NCAA tournament

SEATTLE - Northern Iowa, coached by North Dakota native Ben Jacobson, raced out to an early lead and held off Wyoming for a 71-54 victory in the opening round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament at Key Arena on Friday. Northern Iowa, now with a 31-3 record, built a 21-point...

UND is feeling excited and rejuvenated to be here for the 12th consecutive season after a strange Saturday night, where the team had to sweat out results of two other games before knowing it would be in the event once again.

Brigham Young 80, Nebraska 76: Jennifer Hamson posted 15 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks en route to her 22nd double-double of the season as the Cougars upset the Cornhuskers in the second round of the NCAA tournament in Los Angeles. Morgan Bailey scored 18 points to pace...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — UND was the top rebounding team in the Big Sky Conference this season. North Dakota outrebounded opponents during the regular season by an average of almost 12 boards per game. Against Texas A&M on Sunday, UND was outrebounded 49-36 as the...

Stanford 58, New Mexico 53: Chasson Randle scored 23 points to lead the Cardinal past the Lobos in Midwest regional play in St. Louis. Anthony Brown and Stefan Nastic added 10 points apiece for 10th-seeded Stanford (22-12), which advances to face either Kansas or Eastern Kentucky...

Tennessee 86, Massachusetts 67: Jarnell Stokes recorded 26 points and 14 rebounds as the Volunteers rolled over the Minutemen in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Raleigh, N.C. Jordan McRae scored 21 points and Josh Richardson added 15 as 11th-seeded Tennessee (23-12)...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — UND women’s basketball coach Travis Brewster and Texas A&M head man Gary Blair took in a friendly chat Friday afternoon on one of the practice courts at the Cox-McFerrin Center on the Aggies’ campus. “Blair’s a heck of a coach and...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Move over Wisconsin, Marquette, Notre Dame, Minnesota and Kansas State. Oklahoma is replacing you on top of the list of North Dakota State’s victims in its brief history of Division I athletics. In a decade when Bison fans have thought they’ve...

UND powered its way to the Big Sky Conference regular-season and postseason titles this season behind a physical style of play that dominated the 11-team league. On Sunday, UND’s power will be put the ultimate test as North Dakota goes up against one of the top teams in...

Wesley Saunders led a balanced attack with 12 points as the Crimson knocked off the Bearcats 61-57 in the second round of the NCAA tournament in Spokane, Wash. Laurent Rivard and Siyani Chambers scored 11 points apiece and Steve Moundou-Missi collected nine points and seven...