on Sunday night. This is the sixth time the Bison have won the conference tournament and first time since 2020. NDSU improved to 27-7 on the season, while setting a new program record for wins. Additionally, the Bison swept both the regular season and conference tournament championships. Damari Wheeler-Thomas…
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SIOUX FALLS — Sunday's Summit League tournament title game was a battle between the old guard — 12-time champion South Dakota State, and a new challenger — top-seeded 0-time tournament champion North Dakota State. But it was also a battle of two of the best post players in women's college basketball. In one corner, South Dakota State senior Brooklyn Meyer, a three-time All-Summit League first team pick, the 2024 player of the year and this year'…
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — North Dakota State guard Damari Wheeler-Thomas scored a team-high 19 points to help lift the Bison to a 70-62 victory against North Dakota on Sunday, March 8, for the Summit League men's basketball championship at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. NDSU forward Noah Feddersen also sank a key 3-pointer with less than a minute to play in the second half as the Bison earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I tourna…
NDSU Wins the Summit League for the 1st time since 2020
SIOUX FALLS (KVRR) – For the first time since 2020, the North Dakota State Bison have won the men’s basketball Summit League tournament. They won 70-62 over the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in the championship game. The Bison now wait for Selection Sunday next weekend to see who they will face in the first round. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Bison Basketball, NCAA, NDSU Men’s Basketball, Summit League
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