Eady, Cook lift North Dakota St. past W. Illinois 78-67
MACOMB, Ill. -- — Tyree Eady had 16 points to lead six North Dakota State players in double figures as the Bison defeated Western Illinois 78-67 on Sunday for a weekend sweep.
Jarius Cook added 14 points for the Bison (4-6, 2-0 Summit League). Grant Nelson chipped in 13, Maleeck Harden-Hayes scored 11 and Sam Griesel and Rocky Kreuser had 10 each. Harden-Hayes also had seven rebounds.
Tamell Pearson had 17 points for the Leathernecks (2-7, 0-2 Summit League). Will Carius and Rob Johnson Jr. added 14 points apiece.
The Bison improve defeated Western Illinois 68-50 on Saturday.
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TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Dakota State | 9-3 | - | 16-6 |
South Dakota | 11-4 | +0.5 | 14-10 |
North Dakota State | 11-5 | - | 14-11 |
Oral Roberts | 10-5 | 0.5 | 14-10 |
North Dakota | 8-8 | 3 | 9-17 |
UM Kansas City | 7-7 | 3 | 11-13 |
Western Illinois | 5-9 | 5 | 7-15 |
Omaha | 3-11 | 7 | 5-20 |
Denver | 1-13 | 9 | 2-19 |