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Western Illinois Downs North Dakota 73-68 - Match Report
Western Illinois got 26 points from Will Carius en route to a 73-68 victory over North Dakota on Thursday at Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.
Western Illinois earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -9.0-point spread.
Colton Sandage had 17 points for Western Illinois and Luka Barisic chipped in with 12 points. Trenton Massner had 8 assists for them, while George Dixon was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.
North Dakota got 27 points from Matt Norman in a losing cause and another 18 points from Bentiu Panoam. Tsotne Tsartsidze contributed 3 assists for them, while Tsotne Tsartsidze had 13 rebounds.
Western Illinois led at halftime, 35-26.
North Dakota had a 44-35 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Next game, Western Illinois takes its act on the road to face North Dakota State looking for another win. For North Dakota, they head on the road to face Oral Roberts.