South Dakota visits North Dakota State following Morgan's 24-point outing

Published Jan. 7, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

South Dakota Coyotes (8-8, 3-1 Summit) at North Dakota State Bison (5-11, 2-2 Summit)

Fargo, North Dakota; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: North Dakota State -3.5; over/under is 141

BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota State hosts the South Dakota Coyotes after Andrew Morgan scored 24 points in North Dakota State's 65-59 win against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.

The Bison are 3-2 in home games. North Dakota State has a 3-6 record against opponents above .500.

The Coyotes are 3-1 in Summit play. South Dakota has a 4-6 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Bison and Coyotes face off Saturday for the first time in Summit play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Grant Nelson is averaging 16.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Bison. Boden Skunberg is averaging 12.1 points over the last 10 games for North Dakota State.

A.J. Plitzuweit averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Coyotes, scoring 12.1 points while shooting 50.9% from beyond the arc. Kruz Perrott-Hunt is shooting 39.0% and averaging 12.5 points over the past 10 games for South Dakota.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 4-6, averaging 70.1 points, 31.6 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 4.7 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.8 points per game.

Coyotes: 5-5, averaging 71.9 points, 31.3 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 4.6 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.