North Dakota wins 83-68 over Denver in Summit tourney opener
AP
Mar 03, 2023
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Matt Norman had 25 points in North Dakota Fighting Hawks's 83-68 win against Denver Pioneers on Friday night in the opening game of the Summit League tournament.
Norman shot 9 for 14, including 6 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Fightin' Hawks (12-19, 1-0 Summit League). Treysen Eaglestaff scored 15 points and added eight assists and three steals. Brady Danielson was 5 of 7 shooting (2 for 3 from distance) to finish with 13 points, while adding six rebounds.
The Pioneers (15-16, 0-1) were led by Lukas Kisunas, who recorded 27 points and 10 rebounds. Denver also got 18 points, six assists and two steals from Tommy Bruner. Justin Mullins also had 11 points.
North Dakota entered halftime up 31-27. Norman paced the team in scoring in the first half with 11 points. Eaglestaff scored 15 points in the second half to help lead the way as North Dakota went on to secure a victory, outscoring Denver by 11 points in the second half.
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1st Half
UND
Fighting Hawks
31
DU
Pioneers
27
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Tsotne Tsartsidze vs. Lukas Kisunas (Fighting Hawks gains possession)
19:42
Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot
19:40
Jalun Trent defensive rebound
19:28
Tsotne Tsartsidze misses three point jump shot
19:26
Marko Lukic defensive rebound
19:03
Lukas Kisunas misses two point layup
19:01
Lukas Kisunas offensive rebound
18:49
Justin Mullins misses two point layup
18:47
Lukas Kisunas offensive rebound
18:45
+2
Lukas Kisunas makes two point layup
0-2
18:34
+2
Jalun Trent makes two point layup
2-2
18:15
Marko Lukic misses two point jump shot
18:13
Pioneers offensive rebound
18:06
Tommy Bruner misses two point layup
18:04
Marko Lukic offensive rebound
18:00
Tsotne Tsartsidze blocks Marko Lukic's two point layup
17:58
Tsotne Tsartsidze defensive rebound
17:44
+3
Matt Norman makes three point jump shot
5-2
17:14
Lukas Kisunas misses two point layup
17:12
Touko Tainamo offensive rebound
17:09
+2
Touko Tainamo makes two point layup
5-4
16:47
+2
Brady Danielson makes two point layup
7-4
16:27
+2
Justin Mullins makes two point layup
7-6
16:06
B.J. Omot misses three point jump shot
16:04
Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
15:39
+2
Lukas Kisunas makes two point dunk (Tommy Bruner assists)
7-8
15:18
TV timeout
15:10
Matt Norman misses three point jump shot
15:08
JaVonni Bickham defensive rebound
14:49
Marko Lukic misses three point jump shot
14:47
Brady Danielson defensive rebound
14:28
Tsotne Tsartsidze misses three point jump shot
14:26
Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
14:10
+2
Touko Tainamo makes two point hook shot (Marko Lukic assists)
7-10
14:00
Matt Norman turnover (bad pass) (Touko Tainamo steals)
13:52
JaVonni Bickham offensive foul (Brady Danielson draws the foul)
13:52
JaVonni Bickham turnover (offensive foul)
13:37
B.J. Omot misses two point jump shot
13:35
Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
13:10
+3
Marko Lukic makes three point jump shot (Tommy Bruner assists)
7-13
12:50
+3
Matt Norman makes three point jump shot (Tsotne Tsartsidze assists)
10-13
12:45
Official timeout
12:32
Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot
12:30
Lukas Kisunas personal foul (Tsotne Tsartsidze draws the foul)
12:11
+2
Matt Norman makes two point layup
12-13
11:53
Justin Mullins offensive foul (Matt Norman draws the foul)
11:53
Justin Mullins turnover (offensive foul)
11:53
TV timeout
11:37
Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot
11:35
Marko Lukic defensive rebound
11:27
Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot
11:25
Tommy Bruner offensive rebound
11:12
+2
Lukas Kisunas makes two point layup
12-15
11:02
Matt Norman misses three point jump shot
11:00
Lukas Kisunas defensive rebound
10:40
Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente misses three point jump shot
10:38
Elijah Brooks defensive rebound
10:31
Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot
10:29
Marko Lukic defensive rebound
10:03
+2
Marko Lukic makes two point jump shot
12-17
9:52
+3
Matt Norman makes three point jump shot
15-17
9:39
Elijah Brooks personal foul
9:39
Marko Lukic turnover (bad pass)
9:33
+2
Elijah Brooks makes two point layup (Treysen Eaglestaff assists)
17-17
9:10
A'Jahni Levias personal foul (Touko Tainamo draws the foul)
9:06
Marko Lukic offensive foul
9:06
Marko Lukic turnover (offensive foul)
8:51
Elijah Brooks turnover (lost ball)
8:29
Touko Tainamo misses two point layup
8:27
A'Jahni Levias defensive rebound
8:15
Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot
8:13
Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
8:06
Marko Lukic turnover (bad pass) (Treysen Eaglestaff steals)
8:00
+2
Elijah Brooks makes two point layup
19-17
7:47
Tsotne Tsartsidze shooting foul (Lukas Kisunas draws the foul)
7:47
TV timeout
7:47
+1
Lukas Kisunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-18
7:47
+1
Lukas Kisunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-19
7:29
+2
Tsotne Tsartsidze makes two point jump shot (Treysen Eaglestaff assists)
21-19
7:29
Justin Mullins shooting foul (Tsotne Tsartsidze draws the foul)
7:29
Tsotne Tsartsidze misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:29
Brady Danielson offensive rebound
7:21
Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot
7:19
Ben Bowen defensive rebound
7:06
Ben Bowen turnover (lost ball)
7:01
Treysen Eaglestaff misses two point layup
6:59
Brady Danielson offensive rebound
6:50
Jalun Trent misses three point jump shot
6:48
Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
6:35
Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot
6:33
Fighting Hawks defensive rebound
6:10
Tsotne Tsartsidze offensive foul (Touko Tainamo draws the foul)
6:10
Tsotne Tsartsidze turnover (offensive foul)
5:56
Marko Lukic misses two point layup
5:54
Tommy Bruner offensive rebound
5:52
+2
Tommy Bruner makes two point layup
21-21
5:41
Treysen Eaglestaff turnover (bad pass)
5:28
Mitchell Sueker personal foul (Touko Tainamo draws the foul)
5:23
Touko Tainamo misses two point layup
5:21
Brady Danielson defensive rebound
5:13
Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente blocks Jalun Trent's two point layup
5:11
Pioneers defensive rebound
5:01
+2
Lukas Kisunas makes two point layup (James Sanders IV assists)