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I wasn't there, but watching the webcast and listening to the audio, it seemed like the atmosphere was pretty good during the first half..................................I'm not surprised the 2nd half would be sterile when there was usually a 20 point lead for one team over the other. Regardless, when nearly 11,000 people want to watch a virtually meaningless basketball game between two teams that normally draw a couple thousand, that tells me the rivalry isn't quite dead or on life-support yet.

UND Stats 30% FG percentage 1-13 on 3's 73% on Freethrows Outrebounded 43-37 15 Turnovers (11 in the 2nd half) Mitchell & Webb had 12, Wilmer had 10 NDSU Stats 9 turnovers 51% Field Goals 4-13 on 3's 15-29 Freethrow percentage

We've now lost two straight to in-state opponents. Hopefully the streak is snapped on Tuesday against Mayville St. As we saw last year, that is no guarantee.

Seems to me the biggest difference between these two teams is that NDSU can consistently make shots from farther than 10 feet away. North Dakota cannot. The Sioux played how they normally play throughout the entire game. NDSU just shot poorly in the 1st half.

55 North Dakota 81 NDSU Final

Very disappointing the way the team came out in the second half.

49 North Dakota 71 NDSU ~4:00 left Derek Benter fouls out.

Huff misses dunk....................... Allard throws up an air ball......................... Huff misses layup.......................

Attendance: 10,709

Pat Mitchell just fouled out with 6:00 left................

41 North Dakota 60 NDSU 7:58

20-4 run by NDSU to open the second half.

35 North Dakota 51 NDSU 13:13

Wheels starting to come off a bit now, NDSU on 12-0 run. UND throwing up 25 footers

7-0 run by NDSU to start the half.

He's having a nice game so far. He had the one ferocious rejection as well, but he's also altered several shots too.

Sioux shooting 37% from the field. 1-8 from 3's Wilmer and Mitchell have 7. Bison shooting 36%. Sioux bench outscoring NDSU 17-8. NDSU outrebounding UND 24-20. Carlson has 8 for the Bison. Just four turnovers apiece for the teams.

Sioux are hanging nicely with a good team. Just think if we had someone that could actually shoot taking all of those three point attempts. Hopefully they can keep it up in the second half.

33 North Dakota 33 NDSU Halftime

NDSU up 1 again now............

Seems like there is a foul on every possession. THe way NDSU is shooting free throws, probably not a bad idea. NDSU play-by-play dude says not an empty seat in the house.

26 North Dakota 21 NDSU 3:52

The NDSU play-by-play guy is gushing over Mitch Wilmer.............. Mitch has 7 so far and having a nice game.

Sioux up 1 5:12

I think there's been about 5 offensive fouls called.................. Huff just dunked...........