DENVER, Colo. - Mike Gutter was the only University of North Dakota player to scores in double figures as Metro State beat the Sioux 73-46 in men's basketball Thursday.
Jimmy Hoy had five rebounds and four assists for the Sioux.
Metro State was led by Dustin Ballard with 25 points. Drew Williamson scored 16 points and led in both assists and steals with five.
The Sioux play at Colorado School of Mines tonight.
NORTH DAKOTA (7-5): Gutter 4-5 2-4 10, Wills 3-5 0-2 7, Blackwell 3-7 1-2 7, Nobles 1-3 4-5 7, Hoy 2-5 0-0 5, Jacobson 2-6 0-0 4, Porter 1-2 0-0 2, Seckar-Anderson 1-2 0-0 2, Doyle 1-6 0-0 2, Lindahl 0-3 0-0 0, Leikas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-44 7-13 46.
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METRO STATE (7-4): Ballard 9-15 0-0 25, Williams 7-12 0-0 16, Muth 5-9 0-0 12, Vahl 2-7 2-2 7, Price 2-2 0-0 4, Carrington 1-5 1-2 3, Coulibaly 1-1 1-2 3, Wagstaff 1-3 1-2 3, D. Smith 0-1 0-0 0, H. Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-55 5-8 73.
Halftime: MSU 34, UND 19. 3-point goals: UND 3-19 (Hoy 1-2, Wills 1-3, Nobles 1-3, Porter 0-1, Doyle 0-3, Lindahl 0-2, Jacobson 0-2, Blackwell 0-3), Metro State 12-24 (Ballard 7-10, Muth 2-4, Williamson 2-6, Bahl 1-2, Carrington 0-2). Total fouls: UND 16, MSU 16. Rebounds: UND 34 (Hoy, Wills 5), MSU 28 (Bahl 10). Assists: UND 11 (Hoy 4), MSU 20 (Williamson 5). Steals: UND 4 (Hoy, Jacobson, Blackwell), MSU 13 (Williamson 5). Turnovers: UND 22, MSU 9.
