Sacramento St. 67, North Dakota 58

Jan 25, 2013, 12:09 am

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Joe Eberhard scored 15 points, Mikh McKinney added 13 and Sacramento State came alive after halftime to beat North Dakota 67-58 on Thursday night.

John Dickson had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets (9-8, 4-5 Big Sky), and Cody Demps chipped in 10 off the bench.

Troy Huff led North Dakota(7-11, 4-5) with 24 points and nine rebounds, and Aaron Anderson scored 14 points. Each made three 3-pointers, but North Dakota was outrebounded 39-22 and saw its three-game winning streak snapped.

North Dakota led by as many as 12 in the first half, but Sacramento State closed the half on a 10-2 run, capped by Dickson's jumper with 3 seconds left that tied the game at 30. The Hornets then opened the second half on a 12-2 run to go up 42-32, and North Dakota never got closer than six points down the rest of the way.