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That's a pretty good summation. Honestly tonight was as good as I've seen them play this year. Other than the rebounding (again), they were pretty good in most of the areas where they are normally deficient. Make one more layup, make one more three, or get one more rebound and the outcome is different. As Bill Belichick would say, we're on to Portland St.

Thats a tough loss. How many missed layups?.…...

Would have been a solid no call on that tip in.....

Two things I really like about Shanks is that he doesn't put the ball on the floor when he gets it be just goes up as soon as he catches it, and the other is that he's show he has the ability to finish....

Tied at 50. 7 min left

Big 3 by Lenny for the lead. Shanks a major factor defensively on three straight possessions.....

43 UND 45 SAC 11:53 2H

38. UND 41. SAC 15:03 2H

Ha! Outrebounded 18-8 in the first half. Brutal, but predictable....

At very minimum, Hooker should be taking 12 shots a game. This should be his team for the next 3 years.......

Decent first half. Lost their minds for a few minutes but then recovered. Would be up by 4 if we were not shooting 25% on layups. Now need a strong start to the second half, something that has been rare this season.....

Shanks off to a good start. 5 points and a block.

25 UND 28 SAC 3:45 1H

Haven't seen Coleman again either. Still hurt/ill or played himself out of the rotation?

Back to back terrible possessions coming out of the timeout.

18 UND 16 SAC 7:42 1H

That's where I am at with it too. Going to make a day of it in GF for basketball and hockey, otherwise I would probably have it on one of the TVs if I were home. Hats off to NDSU for what they have accomplished regardless of whether they win or lose on Saturday.........

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North Dakota (5-8, 1-1 Big Sky, #227 RPI) vs. Sacramento St. (8-5, 2-0 Big Sky, #202 RPI) Thursday, January 8, 7:00 pm @ Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Game Notes Sac St. Website Sac St. Forum North Dakota Audio: 1440 AM or WDAY 970 AM Television: Fox Sports North+, Fox College Sports, WatchBigSky Big Sky Notes The Hornets are looking solid this year. They are not a horrible matchup for North Dakota by any means, but based on how UND has played so far this year I would say the only edge that the Sioux have is the fact the game is in Grand Forks. Both teams are very guard oriented and they are the two worst rebounding teams in the league. Sac can be deadly from beyond the arc, and is a very unselfish team that leagues the league in assists. In contrast, UND is last in the league in assists and second to last 3pt FG%. The Hornets are second in the BSC in FT%, while UND is second to last in that category. I expect a close game..

Well we all knew the Griz game would be an uphill battle what with the 15 degree temperature difference and all........ Seriously though, I would say the weekend was a solid start to conference play.

NAU does a good job as well. We and them are heads and shoulders above e the rest....

Good to start off conference play with a win and on the road to boot. Shanks showed some skills. Would like to see a 7 footer get more than two rebounds with the minutes he played today. Hooker played great today with 16 pts, 5 reb, and 4 assists. That is the type of game we need him to have. Nash has been somewhat absent the last few games.

How about the defense graphic? That is awesome. Gets me fired up every time....

Weak call by the ref

That was a big shot by Hobaugh