Denver Pioneers and North Dakota Fightin' Hawks play in Summit Tournament
North Dakota Fightin' Hawks (12-19, 6-12 Summit) vs. Denver Pioneers (15-16, 6-12 Summit)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Denver -1; over/under is 149.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Denver Pioneers and North Dakota Fightin' Hawks play in the Summit Tournament.
The Pioneers have gone 6-12 against Summit teams, with a 9-4 record in non-conference play. Denver gives up 74.8 points to opponents and has been outscored by 2.0 points per game.
The Fightin' Hawks' record in Summit play is 6-12. North Dakota is fifth in the Summit with 31.1 rebounds per game led by Tsotne Tsartsidze averaging 5.5.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tommy Bruner averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Pioneers, scoring 15.8 points while shooting 32.4% from beyond the arc. Tevin Smith is averaging 10.9 points over the last 10 games for Denver.
Matt Norman is shooting 42.6% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Fightin' Hawks, while averaging 11 points. Tsartsidze is shooting 50.7% and averaging 13.0 points over the past 10 games for North Dakota.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pioneers: 3-7, averaging 67.9 points, 32.1 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.3 points per game.
Fightin' Hawks: 5-5, averaging 77.9 points, 30.1 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 3.8 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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