FARGO, N.D. (AP) - TrayVonn Wright scored 17 points, Brett VandenBergh added a career-high 14 and North Dakota State cruised past longtime rival South Dakota 65-46 on Saturday night.
Kory Brown chipped in 10 points for the Bison (18-5, 9-2), which stayed tied with Western Illinois and South Dakota State atop the Summit League standings. Marshall Bjorklund, whose 70.7 percent field-goal shooting percentage entering the game led the nation, was just 2 of 3 from the field but grabbed nine rebounds.
Brandon Bos had 16 points and Trevor Gruis 14 for the Coyotes (8-15, 4-7), who had just eight assists and committed 14 turnovers.
The Bison never trailed after the opening minutes, leading 24-15 at halftime and by as many as 23 in the second half. NDSU shot 51 percent from the floor.
NDSU, which also won at South Dakota last month, now leads 89-76 in a series that dates to the 1922-23 season.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| South Dakota (8-15) | 15 | 31 | 46 |
| North Dakota State (18-5) « | 24 | 41 | 65 |
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| South Dakota Coyotes | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| T. Gruis, C | 28 | 5-7 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| B. Bos, G | 35 | 6-12 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| C. Kasperbauer, G | 33 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Myles, G | 26 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| K. Rowson, G | 21 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Boots, G | 25 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| E. Robertson, F | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Flack, F | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 17-43 | 8-12 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 46 | |
| 39.5% | 66.7% | ||||||
| North Dakota State Bison | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| B. VandenBergh, F | 32 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| T. Wright, F | 26 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| M. Bjorklund, F | 25 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| L. Alexander, G | 39 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| K. Brown, G | 28 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| C. Kading, F | 19 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| M. Felt, G | 18 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| N. Zastrow, G | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Aaberg, F | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| F. Newell, G | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mauch | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 25-49 | 6-6 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 65 | |
| 51.0% | 100.0% | ||||||
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