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Grand Forks ND (University of North Dakota) – The North Dakota men’s basketball team fell in a high-scoring affair on Sunday afternoon to CSUN by a score of 93-85. The Hawks drop to 0-3 on the season while CSUN improves to 2-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Dakota trailed by as many as 15 in the second half but outscored the Matadors 34-28 over the final 13:06 of the game, including getting the deficit down to as little as one on four different occasions, lastly when UND trailed 82-81 with 2:16 to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greyson Uelmen<\/a><\/dfn> had a career game, totaling 24 points on 7-of-9 shooting and 3-of-4 from behind the arc. The most points by a freshman since Dec. 22, 2021, when Paul Bruns had 27 against North Dakota State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three other players scored in double-figures, with Anthony Smith lll recording 15 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals. Eli King<\/a><\/dfn> had 12 points, three rebounds, two assists and three steals, snatching his 100th carer steal. Zach Kraft<\/a><\/dfn> remained hot from deep, logging 11 points on 4-of-7 and 3-of-6 from deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the third consecutive game, UND attempted more field goal attempts than its opponent, as the Hawks shot a season best 47.7% from the field (31-of-65), including 17-of-33 in the second half. UND had just eight turnovers compared to 16 from the Matadors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NoDak came out hot early on, jumping out to a 5-0 lead, all points that Uelmen accounted for, first dishing an assist to Josh Jones<\/a><\/dfn> and then splashing a three-ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UND led by as many as six, clinging to a lead for the first 8:47 of the game where they held a 16-14 advantage with 11:13 to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of the half was back and forth, featuring six lead changes from that point. With 2:45 to play in the half, Jones connected on two free throws to tie the game up at 35-35. North Dakota then slumped into the half, conceding a 9-2 run to end the first, as the Matadors controlled a 44-37 lead at the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CSUN blitzed the Hawks out of the locker room, opening up the second on a 13-5 run, giving the Matadors their largest lead at 57-42 with 16:24 to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach Sather rallied the troops, with the Hawks cutting the deficit to 67-57 with 10:39 to play in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NoDak trailed 70-63 with 8:38 to play, but two King steals directly led to five UND points, the first one leading to a Smith lll fastbreak layup and the second one translating to a fastbreak Garrett Anderson<\/a><\/dfn> three-ball from the right wing, which was assisted by King to make it 70-68 with 8:06 remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following two made free throws from Uelmen with 2:16 to go, the Hawks trailed just 82-81. CSUN responded as Josiah Davis converted on a layup after being fouled by Jones, putting the Matadors up 84-81 with a chance to make it a two-possession game. Davis missed the free throw, but CSUN corralled the offensive rebound, resulting in Davis scoring a bucket. The Matadors four-point possession gave them an 86-81 lead with 1:51 to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was a tough obstacle for UND to overcome, as North Dakota was unable to cut it to a one-possession game the rest of the way. The Hawks would fall 93-85, despite 48 second half points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Dakota will be back in action to conclude its three-game homestand on Tuesday against Mayville State at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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