North Dakota State rallied from a three-point halftime deficit to defeat St. Thomas 73-64 in a Summit League men's basketball game Thursday night in Fargo, lifting the Bison (13-16, 10-7) into third place in the standings.
North Dakota State rallies to down St. Thomas, move into third in Summit League
Grant Nelson scored 20 points for North Dakota State, as did Andrew Rohde for St. Thomas.
February 24, 2023 at 2:22PM
Grant Nelson scored 20 points for North Dakota State. Andrew Rohde led St. Thomas (18-12, 9-8) with 20 points.
St. Thomas set a Scheels Center/Bison Sports Arena record with 46 three-point attempts. The Tommies made 12, for 26% shooting.
• The St. Thomas women's team lost to visiting North Dakota State 64-44. Elle Evans had 17 points for the Bison (17-10, 11-6 Summit). Maggie Negaard scored 14 points for the Tommies (11-16, 6-11).
In other women's games:
Zia Cooke scored 19 points and Kierra Fletcher had 15 as No. 1 South Carolina (28-0, 15-0) spoiled Tennessee's pack-the-paint strategy in a 73-60 victory that clinched at least a tie for the Southeastern Conference regular-season title. ... Angel Reese posted her 26th double-double of the season, scoring 23 points and grabbing 18 rebounds as fifth-ranked LSU (25-1, 13-1 SEC) beat host Vanderbilt 82-63. Reese pulled within one double-double of matching Sylvia Fowles' single-season school record of 27 set in 2006-07. ... Haley Jones scored 13 of her 23 points in the two overtime periods and No. 3 Stanford (27-3, 15-2 Pac-12) held off host No. 21 Colorado 73-62.
In men's games:
Jalen Pickett scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half, Seth Lundy added 19 points and Penn State (17-11, 8-9 Big Ten) beat host Ohio State 75-71. Brice Sensabaugh scored 20 for the Buckeyes (11-17, 3-14).
• Alabama freshman Brandon Miller scored a career-high 41 points in a 78-76 win over South Carolina on Wednesday night — one day after police said he delivered a gun ahead of a fatal shooting that took place near campus in mid-January, and hours after the university said he'd remain an "active member" of the No. 2-ranked Crimson Tide and is not considered a suspect.
Authorities say Miller is allegedly connected to the shooting death of 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris last month.
Two offensive linemen from Lakeville, Bryce Benhart and Riley Mahlman, are standouts for Big Ten rivals of Minnesota.
