Griesel carries North Dakota St. past W. Illinois 76-73
Sam Griesel had a season-high 20 points as North Dakota State narrowly defeated Western Illinois 76-73 in the semifinals of the Summit League Conference Tourney on Monday night.
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2019 Schedule
10-21, 8th in Summit
- 11/6L 78-67
- 11/10NPW 84-56
- 11/14DOMW 95-56
- 11/17L 68-66
- 11/21L 92-90
- 11/24L 73-49
- 11/28W 83-58
- 12/1W 70-63
- 12/5L 68-64
- 12/8L 74-67
- 12/15L 82-68
- 12/17L 91-76
- 12/20W 81-52
- 12/28L 100-58
- 12/30W 78-60
- 1/5L 82-63
- 1/10L 85-69
- 1/12L 71-65
- 1/17L 80-71
- 1/19W 87-58
- 1/26W 65-59
- 1/31PPD
- 2/1L 74-73
- 2/2L 78-76
- 2/7L 79-64
- 2/16L 80-67
- 2/20L 77-63
- 2/23W 75-66
- 2/28L 74-46
- 3/2L 86-66
- 3/9W 79-76
- 3/11L 76-73
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Montague hits clutch FTs, W. Illinois topples S. Dakota St.
Keshon Montague made his only points on the night as he calmly sank two free throws in the waning seconds to assure Western Illinois' upset of South Dakota State 79-76 in the opening round of the Summit League tournament on Saturday.
Gilbeck's dunk helps Western Illinois' to upset of South Dakota State (0:24)
Flatten carries S. Dakota St. past W. Illinois 86-66
Skyler Flatten had 31 points as South Dakota State easily beat Western Illinois 86-66 on Saturday.
Nzekwesi scores 20 to carry Denver over W. Illinois 74-46
David Nzekwesi had 20 points as Denver snapped its seven-game losing streak, easily defeating Western Illinois 74-46 on Thursday night.
Webster, Young lift W. Illinois past Oral Roberts 75-66
Kobe Webster had 13 points to lead five Western Illinois players in double figures as the Leathernecks defeated Oral Roberts 75-66 on Saturday night. Zion Young added 12 points for the Leathernecks. Jordan Hughes chipped in 10, Isaac Johnson scored 10...
Jackson scores 21 to lift Omaha over W. Illinois 77-63
Zach Jackson had 21 points as Omaha topped Western Illinois 77-63 on Wednesday night.
Burch-Manning carries South Dakota past W. Illinois 80-67
Trey Burch-Manning had 20 points as South Dakota beat Western Illinois 80-67 on Saturday.
Godfrey perfect for Mastodons who withstand triple-double
Jarred Godfrey scored 17 points on a perfect shooting night and Purdue Fort Wayne defeated Western Illinois 79-64 on Thursday despite Brandon Gilbeck's triple-double that featured 10 blocks.
Geu with 22 leads North Dakota St. past W. Illinois 78-76
Deng Geu scored 22 points off the bench and North Dakota State edged Western Illinois 78-76 on Saturday night.
Stewart's free throws win it for North Dakota
Marlon Stewart made two free throws with 1.6 seconds left to lift North Dakota to a 74-73 victory over Western Illinois on Friday.
Pyle leads Western Illinois to 65-59 win over South Dakota
Ben Pyle scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Western Illinois to a 65-59 win over South Dakota on Saturday afternoon.
Duff scores 30; Western Illinois beats Purdue Fort Wayne
C.J. Duff hit eight 3-pointers and scored 30 points -both career highs -- and Kobe Webster added 16 points and seven assists to help Western Illinois beat Purdue Fort Wayne 87-58 Saturday night.
Omaha takes down W. Illinois behind 22 pts from Jackson
Zach Jackson scored 22 points and KJ Robinson scored 18 and Omaha won its third straight in beating Western Illinois 80-71 on Thursday night.
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Swanigan's double-double powers Purdue (0:48)
Purdue's Haas dunks after nice passing sequence (0:21)
A week for The Little Guys
William & Mary took down NC State, Alabama State defeated Virginia Tech, Western Illinois knocked off Wisconsin, North Florida beat Illinois, Sacramento State took care of Arizona State and Monmouth upset UCLA. Did the underdogs claim the biggest story of the week? Five up, five down (Insider)
One Big Thought: Welcome back, college basketball
We haven't even reached the ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon, but the season is well underway, including big upsets of Wisconsin and Georgetown.
Wisconsin falls to Western Illinois in opener (0:45)
Western Illinois coach Molinari steps down
Jim Molinari has resigned as Western Illinois' basketball coach.
College basketball: State of the state
Illinois college basketball has seen some dark years in the last decade.The state didn’t place a single team in the NCAA tournament in three of the last six seasons.
2013-14 Preview: Western Illinois Leathernecks
Corey Schmidt previews the 2013-14 season for Western Illinois. Replacing two all-league performers will be tough, but the Leathernecks have reloaded.
Blue Ribbon: Western Illinois Leathernecks
Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2012-13 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.
2018-19 Summit Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Omaha | 13-3 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 9-7 | 5 | 18-15 |
| North Dakota State | 9-7 | 5 | 19-16 |
| South Dakota | 7-9 | 7 | 13-17 |
| Oral Roberts | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| North Dakota | 6-10 | 8 | 12-18 |
| Western Illinois | 4-12 | 10 | 10-21 |
| Denver | 3-13 | 11 | 8-22 |
Top Performers 2018-19
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Team Stats
Points Per Game70.9
Rebounds Per Game35.5
Assists Per Game10.3
Points Allowed73.3230th
2019 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaeden King | C | Committed | - |
| Kyle Arrington | C | Committed | - |
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-0 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 0 |