North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks (11-10, 3-3 Summit League) at Saint Thomas Tommies (14-7, 4-2 Summit League)Saint Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 8 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: St. Thomas takes on the North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks after Parker Bjorklund scored 32 points in St. Thomas’ 79-66 win over the North Dakota State Bison. St. Thomas is the leader in the Summit League in team defense, giving up 63.2 points while holding opponents to 43.1% shooting. North Dakota is seventh in the Summit League with 11.6 assists per game led by Eli King averaging 2.3. St. Thomas is shooting 46.2% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points higher than the 44.9% North Dakota allows to opponents. North Dakota has shot at a 43.4% rate from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 43.1% shooting opponents of St. Thomas have averaged.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 27, 2024 15:02 UTC