Morgan leads North Dakota State against North Dakota after 29-point outing

Published Jan. 27, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

North Dakota Fightin' Hawks (7-15, 1-8 Summit) at North Dakota State Bison (8-13, 5-4 Summit)

Fargo, North Dakota; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: North Dakota State -8.5; over/under is 140.5

BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota State hosts the North Dakota Fightin' Hawks after Andrew Morgan scored 29 points in North Dakota State's 75-73 loss to the UMKC Kangaroos.

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The Bison are 4-4 in home games. North Dakota State ranks sixth in the Summit with 30.3 points per game in the paint led by Morgan averaging 8.5.

The Fightin' Hawks have gone 1-8 against Summit opponents. North Dakota ranks fourth in the Summit shooting 34.9% from 3-point range.

TOP PERFORMERS: Boden Skunberg averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Bison, scoring 13.2 points while shooting 37.1% from beyond the arc. Grant Nelson is shooting 51.0% and averaging 13.5 points over the past 10 games for North Dakota State.

Matt Norman averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Fightin' Hawks, scoring 9.6 points while shooting 43.2% from beyond the arc. B.J. Omot is shooting 39.9% and averaging 11.5 points over the last 10 games for North Dakota.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 6-4, averaging 74.6 points, 31.9 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.2 points per game.

Fightin' Hawks: 2-8, averaging 69.2 points, 30.5 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 4.6 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.9 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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