Grand Forks ND (University of North Dakota) – The North Dakota men’s basketball team set a new single game program record on Tuesday night in a 128-58 victory over Mayfield State from Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. UND improves to 1-3 on the season, while Mayville State falls to 4-2 on the year.

UND got after the Comets from the jump, going up 14-0 in the first 4:25 of the game and 25-4 in the first 7:35 of the half.

The Hawks led by as many as 73 in the win, having five guys score in double figures, with Micah Curtis (22), Marley Curtis (19) and Garrett Anderson (19) leading the way, combining for 60 points on the night.

 Micah had 22 points on 10-for-12 shooting, six rebounds and five blocks in just 18 minutes of action. Marley had 19 on 7-of-12 from the field, eight rebounds and five steals, while Anderson recorded 19 points on 7-of-14 from the field and 5-of-9 from three, along with six rebounds and three steals. Zach Kraft (13) and Greyson Uelmen (14) rounded out the guys in double-digits.

UND recorded 21 steals and forced 24 Mayville turnovers, turning that into 43 points off turnovers.  Nine different players recorded at least one steal in Marley Curtis (5), Kraft (3), Anderson (3), Eli King (3), Uelmen (2), Reggie Thomas (2), George Natsvlishvili (1), Anthony Smith lll (1) and Josh Jones (1).

The Hawks shot 48-for-80 overall, 14-for-27 from deep and 18-for-19 from the charity stripe. UND had 68 points in the paint.

North Dakota led 58-28 at halftime and opened things up completely in the second half, going on a 31-0 scoring run from the 18:22 mark to the 10:46 point (7:36 of gametime) to corral a 94-33 lead.

NoDak hit the 100-point mark with 6:57 remaining and broke the all-time single-game points record with 2:01 left in the game, via a Marley Curtis put back layup. This gave UND a 121-53 lead, in route to a 128-58 victory.

North Dakota will hit the road for another game against UC Riverside on Saturday at 4 p,m. Coverage can be found on ESPN+ and heard on Fighting Hawks Radio Network.

Postgame Notes

  • UND improves to 37-3 all-time against Mayville State
  • The 70-point win was the largest margin of victory since Nov. 23, 1985, against Macalester in a 106-36 win
  • UND’s 128 points were the most in a North Dakota single game all-time
  • The Hawks led by as many as 73
  • UND’s 21 steals sets a D1 record
  • North Dakota went on a 31-0 run in the second half
  • North Dakota recorded 74 bench points
  • NoDak shot 14-for-27 from deep with five players in double-figures
  • Twins Micah and Marley Curtis combined for 41 points on 17-of-24 shooting
  • Anderson connected on five triples, posting a Division l career-high of 19 points
  • Smith lll dished out a career best seven assists
  • North Dakota had 43 points off of turnovers

How It Happened
1st Half
15:35 UND 14, MSU 0
10:37 UND 29, MSU 11
8:05 UND 33, MSU 14
3:34 UND 47, MSU 21
Half UND 58, MSU 28

2nd Half
15:56 UND 73, MSU 33
11:56 UND 87, MSU 33
8:00 UND 98, MSU 38
3:49 UND 112, MSU 51
Final UND 128, MSU 58