Scores

Final

Southern Utah 52

(11-20, 8-12 Big Sky)

North Dakota 69

(16-15, 12-8 Big Sky)

7:30 PM ET, March 14, 2013

Dahlberg Arena, Missoula, MT

1 2 T
SUU 25 2752
UND 28 4169

Top Performers

Southern Utah: J. Stevenett 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

North Dakota: M. Wilmer 11 Pts, 14 Reb, 4 Blk

North Dakota 69, S. Utah 52

Associated Press

MISSOULA, Mont. -- Troy Huff scored 15 points, Mitch Wilmer tallied a double-double and third-seeded North Dakota used a big second half to advance in the Big Sky Conference tournament with a 69-52 win over Southern Utah on Thursday night.

Wilmer had 11 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and Aaron Anderson scored 14 for North Dakota(16-15), which shot 65.2 percent from the floor in the second half including a 7 for 11 mark from beyond the arc to put the Thunderbirds away for good.

Lenny Antwi and Josh Schuler added 10 points apiece for North Dakota.

Sixth-seeded Southern Utah (11-20) shot a dismal 28.8 percent from the field and was 5 of 19 from 3-point range. Jackson Stevenett scored 15 points to lead the Thunderbirds.

North Dakota advances to the second round of the Big Sky tournament Friday and will play No. 2 Weber State. The Wildcats beat seventh-seeded Northern Arizona 84-58.

Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press

SPONSORED HEADLINES

Big Sky Tournament

View complete bracket »

Team Stat Comparison

 
SUU
UND
Points 52 69
FG Made-Attempted 17-59 (.288) 24-49 (.490)
3P Made-Attempted 5-19 (.263) 9-19 (.474)
FT Made-Attempted 13-21 (.619) 12-20 (.600)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 13 (0/0)
Largest Lead 6 25

Game Leaders

 
SUU
UND
PointsJ. Stevenett 15T. Huff 15
ReboundsJ. Johnson 8M. Wilmer 14
AssistsJ. Johnson 2J. Webb 5
StealsJ. Stevenett 2T. Huff 4
BlocksJ. Stevenett 1M. Wilmer 4
Team Stats: Southern Utah | North Dakota

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Dec 17, 2012 @SUU 79, UND 67Recap
Mar 9, 2013 @UND 68, SUU 61Recap
» Mar 14, 2013 @UND 69, SUU 52Recap

Next 5 Games

SUU
UND
03/15 @WEB 7:30pm
03/20 @UNI 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Southern Utah | North Dakota

Big Sky Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Weber State18-226-6
Montana19-125-6
North Dakota12-816-16
Sacramento State8-1214-15
Montana State10-1013-17
Northern Colorado10-1013-18
Southern Utah8-1211-20
Northern Arizona8-1211-21
Eastern Washington7-1310-21
Portland State5-158-20
Idaho State5-156-24
View expanded standings »