GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Patrick Mitchell had 14 points and nine rebounds as North Dakota cruised past Mayville State 72-54 on Wednesday night.
Aaron Anderson and Troy Huff scored 13 points each and Brandon Brekke added 10 for the Fighting Sioux (6-8), who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Gus Kueber, Matt Bauduin and Cody Coauette scored 14 points apiece to pace the Comets (7-7), an NAIA school.
North Dakota held a 16-13 lead before putting together a 12-2 run that provided a 28-15 edge with 7:00 left in the first half, closing the spurt on a 3-pointer by Mitchell.
Mayville State closed within 40-35 with 13:16 to go on three free throws by Kueber. But North Dakota responded with an 11-2 run, and the lead reached 21 late in the game.
The Comets were outrebounded 43-24.
North Dakota, playing its first home game in three weeks, raised its home record to 6-1.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Mayville State (0-1) | 22 | 32 | 54 |
| North Dakota (6-8) « | 33 | 39 | 72 |
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| Mayville State Comets | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| G. Kueber, F | 38 | 4-18 | 3-3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| D. Elliott, C | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Bauduin, G | 33 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| B. Pyles, G | 32 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| C. Aasness, G | 30 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Coauette | 31 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| J. Reynen | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Robbins | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| D. Mattson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-56 | 6-7 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 54 | |
| 35.7% | 85.7% | ||||||
| North Dakota Sioux | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| P. Mitchell, F | 27 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| B. Brekke, C | 20 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| J. Webb, G | 34 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| A. Anderson, G | 33 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| T. Huff, G | 28 | 4-9 | 5-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Allard | 19 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| J. Schuler | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Wilmer | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Gentry | 6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| N. Haugen | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Antwi | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Mathison | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Archer | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 25-50 | 19-26 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 72 | |
| 50% | 73.1% | ||||||
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