UND (10-18, 5-11) @ SAC (6-23, 3-13) 3/1 9 PM

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UND ended the home part of the conference schedule the same way it started the home part of the conference schedule, with a loss to their travel partner UNC.  UND turns to the road for the final two regular season conference games ever in the Big Sky.  First up, a trip to Sacramento State to take on the Hornets.

Player to watch: Justin Strings. The Senior forward is plenty capable of having a big night on both ends of the floor, averaging a solid 17 points and 7 rebounds a night. UND is going to have to work hard in the post to keep him from going off.

Conference game of the night:  Weber @ Montana:  The Griz can wrap up the conference title outright and #1 with a win.  Weber's only shot at the 1 seed is to sweep and hope the Griz get swept.  Should be a great clash between these two longtime rivals.

Who has clinched what

Montana, Idaho, and Weber all have clinched first round byes

EWU can join them with a win and UNC loss

The Call:

UND takes it to the Hornets and comes away with a road win.  Look for Geno to have a big night

UND 81-71

 

 

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nice take by Seales

2-2

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Avants to the rim

6-6

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Dale to the line after the media

UND 6

SAC 6

15:43 1st

a meh start so far

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Avants with the reverse, he has 6

10-8 UND

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Broke the trap, Brown 3 from the corner

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Seales, mid-range

15-8 UND

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UND 17

SAC 15

11:34 1st

Avants leads with 8.  UND shooting 70% from the field thus far

 

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Avants getting what he wants right now, up to 10

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Marlon needs to add some arc on that 3 point shot, looked like a bullet

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Walter 3

UND 22

SAC 17

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UND playing a lot better on the offensive end since the first media timeout.  Defense has picked up a little bit recently

UND 22

SAC 17

8:10 1st

TO SAC

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Billy has to make those shots more consistently

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SAC 24

UND 23

6:16 1st

 

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Brown with a rare take to the hoop

UND 27 

SAC 24

4:45 1st

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Seales with a pair of free throws, he now has 7

UND 29

SAC 24

 

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Avants puts in two more free throws, he is now up to 12

UND 31

SAC 24

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UND getting to the lines and making their shots.  Seales with 2 more

UND 33

SAC 24

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UND 11-14 from the line

SAC 4-4 from the line

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Avants backs his man down! He has 14

UND 35

SAC 24

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SAC 3, Avants with another layup

UND 37

SAC 27

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Geno has played that trap very successfully so far in the first half, refusing to go into it

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Seales rattles one in at the buzzer!

UND 42

SAC 31

Half

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Avants and Seales combined for 27 of the teams 42 points.  Brown and Walter with some nice points off the bench.  56% from the field and knocking down their free throws.  Repeat this performance in the 2nd half and UND is walking away with the W. 

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In other Big Sky Play: 

Griz beat Weber 74-51, they win the regular season title outright and will be the #1 seed in Reno

EWU beat SUU 74-51, I think that all but assures the Eagles get the last bye

NAU up 25-24 at the half over Idaho

ISU is beating MSU 70-47... woof!