UND @ USD 2/11/2026 7PM

[sioux24/7]

UND (KenPom 284) heads to Vermillion on Wednesday night to take on South Dakota (KenPom 276), with USD coming off an emotional rivalry win over South Dakota State.

UND is also coming off a split weekend at home, but it was not the cleanest stretch of basketball. The Omaha game resulted in a win, but the Denver game was rough most of the night, and overall it felt like UND really only played one strong half across the two games. The offense in particular looked out of rhythm at times.

A lot of this matchup may come down to health. Garrett Anderson’s availability will be a big storyline. Even though UND has shown it can compete either way, the offense clearly runs smoother when he is on the floor. Not having Jones also continues to hurt, especially with the lack of a true backup 5. Marley Curtis stepped in and gave some solid minutes, so it will be interesting to see if he can continue to build on that and provide needed depth inside.

USD is always a tough out at home, and coming in with momentum after the SDSU win makes this an important road test for UND. With the standings tightening up, every road opportunity matters down the stretch.

KenPom projects USD to win this one 81-77, so another tight Summit League battle is expected.

Tip is set for Wednesday at 7PM and, as usual, the game can be found on the Summit League Network.

[SiouxFan100]

Is Jones out for the year?

[GoodGood]

I think Eric Peterson should be the clear favorite for coach of the year. USD has a good shot at finishing above .500 while playing without their 2 best players, 5 season ending injuries, 1 guy playing through an injury that should have him out, and 2 emergency NAIA players. All while doing a complete 180 in the style of basketball they play. Heck of a coaching job 

[GoodGood]

Or maybe the Summit League is just that bad where a completely depleted team can still finish in the top half of the conference. I’m not sure 

[F'n Hawks]

1 hour ago, GoodGood said:

Or maybe the Summit League is just that bad where a completely depleted team can still finish in the top half of the conference. I’m not sure 

Even if that’s the case, still really impressive what he has been able to do.

[Und Princess]

Good Afternoon Hawk Fans! Get Fired Up! Let's Go! The UND-USD Pregame and Score Prediction blog will be up tomorrow on https://ftstspotlight.blogspot.com/?m=1! 

Let's Go Hawks💚🖤🤍🏀

Und Princess 

[Und Princess]

Good Morning and Happy Game Day Everyone!!! I hope you have a spectacular day today!!! Are you ready to take down the Coyotes? I just released the UND-USD Basketball Pregame and Score Prediction blog!!!

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Let's Go North Dakota U🏀💚🖤🤍 Und Princess 

[UND1983]

Any updates on who’s all in tonight?

[Long Snapper 92]

This is a game we need to win if we want to be legit

[GoodGood]

17 minutes ago, Long Snapper 92 said:

This is a game we need to win if we want to be legit

I don’t think winning makes us any more legit. Losing definitely drops us down a tier 

[MoSiouxFan]

Any Garrett or Jones sightings?

[F'n Hawks]

Curtis has looked decent recently, wonder if he will get some more run tonight 

[F'n Hawks]

Jones playing with his hand wrapped… 

[SIOUXFAN97]

What does that tell us about bothum and Erickson if Jones with one hand is playing... Holy crap

[EternalOptimist]

Thank goodness Jones is back with a cast on his shooting hand. We really missed his 3.3 ppg and 3.5 rpg the last game. Marley only had 14pts and 4 rebs. Glad Jones is back.

[EternalOptimist]

Just now, SIOUXFAN97 said:

What does that tell us about bothum and Erickson if Jones with one hand is playing... Holy crap

Or what does that tell us about the coaches. 

[F'n Hawks]

Just now, SIOUXFAN97 said:

What does that tell us about bothum and Erickson if Jones with one hand is playing... Holy crap

It’s hilarious. Jones isn’t much of a threat on offense anyways but wtf is he gonna do at the free throw line

[SD UND]

Throw out the stats with Jones. He makes winning plays, is a good screener and provides a physical presence. Kudos to the kid for wanting to play with a busted hand. Yeah he can’t make a bucket, but he does a lot of other things that contributes to winning

[Long Snapper 92]

14 minutes ago, SD UND said:

Throw out the stats with Jones. He makes winning plays, is a good screener and provides a physical presence. Kudos to the kid for wanting to play with a busted hand. Yeah he can’t make a bucket, but he does a lot of other things that contributes to winning

Don't necessarily disagree with you overall but he's about to foul out in the first half.......

Not sure that is contributing to winning tonight

[Kab]

George is so weak out there

he hurts the team, rebounding, lost on defense, no hands 

hope he has a better 2nd half 

[F'n Hawks]

22 minutes ago, SD UND said:

Throw out the stats with Jones. He makes winning plays, is a good screener and provides a physical presence. Kudos to the kid for wanting to play with a busted hand. Yeah he can’t make a bucket, but he does a lot of other things that contributes to winning

He started to play some better minutes as the year went along. He was brutal to start the year

[F'n Hawks]

Just a brutal half offensively

[SD UND]

2 minutes ago, F'n Hawks said:

He started to play some better minutes as the year went along. He was brutal to start the year

Him and about 6 other guys in the non league were brutal

[F'n Hawks]

Just now, SD UND said:

Him and about 6 other guys in the non league were brutal

That is very true

[F'n Hawks]

Brutal swing there. Close call doesn’t go our way and then we get T’d up