Valley City State VALLEY CITY @ North Dakota Fighting Hawks
North Dakota beats NAIA's Valley City State 80-59
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Drick Bernstine scored a career-high 20 points and had 10 rebounds to lead North Dakota to an 80-59 victory over NAIA's Valley City State on Thursday night.
Bernstine added three assists and four steals. Quinton Hooker had 17 points and Carson Shanks chipped in a season-high 11 for North Dakota(5-5).
Darryl Howell had 13 points and LJ Booth 11 for Valley City State.
North Dakota had a 16-15 lead before Bernstine sparked a 13-2 run to help the Fighting Hawks take a 45-33 halftime lead. Bernstine scored 15 points in the first half.
North Dakota opened the second half on a 6-0 spurt and stretched its lead to 18 points. The Fighting Hawks went six minutes without a field goal before Shanks' putback made it 60-43 with 11 minutes left.
Game Information
Grand Forks, ND
Referee:Lewis Garrison
Referee:Jason Horsley
Referee:Chad Shepherd
2025-26 Standings
| Summit LeagueSummit 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 |
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