Portland Pilots, Ore. (AP) Kristian Sjolund's 18 points helped Portland defeat North Dakota Fighting Hawks 90-69 on Saturday night.
Sjolund also had seven rebounds for the Pilots (7-4). Tyler Robertson scored 18 points while shooting 5 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free throw line, and added six rebounds and five assists. Moses Wood shot 5 for 12, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points, while adding 10 rebounds and six assists.
The Fightin' Hawks (5-5) were led by Mitchell Sueker, who recorded 15 points. A'Jahni Levias added 11 points for North Dakota. B.J. Omot also had 10 points.
Portland led North Dakota 44-30 at the half, with Robertson (10 points) their high scorer before the break. Portland outscored North Dakota in the second half by seven points, with Sjolund scoring a team-high 12 points after halftime.
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1st Half
UND
Fighting Hawks
30
PORT
Pilots
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
0:00
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20:00
Tsotne Tsartsidze vs. Kristian Sjolund (Fighting Hawks gains possession)
20:00
Tsotne Tsartsidze vs. Kristian Sjolund (Fighting Hawks gains possession)
19:35
Tsotne Tsartsidze turnover (carrying)
19:17
Moses Wood misses three point jump shot
19:17
Kristian Sjolund offensive rebound
19:08
Kristian Sjolund misses three point jump shot
19:06
Jalun Trent defensive rebound
18:57
Kristian Sjolund blocks A'Jahni Levias's two point layup
18:55
Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
18:55
A'Jahni Levias personal foul
18:52
+2
Tyler Robertson makes two point layup (Moses Wood assists)
0-2
18:36
Tsotne Tsartsidze misses three point jump shot
18:34
Jack Perry defensive rebound
18:23
Joey St. Pierre misses two point jump shot
18:21
Tsotne Tsartsidze defensive rebound
18:03
+3
A'Jahni Levias makes three point jump shot
3-2
17:42
Moses Wood misses two point jump shot
17:40
Kristian Sjolund offensive rebound
17:30
Jack Perry misses three point jump shot
17:27
Tsotne Tsartsidze personal foul
17:18
+2
Vasilije Vucinic makes two point layup (Moses Wood assists)
3-4
17:03
Jalun Trent misses three point jump shot
17:00
Vasilije Vucinic personal foul
16:57
+2
A'Jahni Levias makes two point layup (Jalun Trent assists)
5-4
16:28
Vasilije Vucinic misses two point jump shot
16:26
Kristian Sjolund offensive rebound
16:22
+2
Kristian Sjolund makes two point layup
5-6
16:15
+3
Tsotne Tsartsidze makes three point jump shot (Jalun Trent assists)
8-6
15:45
+2
Vasilije Vucinic makes two point layup (Tyler Robertson assists)
8-8
15:24
Tsotne Tsartsidze misses three point jump shot
15:22
Moses Wood defensive rebound
15:17
B.J. Omot personal foul (Moses Wood draws the foul)
15:17
TV timeout
15:13
+2
Tyler Robertson makes two point layup (Moses Wood assists)
8-10
14:50
+3
A'Jahni Levias makes three point jump shot (Caleb Nero assists)
11-10
14:41
Treysen Eaglestaff personal foul
14:35
Moses Wood misses three point jump shot
14:33
Vasilije Vucinic offensive rebound
14:23
+2
Vasilije Vucinic makes two point layup
11-12
14:12
+3
Mitchell Sueker makes three point jump shot (Caleb Nero assists)
14-12
13:50
+2
Vasilije Vucinic makes two point layup (Moses Wood assists)
14-14
13:50
A'Jahni Levias technical foul
13:50
A'Jahni Levias turnover
13:50
+1
Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-15
13:46
Caleb Nero misses three point jump shot
13:44
Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
13:19
+2
Moses Wood makes two point jump shot (Vasilije Vucinic assists)
14-17
12:55
Vasilije Vucinic personal foul
12:53
Alden Applewhite personal foul
12:48
Tyler Robertson personal foul
12:44
+2
Brady Danielson makes two point layup (B.J. Omot assists)
16-17
12:28
Moses Wood misses two point layup
12:26
Treysen Eaglestaff defensive rebound
12:19
Caleb Nero misses three point jump shot
12:17
Moses Wood defensive rebound
12:08
+2
Alden Applewhite makes two point layup
16-19
12:08
Mitchell Sueker shooting foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
12:08
Alden Applewhite misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:08
Brady Danielson defensive rebound
12:01
Tyler Robertson personal foul
11:50
+2
Mitchell Sueker makes two point layup
18-19
11:32
Treysen Eaglestaff shooting foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
11:32
TV timeout
11:32
Alden Applewhite misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:32
Alden Applewhite misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:32
Matt Norman defensive rebound
11:13
Brady Danielson misses three point jump shot
11:11
Moses Wood defensive rebound
11:00
Chika Nduka turnover (3-second violation)
10:41
+2
Brady Danielson makes two point layup
20-19
10:22
+3
Alden Applewhite makes three point jump shot (Jack Perry assists)
20-22
10:02
Caleb Nero misses three point jump shot
10:00
Chika Nduka defensive rebound
9:37
+2
Kristian Sjolund makes two point layup (Juan Sebastian Gorosito assists)
20-24
9:22
B.J. Omot turnover (lost ball) (Jack Perry steals)
9:14
+3
Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Jack Perry assists)
20-27
9:13
Fighting Hawks 30 second timeout
9:02
Tsotne Tsartsidze offensive foul (Chika Nduka draws the foul)
9:02
Tsotne Tsartsidze turnover (offensive foul)
8:38
Jack Perry turnover (lost ball) (Matt Norman steals)
8:29
B.J. Omot turnover (lost ball) (Juan Sebastian Gorosito steals)