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North Dakota hands Weber State first Big Sky loss (Jan 19, 2017)
North Dakota Fighting Hawks

North Dakota hands Weber State first Big Sky loss (Jan 19, 2017)

Published Jan. 19, 2017 11:04 p.m. ET

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) Geno Crandall scored a career-high 31 points and North Dakota handed Weber State its first Big Sky Conference loss 83-77 on Thursday night.

Quinton Hooker added 22 points for the Fighting Hawks (10-7, 5-2), who shot 78 percent (18 of 23) in the second half and were 8 of 8 from the free-throw line in the final minute to snap the Wildcats' seven-game winning streak. North Dakota has won five of its last six games.

Jeremy Senglin led Weber State (9-6, 4-1) with 24 points, including six 3-pointers.

Weber State led 40-35 at halftime and led by as many as nine before North Dakota took its first lead of the second half, 56-55, with 11 minutes remaining. Crandall had two baskets and Hooker one in a 6-0 run to lead 75-70 with a minute left with the Hawks making eight free throws without a miss from there.

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