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Recap - North Dakota State Defeats North Dakota 79-53

The battle between North Dakota State and North Dakota didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as North Dakota was handed a 79-53 defeat on Saturday at Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.

North Dakota State won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -10.5-point spread as favorites.

Grant Nelson had 17 points for North Dakota State and Rocky Kreuser chipped in with 10 points. Boden Skunberg had 4 assists for them, while Rocky Kreuser was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.

North Dakota got a 16-point performance from Ethan Igbanugo, who was supported by 11 points from Paul Bruns. Brady Danielson had 2 assists in a losing cause for North Dakota, while Brian Matthews grabbed 7 rebounds.

North Dakota State led at halftime, 34-26.

The rebound battle favored North Dakota State as they grabbed 39 boards, while North Dakota only had 24