North Dakota Fighting Hawks @ Montana State Bobcats
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UND | 28 | 39 | 67 |
MTST | 22 | 38 | 60 |
Hooker, North Dakota hold off Montana St, 67-60
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Quinton Hooker scored 16 points to lead North Dakota past Montana State 67-60 in the Big Sky opener for both teams on Thursday.
Carson Shanks added 12 points and Lenny Antwi scored 10 for North Dakota(5-7).
Eric Norman made a layup with 4 minutes left, pulling Montana State within three, 54-51, but Shanks made two free throws and, after a Montana State turnover, Dustin Hobaugh hit a 3-pointer to push the North Dakota lead to eight with 2:16 remaining.
A four-point play by Danny Robison pulled Montana State (3-10) to 61-56 with 1:39 to go. After getting a stop on the other end, the Bobcats called timeout before turning it over on a five-second violation.
A layup by Shanks with 43 seconds left gave North Dakota a 63-56 lead and Estan Tyler and Hooker each hit two free throws down the stretch to seal it.
Michael Dison led Montana State with 22 points.
Game Information
Bozeman, MT
Referee:D.G. Nelson
Referee:Jason Schaefer
Referee:Brett Nansel
2025-26 Standings
| Summit League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 6 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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