Half-time report
St. Thomas and N. Dak. State rose to the occasion, but its offenses did not. After one quarter, neither team has the game in the bag, but St. Thomas leads 41-39 over N. Dak. State.
If St. Thomas continues to play like this, they will increase their record to 11-5 in no time. On the other hand, N. Dak. State will have to settle for an 11-5 record unless it changes the situation (and quickly).
Who’s playing
St. Thomas Tommies @ N. Roof. State Bison
Current records: St. Thomas 10-5, N. Dak. State 11-4
How to watch
What you need to know
St. Thomas prepares for its first Summit League game of the season on Thursday. They and N. Dak. State Bison will face off at 8 p.m. ET at the Scheels Center. The Tommies strut with some offensive power as they have averaged 85.1 points per game this season.
St. Thomas likely heads into the game with a chip on its shoulder considering UC Riverside just ended the team’s six-game winning streak on Sunday. They narrowly fell to the Highlanders by a score of 81-79.
St. Thomas struggled to get the ball on offense and finished the game with just three offensive rebounds. This is the fewest offensive rebounds they have recorded since February 2024.
Meanwhile, N. Dak. State entered their game last Monday with seven straight wins…but they came away with eight. They topped the Roadrunners 94-60. The Bison have made a habit of sweeping opponents off the field, having won five games by 20 points or more this season.
St. Thomas’ loss dropped their record to 10-5. As for N. Dak. State, they have performed incredibly well recently as they have won nine of their last ten games, which has given a nice improvement to their 11-4 record this season.
A high-performance offense is likely on the agenda, as both teams are among the highest-scoring teams in the league. St. Thomas has had no problem running up the score this season, averaging 85.1 points per game. However, it’s not like N. Dak. The state is struggling in this department, with an average of 80.7. With both teams so easily able to rack up points, the only question that remains is who can run up the score.
St. Thomas defeated N. Dak. State 68-58 in their previous meeting in March 2024. Does St. Thomas have another win up its sleeve, or does N. Dak. Is the State reversing the situation? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
Odds
N.Dak. State is a slight 2.5-point favorite against St. Thomas, according to the latest college basketball odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of ​​the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bison as a 3-point favorite.
The over/under is 153 points.
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History of the series
N.Dak. State has won 4 of its last 7 games against St. Thomas.
- March 10, 2024 – St. Thomas 68 vs. N. Dak. State 58
- February 22, 2024 – N. Dak. State 64 vs. St. Thomas 50
- January 25, 2024 – St. Thomas 79 vs. N. Dak. State 66
- February 23, 2023 – N. Dak. State 73 vs. St. Thomas 64
- December 21, 2022 – St. Thomas 78 vs. N. Dak. State 68
- February 12, 2022 – N. Dak. State 75 vs. St. Thomas 64
- January 25, 2022 – N. Dak. State 77 vs. St. Thomas 56
