Recap: North Dakota vs. Southern Utah
Missoula, MT (Sports Network) - Third-seeded North Dakota earned a 69-52 win over sixth-seeded Southern Utah in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament at Dahlberg Arena to advance to the semifinals to face second-seeded Weber State on Friday.
UND (16-15) has won four in a row after beating SUU for the second time in less than a week. Troy Huff scored 15 points with seven rebounds and four steals, while Mitch Wilmer recorded a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds to go with four blocks. Aaron Anderson scored 14 points, and Josh Schuler and Lenny Antwi added 10 points each.
The Thunderbirds (11-20, 8-12) season has come to a close after losing five in a row to end the year. Jackson Stevenett was the only SUU player to score in double figures, tallying 15 points but shooting just 5-of-18 from the field in the process.
UND led 28-25 at halftime after holding SUU to 32.5 percent shooting from the field in the first half.
In the second half, UND shot 65.2 percent from the floor and went 7-of-11 from beyond the arc while holding the Thunderbirds to just 25.0 percent shooting from the floor.
UND won the rebounding battle, 42-35.
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