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North Dakota edges Southern Utah 85-80 in Big Sky 1st round | |
RENO, Nev. (AP) Quinton Hooker scored 26 of his 30 points in the second half to help No. 5 seed North Dakota hold off 12th-seeded Southern Utah 85-80 on Tuesday in the first round of the Big Sky tournament. The Fighting Hawks (16-14) play fourth-seeded Idaho State in a quarterfinal on Thursday. The Thunderbirds, who came in with one win in their final 13 games, got within a point three times in the final minute but North Dakota made all eight free throws, including four by Hooker, to prevail. MORE | |
Thunderbirds Headlines
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | J. McGee | 12.1 | |||
| Rebounds: | T. Langston | 4.8 | |||
| Assists: | J. Marshall | 2.3 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | T. Langston | 71.8% | |||
| 3P%: | J. McGee | 41.8% | |||
| Steals: | T. Kennedy | 1.0 | |||
| Blocks: | D. Melifonwu | 0.6 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 33-5 | |
| 2 | Michigan State | 29-6 | |
| 3 | North Carolina | 33-7 | |
| 4 | Virginia | 29-8 | |
| 5 | Oregon | 31-7 | |
| 6 | Villanova | 35-5 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 29-8 | |
| 8 | West Virginia | 26-9 | |
| 9 | Xavier | 28-6 | |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 27-8 | |
| 10 | Kentucky | 27-9 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Villanova | 35-5 | |
| 2 | North Carolina | 33-7 | |
| 3 | Kansas | 33-5 | |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 29-8 | |
| 5 | Virginia | 29-8 | |
| 6 | Oregon | 31-7 | |
| 7 | Michigan State | 29-6 | |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 27-8 | |
| 9 | Indiana | 27-8 | |
| 10 | Syracuse | 23-14 | |
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| Big Sky Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Weber State | 15-3 | 26-9 |
| Montana | 14-4 | 21-12 |
| Idaho | 12-6 | 21-13 |
| Idaho State | 11-7 | 16-15 |
| Eastern Washington | 10-8 | 18-16 |
| North Dakota | 10-8 | 17-16 |
| Montana State | 9-9 | 14-17 |
| Portland State | 8-10 | 13-18 |
| Northern Colorado | 7-11 | 10-21 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 14-17 |
| Southern Utah | 3-15 | 5-24 |
| Northern Arizona | 3-15 | 5-25 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 70.3 (250) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 8.2 (329) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.7 (287) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.6% (202) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.2% (124) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.4% (93) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 82.3 (341) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 22.1 (342) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.7 (215) | ||||
| FG%: | 50.5% (349) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.7% (276) | ||||
| 3P%: | 42.1% (351) | ||||
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