NCAA | Team News |

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (6-25)

Sat. 2/12	Thu. 2/17	Sat. 2/19	Tue. 2/22	Sat. 2/26
@ WestIl L 68-70 Box \| Recap	vs. UMKC L 65-80 Box \| Recap	vs. OrRob L 73-87 Box \| Recap	vs. StThMN L 74-84 Box \| Recap	vs. NDakSt L 53-79 Box \| Recap

Nelson lifts North Dakota St. past North Dakota 79-53

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) Grant Nelson posted 17 points and seven rebounds as North Dakota State routed North Dakota 79-53 on Saturday.

Tyree Eady had 10 points for North Dakota State (21-9, 13-5 Summit League). Rocky Kreuser added 10 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. Jarius Cook also had 10 points.

Ethan Igbanugo had 16 points for the Fighting Hawks (6-25, 2-16), whose losing streak reached five games. Paul Bruns added 11 points. Brady Danielson had 10 points.

Leaders
Points:	P. Bruns	14.8
Rebounds:	P. Bruns	5.8
Assists:	R. Grant	2.0
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	P. Bruns	82.2%
3P%:	P. Bruns	36.9%
Steals:	P. Bruns	1.0
Blocks:	T. Tsartsidze	0.7

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	28-4
2	Arizona	33-4
3	Kansas	34-6
4	Baylor	27-7
5	Tennessee	27-8
6	Villanova	30-8
7	Kentucky	26-8
8	Auburn	28-6
9	Duke	32-7
10	Purdue	29-8
View Complete Poll

Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	34-6
2	North Carolina	29-10
3	Duke	32-7
4	Villanova	30-8
5	Gonzaga	28-4
6	Arizona	33-4
7	Houston	32-6
8	Arkansas	28-9
9	Baylor	27-7
10	Purdue	29-8
View Complete Poll

Summit League Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
South Dakota State	18-0	30-5
North Dakota State	13-5	23-10
Oral Roberts	12-6	19-12
Kansas City	12-6	19-12
South Dakota	11-7	19-12
Western Illinois	7-11	16-16
Denver	7-11	11-21
St. Thomas (MN)	4-14	10-20
Omaha	4-14	5-25
North Dakota	2-16	6-25
View Full Standings

Offense (Rank)
Points:	70.3 (201)
Rebounds:	10.2 (159)
Assists:	12.0 (254)
FG%:	40.4% (334)
FT%:	73.6% (110)
3P%:	34.4% (143)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	78.8 (350)
Rebounds:	25.3 (176)
Assists:	13.6 (266)
FG%:	48.8% (353)
FT%:	69.4% (72)
3P%:	36.8% (331)