North Dakota State Bison @ Omaha Mavericks

86–78Final · Feb 5, 2020

NDSU 86 OMA 78 Final

	1	2	T
NDSU17-7	36	50	86
OMA12-12	36	42	78

· Line: NDSU -2.5 (O/U 144)

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The scoring timeline.

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Rocky Kreuser made Layup.
2–0
Tyson Ward made Layup.
4–0
Wanjang Tut made Layup.
4–2
Matt Pile made Layup. Assisted by JT Gibson.
4–4
Jared Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rocky Kreuser.
7–4
KJ Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JT Gibson.
7–7
Matt Pile made Layup.
7–9
Zach Thornhill made Jumper. Assisted by KJ Robinson.
7–11
Rocky Kreuser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vinnie Shahid.
10–11
KJ Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Pile.
10–14
Vinnie Shahid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rocky Kreuser.
13–14
Tyler Witz made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Hunter.
15–14
Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw.
16–14
Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw.
17–14
Ayo Akinwole made Jumper. Assisted by Zach Thornhill.
17–16
Marlon Ruffin made Jumper.
17–18
Marlon Ruffin made Free Throw.
17–19
Tyler Witz made Layup. Assisted by Vinnie Shahid.
19–19
JT Gibson made Layup.
19–21
Chris Quayle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Hunter.
22–21
Marlon Ruffin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wanjang Tut.
22–24
Zach Thornhill made Layup.
22–26
Vinnie Shahid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Witz.
25–26
Wanjang Tut made Layup.
25–28
Tyree Eady made Layup.
27–28
Matt Pile made Layup. Assisted by JT Gibson.
27–30
Tyson Ward made Layup.
29–30
Zach Thornhill made Jumper.
29–32
Tyson Ward made Free Throw.
30–32
Tyson Ward made Free Throw.
31–32
Tyson Ward made Layup.
33–32
JT Gibson made Free Throw.
33–33
Sam Griesel made Layup.
35–33
Sam Griesel made Free Throw.
36–33
KJ Robinson made Free Throw.
36–34
Marlon Ruffin made Layup.
36–36
Zach Thornhill made Jumper. Assisted by KJ Robinson.
36–38
Tyson Ward made Free Throw.
37–38
Tyson Ward made Free Throw.
38–38
Jared Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vinnie Shahid.
41–38
Tyson Ward made Layup. Assisted by Tyree Eady.
43–38
JT Gibson made Layup.
43–40
Tyson Ward made Layup.
45–40
Tyson Ward made Layup.
47–40
KJ Robinson made Free Throw.
47–41
KJ Robinson made Free Throw.
47–42
Tyson Ward made Layup.
49–42
Jared Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Hunter.
52–42
KJ Robinson made Three Point Jumper.
52–45
Marlon Ruffin made Layup.
52–47
Vinnie Shahid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Hunter.
55–47
Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw.
56–47
Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw.
57–47
Matt Pile made Free Throw.
57–48
Matt Pile made Free Throw.
57–49
Matt Pile made Dunk. Assisted by JT Gibson.
57–51
Matt Pile made Layup.
57–53
Matt Pile made Free Throw.
57–54
Jared Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyree Eady.
60–54
Ayo Akinwole made Jumper.
60–56
Rocky Kreuser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Quayle.
63–56
Vinnie Shahid made Three Point Jumper.
66–56
KJ Robinson made Free Throw.
66–57
Marlon Ruffin made Layup.
66–59
Tyson Ward made Layup.
68–59
KJ Robinson made Layup.
68–61
Vinnie Shahid made Layup.
70–61
Ayo Akinwole made Free Throw.
70–62
Ayo Akinwole made Free Throw.
70–63
Tyson Ward made Free Throw.
71–63
Vinnie Shahid made Layup.
73–63
Marlon Ruffin made Free Throw.
73–64
Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw.
74–64
Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw.
75–64
JT Gibson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KJ Robinson.
75–67
Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw.
76–67
Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw.
77–67
Tyson Ward made Free Throw.
78–67
KJ Robinson made Free Throw.
78–68
KJ Robinson made Free Throw.
78–69
Rocky Kreuser made Free Throw.
79–69
Rocky Kreuser made Free Throw.
80–69
Marlon Ruffin made Free Throw.
80–70
Marlon Ruffin made Free Throw.
80–71
Jared Samuelson made Free Throw.
81–71
Jared Samuelson made Free Throw.
82–71
Marlon Ruffin made Layup.
82–73
Cameron Hunter made Free Throw.
83–73
Cameron Hunter made Free Throw.
84–73
KJ Robinson made Three Point Jumper.
84–76
Matt Pile made Layup.
84–78
Jared Samuelson made Free Throw.
85–78
Jared Samuelson made Free Throw.
86–78

Play-by-play

P1 Tyson Ward missed Jumper.
P1 Wanjang Tut Block.
P1 Tyree Eady Offensive Rebound.
P1 Vinnie Shahid missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Rocky Kreuser Offensive Rebound.
P1 Rocky Kreuser made Layup. 2–0
P1 JT Gibson missed Jumper.
P1 Rocky Kreuser Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Wanjang Tut.
P1 Tyson Ward made Layup. 4–0
P1 Foul on Vinnie Shahid.
P1 Wanjang Tut made Layup. 4–2
P1 Tyson Ward missed Layup.
P1 Zach Thornhill Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Pile made Layup. Assisted by JT Gibson. 4–4
P1 Jared Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rocky Kreuser. 7–4
P1 JT Gibson missed Jumper.
P1 Rocky Kreuser Defensive Rebound.
P1 Vinnie Shahid Turnover.
P1 JT Gibson Steal.
P1 Zach Thornhill missed Jumper.
P1 Rocky Kreuser Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tyree Eady missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.
P1 KJ Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JT Gibson. 7–7
P1 Jared Samuelson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zach Thornhill Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Pile made Layup. 7–9
P1 Tyson Ward missed Layup.
P1 Wanjang Tut Block.
P1 Zach Thornhill Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zach Thornhill made Jumper. Assisted by KJ Robinson. 7–11
P1 Rocky Kreuser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vinnie Shahid. 10–11
P1 Foul on Rocky Kreuser.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 KJ Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Pile. 10–14
P1 Vinnie Shahid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rocky Kreuser. 13–14
P1 KJ Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Vinnie Shahid Defensive Rebound.
P1 Rocky Kreuser Turnover.
P1 Matt Pile missed Layup.
P1 Rocky Kreuser Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Rocky Kreuser.
P1 Rocky Kreuser Turnover.
P1 JT Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tyson Ward Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tyler Witz made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Hunter. 15–14
P1 KJ Robinson missed Jumper.
P1 Tyson Ward Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on JT Gibson.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw. 16–14
P1 Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw. 17–14
P1 Matt Pile missed Layup.
P1 Cameron Hunter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Vinnie Shahid Turnover.
P1 Matt Pile Steal.
P1 Ayo Akinwole missed Jumper.
P1 Sam Griesel Defensive Rebound.
P1 Cameron Hunter missed Layup.
P1 Cameron Hunter Offensive Rebound.
P1 Cameron Hunter Turnover.
P1 KJ Robinson Steal.
P1 Ayo Akinwole made Jumper. Assisted by Zach Thornhill. 17–16
P1 Foul on Zach Thornhill.
P1 Chris Quayle missed Free Throw.
P1 North Dakota State Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Chris Quayle missed Free Throw.
P1 Marlon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
P1 Wanjang Tut missed Jumper.
P1 Tyler Witz Defensive Rebound.
P1 North Dakota State Turnover.
P1 Marlon Ruffin made Jumper. 17–18
P1 Foul on Cameron Hunter.
P1 Marlon Ruffin made Free Throw. 17–19
P1 Tyler Witz made Layup. Assisted by Vinnie Shahid. 19–19
P1 JT Gibson made Layup. 19–21
P1 Cameron Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marlon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marlon Ruffin missed Layup.
P1 Tyler Witz Defensive Rebound.
P1 Chris Quayle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Hunter. 22–21
P1 Ayo Akinwole missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tyree Eady Defensive Rebound.
P1 Cameron Hunter missed Jumper.
P1 Wanjang Tut Defensive Rebound.
P1 JT Gibson missed Jumper.
P1 Cameron Hunter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Chris Quayle missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 JT Gibson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marlon Ruffin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wanjang Tut. 22–24
P1 Vinnie Shahid Turnover.
P1 Wanjang Tut Steal.
P1 Marlon Ruffin missed Layup.
P1 Zach Thornhill Offensive Rebound.
P1 Zach Thornhill made Layup. 22–26
P1 Vinnie Shahid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Witz. 25–26
P1 JT Gibson missed Jumper.
P1 Cameron Hunter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Vinnie Shahid missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zach Thornhill Defensive Rebound.
P1 Wanjang Tut made Layup. 25–28
P1 Tyree Eady made Layup. 27–28
P1 JT Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Omaha Offensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 KJ Robinson missed Jumper.
P1 Tyson Ward Defensive Rebound.
P1 Vinnie Shahid missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Omaha Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Jared Samuelson.
P1 Matt Pile made Layup. Assisted by JT Gibson. 27–30
P1 Tyson Ward made Layup. 29–30
P1 Zach Thornhill made Jumper. 29–32
P1 Tyree Eady missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tyson Ward Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Marlon Ruffin.
P1 Tyson Ward made Free Throw. 30–32
P1 Tyson Ward made Free Throw. 31–32
P1 Tyson Ward made Layup. 33–32
P1 Foul on Cameron Hunter.
P1 JT Gibson made Free Throw. 33–33
P1 JT Gibson missed Free Throw.
P1 Tyson Ward Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sam Griesel made Layup. 35–33
P1 Foul on Wanjang Tut.
P1 Sam Griesel made Free Throw. 36–33
P1 Foul on Jared Samuelson.
P1 KJ Robinson made Free Throw. 36–34
P1 KJ Robinson missed Free Throw.
P1 Tyson Ward Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tyson Ward Turnover.
P1 Marlon Ruffin Steal.
P1 Marlon Ruffin made Layup. 36–36
P2 Zach Thornhill made Jumper. Assisted by KJ Robinson. 36–38
P2 Foul on Zach Thornhill.
P2 Tyson Ward made Free Throw. 37–38
P2 Tyson Ward made Free Throw. 38–38
P2 Foul on Rocky Kreuser.
P2 Zach Thornhill missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Vinnie Shahid Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jared Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vinnie Shahid. 41–38
P2 JT Gibson missed Jumper.
P2 Rocky Kreuser Defensive Rebound.
P2 Vinnie Shahid missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 KJ Robinson Defensive Rebound.
P2 KJ Robinson missed Layup.
P2 Rocky Kreuser Defensive Rebound.
P2 Rocky Kreuser Block.
P2 Tyson Ward made Layup. Assisted by Tyree Eady. 43–38
P2 KJ Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Omaha Offensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Pile missed Layup.
P2 JT Gibson Offensive Rebound.
P2 JT Gibson made Layup. 43–40
P2 Vinnie Shahid missed Layup.
P2 Matt Pile Block.
P2 Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.
P2 JT Gibson missed Layup.
P2 Vinnie Shahid Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tyson Ward made Layup. 45–40
P2 JT Gibson missed Jumper.
P2 Rocky Kreuser Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tyson Ward missed Layup.
P2 Tyson Ward Offensive Rebound.
P2 Tyson Ward made Layup. 47–40
P2 Foul on Tyree Eady.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Rocky Kreuser.
P2 KJ Robinson made Free Throw. 47–41
P2 KJ Robinson made Free Throw. 47–42
P2 Tyson Ward made Layup. 49–42
P2 Foul on Matt Pile.
P2 Tyson Ward missed Free Throw.
P2 Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Pile missed Layup.
P2 Tyler Witz Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Wanjang Tut.
P2 Jared Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Hunter. 52–42
P2 KJ Robinson made Three Point Jumper. 52–45
P2 Tyson Ward Turnover.
P2 Ayo Akinwole Steal.
P2 Foul on Ayo Akinwole.
P2 Ayo Akinwole Turnover.
P2 Sam Griesel Turnover.
P2 Marlon Ruffin Steal.
P2 Marlon Ruffin made Layup. 52–47
P2 Sam Griesel Turnover.
P2 Matt Pile Turnover.
P2 Cameron Hunter Steal.
P2 Vinnie Shahid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Hunter. 55–47
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Technical Foul on Omaha.
P2 Omaha Turnover.
P2 Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw. 56–47
P2 Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw. 57–47
P2 Foul on Tyler Witz.
P2 Matt Pile made Free Throw. 57–48
P2 Matt Pile made Free Throw. 57–49
P2 Cameron Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ayo Akinwole Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Pile made Dunk. Assisted by JT Gibson. 57–51
P2 Tyler Witz Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Matt Pile made Layup. 57–53
P2 Foul on Tyler Witz.
P2 Matt Pile made Free Throw. 57–54
P2 Jared Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyree Eady. 60–54
P2 Ayo Akinwole made Jumper. 60–56
P2 Rocky Kreuser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Quayle. 63–56
P2 Foul on KJ Robinson.
P2 KJ Robinson Turnover.
P2 Vinnie Shahid made Three Point Jumper. 66–56
P2 Foul on Tyree Eady.
P2 Matt Pile Turnover.
P2 Vinnie Shahid Steal.
P2 Technical Foul on North Dakota State.
P2 KJ Robinson made Free Throw. 66–57
P2 Vinnie Shahid missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Chris Quayle Offensive Rebound.
P2 Rocky Kreuser missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zach Thornhill missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jared Samuelson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Rocky Kreuser Turnover.
P2 Marlon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Wanjang Tut Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ayo Akinwole missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 North Dakota State Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Vinnie Shahid missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marlon Ruffin made Layup. 66–59
P2 Tyson Ward made Layup. 68–59
P2 Matt Pile missed Layup.
P2 Tyree Eady Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jared Samuelson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 JT Gibson Defensive Rebound.
P2 KJ Robinson made Layup. 68–61
P2 Vinnie Shahid made Layup. 70–61
P2 Foul on Tyson Ward.
P2 Ayo Akinwole made Free Throw. 70–62
P2 Ayo Akinwole made Free Throw. 70–63
P2 Foul on Marlon Ruffin.
P2 Tyson Ward made Free Throw. 71–63
P2 Tyson Ward missed Free Throw.
P2 Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.
P2 JT Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tyson Ward Defensive Rebound.
P2 Vinnie Shahid made Layup. 73–63
P2 KJ Robinson missed Layup.
P2 Jared Samuelson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Vinnie Shahid missed Jumper.
P2 Ayo Akinwole Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Tyree Eady.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Marlon Ruffin missed Free Throw.
P2 Omaha Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Marlon Ruffin made Free Throw. 73–64
P2 Foul on Ayo Akinwole.
P2 Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw. 74–64
P2 Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw. 75–64
P2 JT Gibson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KJ Robinson. 75–67
P2 Omaha Timeout
P2 Foul on Matt Pile.
P2 Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw. 76–67
P2 Vinnie Shahid made Free Throw. 77–67
P2 JT Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jared Samuelson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Matt Pile.
P2 Tyson Ward missed Free Throw.
P2 North Dakota State Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Tyson Ward made Free Throw. 78–67
P2 Foul on Jared Samuelson.
P2 KJ Robinson made Free Throw. 78–68
P2 KJ Robinson made Free Throw. 78–69
P2 Foul on Ayo Akinwole.
P2 Rocky Kreuser made Free Throw. 79–69
P2 Rocky Kreuser made Free Throw. 80–69
P2 Foul on Rocky Kreuser.
P2 Marlon Ruffin made Free Throw. 80–70
P2 Marlon Ruffin made Free Throw. 80–71
P2 Foul on Marlon Ruffin.
P2 Jared Samuelson made Free Throw. 81–71
P2 Jared Samuelson made Free Throw. 82–71
P2 KJ Robinson Turnover.
P2 Cameron Hunter Steal.
P2 Sam Griesel Turnover.
P2 Marlon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Marlon Ruffin Offensive Rebound.
P2 Marlon Ruffin made Layup. 82–73
P2 Foul on Marlon Ruffin.
P2 Cameron Hunter made Free Throw. 83–73
P2 Cameron Hunter made Free Throw. 84–73
P2 KJ Robinson made Three Point Jumper. 84–76
P2 Tyson Ward Turnover.
P2 Matt Pile made Layup. 84–78
P2 North Dakota State Timeout
P2 Foul on Ayo Akinwole.
P2 Jared Samuelson made Free Throw. 85–78
P2 Jared Samuelson made Free Throw. 86–78
P2 JT Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tyson Ward Defensive Rebound.

Box score

NDSU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Rocky KreuserF	16	10	3-4	2-3	2-2	8	2	3	0	1	1	7	5
Vinnie ShahidG	37	24	6-14	4-10	8-8	3	3	3	1	0	0	3	1
Tyree EadyG	28	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	3
Tyson WardG	29	22	8-12	0-0	6-9	9	0	3	0	0	2	7	1
Jared SamuelsonG	27	16	4-6	4-6	4-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Tyler WitzF	15	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	2
Sam GrieselG	19	3	1-1	0-0	1-1	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
Chris QuayleG	11	3	1-2	1-2	0-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Cameron HunterG	18	2	0-4	0-2	2-2	4	4	1	2	0	1	3	2
Noah ChristensenF
Odell WilsonF
Maleeck Harden-HayesG
Jarius CookG
Jaxon KnotekG

OMA

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Wanjang TutF	20	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	3
Matt PileF	32	15	6-11	0-0	3-3	6	1	2	1	1	0	6	3
Zach ThornhillG	24	8	4-7	0-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	1	4	2
KJ RobinsonG	34	20	5-11	4-6	6-7	1	3	2	1	0	0	1	1
JT GibsonG	35	8	3-15	1-6	1-2	3	4	0	1	0	1	2	1
Marlon RuffinG	28	17	6-10	1-3	4-5	3	0	0	2	0	1	2	4
Ayo AkinwoleG	27	6	2-5	0-2	2-2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	4
Darrius HughesF
Nathan BrusseauC
Grant FrickensteinG
La'Mel RobinsonG
Kyle LuedtkeG
Marco SmithG
Hayden MillerG

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