BROOKINGS, S.D. -- North Dakota State and Missouri-Kansas City were so evenly matched Sunday afternoon that they decided to go another five minutes. LeAndrea Thomas drove the length of the court in overtime and scored with one second left to give the Kangaroos a 76-75 win in the quarterfinals of The Summit League women's basketball tournament.
NDSU's Katie Birkel made 1 of 2 free throws with seven seconds left. Thomas took the inbounds pass and put up a driving scoop shot that settled in.
NDSU's last attempt, a desperation shot by Abby Plucker, hit the back rim and bounced off. For more, see Monday's Forum.
Jeff would like to dispel the notion he was around when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, but he is on his third decade of reporting with Forum Communications. The son of a reporter and an English teacher, and the brother of a reporter, Jeff has worked at the Jamestown Sun, Bismarck Tribune and since 1990 The Forum, where he's covered North Dakota State athletics since 1995.
Jeff has covered all nine of NDSU's Division I FCS national football titles and has written three books: "Horns Up," "North Dakota Tough" and "Covid Kids." He is the radio host of "The Golf Show with Jeff Kolpack" April through August.
