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North Dakota wins 83-68 over Denver in Summit tourney opener
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Matt Norman had 25 points in North Dakota's 83-68 win against Denver on Friday night in the opening game of the Summit League tournament.
Norman shot 9 for 14, including 6 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Fightin' Hawks (12-19, 1-0 Summit League). Treysen Eaglestaff scored 15 points and added eight assists and three steals. Brady Danielson was 5 of 7 shooting (2 for 3 from distance) to finish with 13 points, while adding six rebounds.
The Pioneers (15-16, 0-1) were led by Lukas Kisunas, who recorded 27 points and 10 rebounds. Denver also got 18 points, six assists and two steals from Tommy Bruner. Justin Mullins also had 11 points.
North Dakota entered halftime up 31-27. Norman paced the team in scoring in the first half with 11 points. Eaglestaff scored 15 points in the second half to help lead the way as North Dakota went on to secure a victory, outscoring Denver by 11 points in the second half.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Tsotne Tsartsidze vs. Lukas Kisunas (Fighting Hawks gains possession) | Â |
| 19:42 | | Â | Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:40 |  | Â | Jalun Trent defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:28 | | Â | Tsotne Tsartsidze misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:26 | | Â | Marko Lukic defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:03 | | Â | Lukas Kisunas misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:01 | | Â | Lukas Kisunas offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:49 | | Â | Justin Mullins misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:47 | | Â | Lukas Kisunas offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:45 | | +2 | Lukas Kisunas makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | | +2 | Jalun Trent makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | | Â | Marko Lukic misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:13 | | Â | Pioneers offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:06 | | Â | Tommy Bruner misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:04 | | Â | Marko Lukic offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:00 | | Â | Tsotne Tsartsidze blocks Marko Lukic's two point layup | Â |
| 17:58 | | Â | Tsotne Tsartsidze defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:44 | | +3 | Matt Norman makes three point jump shot | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | | Â | Lukas Kisunas misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:12 | | Â | Touko Tainamo offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:09 | | +2 | Touko Tainamo makes two point layup | 5-4 |
| 16:47 | | +2 | Brady Danielson makes two point layup | 7-4 |
| 16:27 | | +2 | Justin Mullins makes two point layup | 7-6 |
| 16:06 | | Â | B.J. Omot misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:04 | | Â | Touko Tainamo defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:39 | | +2 | Lukas Kisunas makes two point dunk (Tommy Bruner assists) | 7-8 |
| 15:18 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:10 | | Â | Matt Norman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:08 | | Â | JaVonni Bickham defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:49 | | Â | Marko Lukic misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:47 | | Â | Brady Danielson defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:28 | | Â | Tsotne Tsartsidze misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:26 | | Â | Touko Tainamo defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:10 | | +2 | Touko Tainamo makes two point hook shot (Marko Lukic assists) | 7-10 |
| 14:00 | | Â | Matt Norman turnover (bad pass) (Touko Tainamo steals) | Â |
| 13:52 | | Â | JaVonni Bickham offensive foul (Brady Danielson draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:52 | | Â | JaVonni Bickham turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 13:37 | | Â | B.J. Omot misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:35 | | Â | Touko Tainamo defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:10 | | +3 | Marko Lukic makes three point jump shot (Tommy Bruner assists) | 7-13 |
| 12:50 | | +3 | Matt Norman makes three point jump shot (Tsotne Tsartsidze assists) | 10-13 |
| 12:45 | | Â | Official timeout | Â |
| 12:32 | | Â | Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:30 | | Â | Lukas Kisunas personal foul (Tsotne Tsartsidze draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:11 | | +2 | Matt Norman makes two point layup | 12-13 |
| 11:53 | | Â | Justin Mullins offensive foul (Matt Norman draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | Justin Mullins turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:37 | | Â | Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:35 | | Â | Marko Lukic defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:27 | | Â | Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Tommy Bruner offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:12 | | +2 | Lukas Kisunas makes two point layup | 12-15 |
| 11:02 | | Â | Matt Norman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:00 | | Â | Lukas Kisunas defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:40 | | Â | Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:38 | | Â | Elijah Brooks defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:31 | | Â | Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:29 | | Â | Marko Lukic defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:03 | | +2 | Marko Lukic makes two point jump shot | 12-17 |
| 9:52 | | +3 | Matt Norman makes three point jump shot | 15-17 |
| 9:39 | | Â | Elijah Brooks personal foul | Â |
| 9:39 | | Â | Marko Lukic turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 9:33 | | +2 | Elijah Brooks makes two point layup (Treysen Eaglestaff assists) | 17-17 |
| 9:10 | | Â | A'Jahni Levias personal foul (Touko Tainamo draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:06 | | Â | Marko Lukic offensive foul | Â |
| 9:06 | | Â | Marko Lukic turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Elijah Brooks turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 8:29 | | Â | Touko Tainamo misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:27 | | Â | A'Jahni Levias defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:15 | | Â | Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:13 | | Â | Touko Tainamo defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:06 | | Â | Marko Lukic turnover (bad pass) (Treysen Eaglestaff steals) | Â |
| 8:00 | | +2 | Elijah Brooks makes two point layup | 19-17 |
| 7:47 | | Â | Tsotne Tsartsidze shooting foul (Lukas Kisunas draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:47 | | +1 | Lukas Kisunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-18 |
| 7:47 | | +1 | Lukas Kisunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-19 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Tsotne Tsartsidze makes two point jump shot (Treysen Eaglestaff assists) | 21-19 |
| 7:29 | | Â | Justin Mullins shooting foul (Tsotne Tsartsidze draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:29 | | Â | Tsotne Tsartsidze misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 7:29 | | Â | Brady Danielson offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:21 | | Â | Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:19 | | Â | Ben Bowen defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:06 | | Â | Ben Bowen turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 7:01 | | Â | Treysen Eaglestaff misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:59 | | Â | Brady Danielson offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:50 | | Â | Jalun Trent misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | Touko Tainamo defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:33 | | Â | Fighting Hawks defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:10 | | Â | Tsotne Tsartsidze offensive foul (Touko Tainamo draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:10 | | Â | Tsotne Tsartsidze turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 5:56 | | Â | Marko Lukic misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:54 | | Â | Tommy Bruner offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:52 | | +2 | Tommy Bruner makes two point layup | 21-21 |
| 5:41 | | Â | Treysen Eaglestaff turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 5:28 | | Â | Mitchell Sueker personal foul (Touko Tainamo draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:23 | | Â | Touko Tainamo misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:21 | | Â | Brady Danielson defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:13 | | Â | Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente blocks Jalun Trent's two point layup | Â |
| 5:11 | | Â | Pioneers defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:01 | | +2 | Lukas Kisunas makes two point layup (James Sanders IV assists) | 21-23 |
| 4:40 | | Â | Matt Norman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:38 | | Â | Tommy Bruner defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:16 | | Â | Lukas Kisunas turnover (bad pass) (Brady Danielson steals) | Â |
| 4:01 | | +2 | Brady Danielson makes two point layup | 23-23 |
| 3:41 | | Â | Brady Danielson personal foul (Marko Lukic draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:41 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | Marko Lukic misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:29 | | Â | Matt Norman defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:22 | | Â | Mitchell Sueker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:20 | | Â | Jalun Trent offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:17 | | Â | Jalun Trent misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:17 | | Â | Jalun Trent offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:17 | | Â | Jump ball. Jalun Trent vs. Touko Tainamo (Fighting Hawks gains possession) | Â |
| 3:14 | | Â | Jalun Trent misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:12 | | Â | James Sanders IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:57 | | +2 | Lukas Kisunas makes two point layup (James Sanders IV assists) | 23-25 |
| 2:41 | | Â | Tommy Bruner personal foul | Â |
| 2:27 | | +2 | Mitchell Sueker makes two point layup (B.J. Omot assists) | 25-25 |
| 2:13 | | Â | Mitchell Sueker blocks Tommy Bruner's two point layup | Â |
| 2:11 | | Â | Fighting Hawks defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:54 | | +2 | Brady Danielson makes two point layup (Jalun Trent assists) | 27-25 |
| 1:54 | | Â | Marko Lukic shooting foul (Brady Danielson draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:54 | | +1 | Brady Danielson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-25 |
| 1:34 | | +2 | Lukas Kisunas makes two point layup | 28-27 |
| 1:21 | | Â | B.J. Omot misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:19 | | Â | Touko Tainamo defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:10 | | Â | Tommy Bruner turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 0:55 | | +3 | Brady Danielson makes three point jump shot (B.J. Omot assists) | 31-27 |
| 0:30 | | Â | Tommy Bruner misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:28 | | Â | Treysen Eaglestaff defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | B.J. Omot turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |