North Dakota Fighting Hawks
North Dakota rides Crandall, Hooker to 3rd straight win (Jan 26, 2017)
North Dakota Fighting Hawks

North Dakota rides Crandall, Hooker to 3rd straight win (Jan 26, 2017)

Published Jan. 26, 2017 11:04 p.m. ET

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) Geno Crandall scored a career-high 31 points, Quinton Hooker drilled the game-winning jumper with 1.1 seconds left, and North Dakota came back to beat Southern Utah 91-89 on Thursday night.

Southern Utah led 41-32 at the half, but the Fighting Hawks battled back to tie it at 53 on a Crandall dunk with 13:49 left. The teams traded runs to the finish, when two Hooker free throws gave North Dakota an 89-87 lead with 32 seconds left.

After a timeout, Drick Bernstine fouled Southern Utah's Christian Musoko, who promptly hit both at the line to even the score and set up Hooker's final dagger to win it. The Thunderbirds had a final possession, but Crandall stole the ball from Jacob Calloway.

Hooker finished with 23 points for North Dakota (12-7, 7-2 Big Sky), which has won three straight and 7 of 8.

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Randy Onwuasor scored 26 and James McGee added 20 for Southern Utah (4-17, 2-6).

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