Western Illinois hosts Omot and North Dakota

Published Jan. 23, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET
Associated Press

North Dakota Fightin' Hawks (7-14, 1-7 Summit) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (11-8, 4-4 Summit)

Macomb, Illinois; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Western Illinois -6.5; over/under is 139.5

BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota faces the Western Illinois Leathernecks after B.J. Omot scored 20 points in North Dakota's 84-72 loss to the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.

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The Leathernecks are 7-2 on their home court. Western Illinois is third in the Summit with 33.9 points per game in the paint led by Quinlan Bennett averaging 10.0.

The Fightin' Hawks are 1-7 against Summit opponents. North Dakota is 3-4 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 12.0 turnovers per game.

The Leathernecks and Fightin' Hawks match up Monday for the first time in Summit play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trenton Massner is averaging 16.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.7 steals for the Leathernecks. Alec Rosner is averaging 14.7 points over the past 10 games for Western Illinois.

Omot is scoring 11.6 points per game with 3.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists for the Fightin' Hawks. Matt Norman is averaging 9.0 points and 2.3 rebounds while shooting 43.6% over the past 10 games for North Dakota.

LAST 10 GAMES: Leathernecks: 6-4, averaging 71.2 points, 32.1 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 6.4 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.3 points per game.

Fightin' Hawks: 2-8, averaging 69.0 points, 32.4 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 4.7 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.7 points.

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

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