Survive and advance. Those are the words of March in college basketball.
Those words hit like a punch in the face for the North Dakota State women's basketball team, which saw its Summit League Tournament end before it could really begin, losing 71-64 to tenth seeded Kansas City Saturday afternoon.
The second-seeded Bison, the highest seed NDSU has earned since entering the Summit League, fell behind by as many as 16 points in the second half. They trimmed the game to a two deficit, 56-54 entering the fourth quarter, but the Roos held the Bison to just ten fourth quarter points.
NDSU's season is likely not over at 18-11, with a second place finish and a likely berth coming to the WNIT. That field is selected on Sunday, March 12th, after the 68-team NCAA Tournament field comes out.
The University of North Dakota men's basketball team had its season end, falling 96-80 to Oral Roberts. Freshman BJ Omot led the Fighting Hawks with 15 points, Treysen Eaglestaff had 11.
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UND finished the 2022-23 season with a mark of 13-20.
The NDSU men hit the floor Sunday night to match up with South Dakota at 8:30. The Bison split the regular season with the Coyotes, winning in Fargo and losing in Vermillion.
WDAY's Dom Izzo is joined by The Forum's Jeff Kolpack and Mike McFeely to recap the day in Sioux Falls.
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