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It's part of the game because the NHL allows it to be. Nothing says it has to be, as college hockey proves.

Wow. It shows you just how little the margin of victory can be sometimes.

Listening on the radio, it sounded like typical WCHA situational officiating. It's the way Bruce McLeod and Greg Shepherd like it to help maintain league parity. And before any Gopher fans get their halos bent out of shape and jump on me, the NCAA rules committee recognizes that the game is called this way and is trying to put a end to it. But what the NCAA says and what the WCHA does often seem to be two different things.

Yes, it is silly. I believe that's the point.

Weston Dressler is the player of the game.

Game over. It's North Dakota 38, UM-Duluth 14.

Great defensive play by Manke on 4th and goal!

Fourth and goal from UND's one.

Alexander called for interference in the end zone. UMD 1st and goal from UND's 3. 1:17 left.

UMD second and goal from the 5

Sioux give up another big pass play. What the heck has happened to our defense?

Another UMD player gets bit by the turf monster on the kick return. Weird.

Sioux come up short on third down. Hellevang kicks a FG from 32 yards. Now it's 38-14 with 3:26 left in the half. The drive took almost 8 minutes off the clock.

UNO beats SCSU 21-17.

Man, the Alerus Center sounds dead. Everyone must have left after the first half. Sioux call a timeout with a 3rd and 9 coming up.

Sioux run the reverse to Dressler and pick up the first down.

Strouth has over 100 yards. Third and 5 coming up.

UND fourth first down. Just keeping it on the ground and grinding it out.

Third Sioux first down in a row on the ground. Hold on to the ball. Keep the clock running.

Strouth ripping off some big yards. Two first downs in a row on the ground.

Dressler fumbles the kickoff, but alertly knocks the ball out of bounds. Could have been bad.

Score is now UND 35, UMD 14. Looks like Bubba's boys are giving him what he wanted in the second half. But I suspect it will be too little, too late.

Sioux give up 85 yard TD on 3rd and 11. Two Sioux defenders ran into each other on the play.

12:41 to go in the 4th. Bulldogs have the ball. Sioux lead 35-7.

Belmore sacked on 3rd and 5. Sioux punt.