K-HEART SPORTS – FRIDAY – 03/08/24
MINOT, ND – For the first time since 2003 Westhope-Newburg is headed to the State Boys Basketball Tournament. Walker Braaten scored 42 points for the Sioux. Meanwhile, Our Redeemer’s was down 16 points in the 3rd quarter and came back to win. In A, Des Lacs-Burlington is headed back to the State Tournament.
High School Boys Basketball
Division A
Division A
Region 3 Tournament – Minot State Dome
3rd Place
#3 Bottineau def. #4 South Prairie-Max, 61-51
Championship
#2 Des Lacs-Burlington def. #1 Stanley, 50-41
#3 Bottineau def. #4 South Prairie-Max, 61-51
Championship
#2 Des Lacs-Burlington def. #1 Stanley, 50-41
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High School Boys Basketball
Division A
Division A
Region 4 Tournament – Killdeer High School
3rd Place
#4 Killdeer def. #6 Standing Rock, 63-58 OT
Championship
#2 Shiloh Christian def. #1 Beulah, 75-70 OT
3rd Place
#4 Killdeer def. #6 Standing Rock, 63-58 OT
Championship
#2 Shiloh Christian def. #1 Beulah, 75-70 OT
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High School Boys Basketball
Division B
Division B
Region 4 Tournament – New Town Event Center
3rd Place
D8#3 Our Redeemer’s def. D8#4 T-G-U, 42-40
Championship
D8#2 Westhope-Newburg def. D8#1 Bishop Ryan, 73-65
3rd Place
D8#3 Our Redeemer’s def. D8#4 T-G-U, 42-40
Championship
D8#2 Westhope-Newburg def. D8#1 Bishop Ryan, 73-65
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High School Boys Basketball
Division B
Division B
Region 3 Tournament – Bismarck St. Mary’s High School
3rd Place
D6#3 Washburn def. D6#2 Wilton-Wing, 58-52
Championship
D5#1 Bowman County def. D6#1 Garrison, 75-40
3rd Place
D6#3 Washburn def. D6#2 Wilton-Wing, 58-52
Championship
D5#1 Bowman County def. D6#1 Garrison, 75-40
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That sets up the State Qualifier games on Saturday.
High School Boys Basketball
Division A State Qualifier – New Town Event Center
R3#2 Stanley vs R4#3 Killdeer, 1 pm Saturday (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
R4#2 Beulah vs R3#3 Bottineau, 3 pm Saturday
Division B State Qualifier – New Town Event Center
R3#2 Garrison vs R4#3 Our Redeemer’s, 5 pm Saturday (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
R4#3 Bishop Ryan vs R3#3 Washburn, 7 pm Saturday (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
R3#2 Stanley vs R4#3 Killdeer, 1 pm Saturday (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
R4#2 Beulah vs R3#3 Bottineau, 3 pm Saturday
Division B State Qualifier – New Town Event Center
R3#2 Garrison vs R4#3 Our Redeemer’s, 5 pm Saturday (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
R4#3 Bishop Ryan vs R3#3 Washburn, 7 pm Saturday (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
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MINOT, ND – The Minot High girls and boys won on the first day of the Division AA Girls and Boys State Basketball Tournament.
High School Girls Basketball
Division AA
Division AA
State Tournament – Bismarck Event Center
Quarterfinal
W1 Minot High def. E4 West Fargo Sheyenne, 84-45
W3 Bismarck High def. E2 West Fargo Horace, 69-56
E1 Grand Forks Red River def. W4 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 66-31
E3 Fargo Davies def. W2 Bismarck Legacy, 70-56
W1 Minot High def. E4 West Fargo Sheyenne, 84-45
W3 Bismarck High def. E2 West Fargo Horace, 69-56
E1 Grand Forks Red River def. W4 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 66-31
E3 Fargo Davies def. W2 Bismarck Legacy, 70-56
Today’s schedule
Semifinal
W1 Minot High vs W3 Bismarck High, 1 pm
E1 Grand Forks Red River vs E3 Fargo Davies, 3 pm
Loser Out
E4 West Fargo Sheyenne vs E2 West Fargo Horace, 4 pm
W4 Bismarck St. Mary’s vs W2 Bismarck Legacy, 6 pm
W1 Minot High vs W3 Bismarck High, 1 pm
E1 Grand Forks Red River vs E3 Fargo Davies, 3 pm
Loser Out
E4 West Fargo Sheyenne vs E2 West Fargo Horace, 4 pm
W4 Bismarck St. Mary’s vs W2 Bismarck Legacy, 6 pm
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High School Boys Basketball
Division AA
Division AA
State Tournament – Bismarck Event Center
Quarterfinal
W1 Minot High def. E4 West Fargo, 86-61
E2 Fargo North def. W3 Bismarck Century, 70-65
E1 Fargo Davies def. W4 Bismarck Legacy, 76-38
E3 West Fargo Sheyenne def. W2 Bismarck High, 73-70
W1 Minot High def. E4 West Fargo, 86-61
E2 Fargo North def. W3 Bismarck Century, 70-65
E1 Fargo Davies def. W4 Bismarck Legacy, 76-38
E3 West Fargo Sheyenne def. W2 Bismarck High, 73-70
Today’s schedule
Loser Out
E4 West Fargo vs W3 Bismarck Century, 12 pm
W4 Bismarck Legacy vs W2 Bismarck High, 2 pm
Semifinal
W1 Minot High vs E2 Fargo North, 6:30 pm
E1 Fargo Davies vs E3 West Fargo Sheyenne, 8:30 pm
E4 West Fargo vs W3 Bismarck Century, 12 pm
W4 Bismarck Legacy vs W2 Bismarck High, 2 pm
Semifinal
W1 Minot High vs E2 Fargo North, 6:30 pm
E1 Fargo Davies vs E3 West Fargo Sheyenne, 8:30 pm
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UND WOMENS BASKETBALL-HONOR
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (UND) – The Summit League announced its All-Conference Teams Thursday afternoon, and the North Dakota women’s basketball team was represented by Kacie Borowicz and Kiera Pemberton. The voting was conducted by the conference coaches, sports information directors and local media.
Borowicz earned her spot on the first team for the third year in a row, after leading the conference in scoring for the second consecutive season at 20.8 points per game. She was the lone player in the Summit League to average 20 or more points per contest and ranks 17th in the NCAA in scoring. Borowicz reached double-digit scoring in all but two games and hit the 20-point mark 15 times, including a career-high 40 points against North Dakota State. Her 40-point performance against NDSU is tied for the 12th highest scoring output among NCAA players this season and her 16 made field goals in the game is tied for fifth most across the nation. Borowicz ranks eighth and is averaging a career-best 6.3 rebounds per game in league play. Borowicz averaged 21.8 points per contest in conference games, reaching double-figures in 15 of 16 contests and 20 or more in 10 games. She was one of 24 players in the NCAA and the only Summit League player to record a triple-double in UND’s 100-75 win over Omaha with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Borowicz recorded three double-doubles in league play, most recently against South Dakota with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Borowicz led all players in conference play in made field goals (130), was No. 2 in free throw percentage (.918), No. 3 in made free throws (67) and No. 6 in assists (57).
Pemberton was named to the All-Summit League Freshman Team after averaging 10.5 points per game and led the Fighting Hawks in rebounding at 6.8 boards per contest. In league play, Pemberton ranked No. 1 in rebounding among Summit League freshman at 7.0 per game with 105 total boards and was No. 2 in scoring at 11.4 points per game. She reached double-digit scoring in 15 games, and nine conference games, and hit the 20-point mark twice. Pemberton poured in a career-high 27 points in her third Summit League game against Kansas City on 8-of-13 shooting and went 10-for-11 from the free throw line. Pemberton’s 27 points against the Roos was the highest point total scored by a Summit League freshman this season. She tallied three double-doubles, with two coming in league play, and most recently recorded one against South Dakota in the regular season finale with 12 points and 11 rebounds. In UND’s final game of the regular season, Pemberton moved to No. 9 in the UND record book for freshman scoring and sits at 273 points.
The Fighting Hawks are back in action Sunday afternoon in the Summit League Quarterfinals when they face the No. 3 seeded Oral Roberts at 3:00 p.m. at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.
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UND MENS BASKETBALL-HONOR
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (UND) – Four members of the North Dakota men’s basketball team received honors from the Summit League, as announced by the conference office on Thursday. B.J. Omot, a preseason second team all-conference member, was named First Team All-Summit League. Tyree Ihenahco also earned all-league honors, placing on the second team. Eli
King was named to the all-defensive team and Amar Kuljuhovic the newcomer team.
Omot led the Fighting Hawks in points for the second straight season, bolstering his scoring average from 12 points per game to 16.8 (in all games—fifth in the SL). In Summit League games he scored 17 points per game, sixth in the SL. He set a new career high with 30 points in an 82-69 win at Kansas City this season. Additionally, he earned his first career Summit League Peak Performer of the Week award with 21 points and eight rebounds at Nebraska. He shot .413 from the floor and .700 from the foul line, also averaged 4.1 rebounds per game and led UND with 29 blocked shots.
Ihenacho was second to Omot in minutes per game with 33.2, and one of the top distributors in the conference with four per game; third best in the SL. He also finished with a 1.6/1 assist/turnover ratio, top ten in the conference. He set a new career high with 24 points against South Dakota this season and also tied his career high with eight assists in that game. He had his first UND double-double against Oral Roberts with 22 points and 11 rebounds. He also set a new career high with four blocked shots at Oral Roberts in February. For the year he averaged 14.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game (all games).
King was among the league leaders in steals all season, and finished second with 1.8 steals per game in conference play. His quick hands and nose for the ball set up numerous opportunities for UND on the fast break. In addition to his 49 steals, he averaged 7.1 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game. He set career highs with 18 points at Denver, nine rebounds at Cal State Fullerton, five assists at Pacific and six steals against Kansas City, which tied the program’s Division I record.
Kuljuhovic was the top rebounder in SL games this season, averaging 10.3 per game in conference. He finished with eight double-doubles this season, the first one coming against New Orleans in November with 15 points and ten rebounds and six coming against SL opponents—including both games against Denver and both games against North Dakota State. He averaged 8.8 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game (in all games). His season highs were 19 points against Denver, 17 rebounds at South Dakota, three assists in three separate games, three steals against New Orleans and at South Dakota State and two blocks against New Orleans and North Dakota State. He won Peak Performer of the Week in February after back-to-back double-doubles at South Dakota and against NDSU.
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NDSU WOMENS BASKETBALL-HONORS
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU) – Sophomore Elle Evans was named to the All-Summit League first team to headline the honors for North Dakota State, as the league announced its awards for the 2023-24 women’s basketball season on Thursday. Along with being named to the All-Summit League first team, Evans earned a spot on the league’s All-Defensive Team. Senior Heaven Hamling was voted to the All-Summit League second team, and Abby Krzewinski claimed a spot on the All-Freshman Team. Evans led The Summit League in three-point shooting (55 percent) and ranked third in field goal percentage (54 percent) this season. She finished No. 3 in conference play with 18.4 points per game, posting single-game highs of 33 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, three blocks and three steals. Evans ranks third in the nation in free throw percentage (93.7) and fourth in three-point percentage (45.6) for the season.
Hamling averaged 16.2 points in Summit League play, leading the Bison with 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game. She became the top scorer in NDSU’s Division I history this season, surpassing 1,600 career points. Hamling enters the Summit League Tournament tied for fourth on the school’s all-time career scoring list. Krzewinski has started each of the last 26 games, averaging 7.4 points and shooting 52 percent in league play. She scored in double figures four times in league games, including a season-high 16 points at Omaha on Feb. 10. The No. 2 seed Bison (19-10 overall, 13-3 Summit) will play No. 7 seed Denver in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in Sioux Falls.
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NDSU MENS BASKETBALL
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU) – The Summit League announced its awards for the 2023-24 men’s basketball season on Thursday afternoon, and three North Dakota State players were honored. Junior Andrew Morgan was named to the All-Summit League second team, senior Boden Skunberg earned All-Summit League honorable mention, and junior Jacari White was voted to the league’s All-Defensive Team. Morgan led the Bison and ranked eighth in the league in scoring with 15.6 points per game. He shot 61 percent in conference games, making him the only player in the league’s top eight for scoring who shot over 50 percent. Morgan posted single-game highs of 31 points and 14 rebounds, and he connected on just over 70 percent from the free throw line in league play.
Skunberg averaged 14.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in Summit League games, leading the Bison in minutes. He scored in double figures in all but two league contests and recorded two double-doubles. White was NDSU’s top defender, leading the Bison in steals and posting five games in league play with six or more rebounds. The No. 5 seed Bison will play No. 4 seed St. Thomas in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament on Sunday at 6 p.m. in Sioux Falls.
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WOLVES-PACERS
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards matched his season high with 44 points, made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:11 to go and came up with a spectacular block at the buzzer to give the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves a 113-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Edwards soared to reject a last-second layup by the Pacers’ Aaron Nesmith, hitting his head on the rim as time expired. He yelled, flexed his muscles and chest-bumped Rudy Gobert in celebration. Gobert added 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who played without All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns. Minnesota moved into the top spot in the Western Conference, one-half game ahead of Oklahoma City. Edwards was masterful in Minnesota’s second straight win, accounting for the team’s final eight points while making 18 of 35 from the field with three 3-pointers and six rebounds in a back-and-forth game that neither team led by more than five over the final 20 minutes. Pascal Siakam scored 24 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 23 points and 13 assists for the Pacers, who trailed by 17 points in the first half but led 104-103 on Siakam’s powerful dunk with 2 minutes left. Indiana has lost three of four and is eighth in the East. Even without Towns, Minnesota managed to hold the league’s highest-scoring team nearly 13 points below its average. The Timberwolves play at Cleveland tonight.
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WILD-COYOTES
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek broke a third-period tie with his 29th goal, Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves and the Minnesota Wild beat the Arizona Coyotes 5-2 on Thursday night. After Zach Bogosian pulled the Wild even at 2 two minutes into the third period, Ek beat goalie Karel Vejmelka with a wrist shot from the left circle at 7:16. Kirill Kaprizov had his 30th goal, Brock Faber and Connor Seward added empty-netters and Mats Zuccarello had three assists. Minnesota has won two straight after a three-game skid dropped it nine points out of the final Western Conference wild card. Fleury had his second victory in three weeks at 4,600-seat Mullett Arena and is 19-10-1 against the Coyotes. He is 6-2-0 with a 2.12 goals against average in 10 appearances since Jan. 13th. Vejmelka made 23 saves for the Coyotes. They have lost two in a row and 16 of 18. The Wild play at Colorado tonight.