Sunday,  February 3, 2013 • Vol. 13--No. 199 • 27 of 44 •  Other Editions

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• Wagner 57, McCook Central/Montrose 32
• Warner 55, Groton Area 23
• Webster 61, Leola/Frederick 16
• Wilmot 57, Langford 53
• Winner 40, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 29
Cornbelt Conference Tournament
Marion 50, Menno 33

North Dakota State rolls past South Dakota 65-46

• FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- TrayVonn Wright scored 17 points, Brett VandenBergh added a career-high 14 and North Dakota State cruised past longtime rival South Dakota 65-46 on Saturday night.
• Kory Brown chipped in 10 points for the Bison (18-5, 9-2), which stayed tied with Western Illinois and South Dakota State atop the Summit League standings. Marshall Bjorklund, whose 70.7 percent field-goal shooting percentage entering the game led the nation, was just 2 of 3 from the field but grabbed nine rebounds.
• Brandon Bos had 16 points and Trevor Gruis 14 for the Coyotes (8-15, 4-7), who had just eight assists and committed 14 turnovers.
• The Bison never trailed after the opening minutes, leading 24-15 at halftime and by as many as 23 in the second half. NDSU shot 51 percent from the floor.
• NDSU, which also won at South Dakota last month, now leads 89-76 in a series that dates to the 1922-23 season.

South Dakota State routs UMKC 88-57

• BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) -- Nate Wolters had 18 points, six assists and five rebounds to lead South Dakota State to its seventh straight victory in an 88-57 rout over UMKC on Saturday.
• Kansas City has lost four straight contests.
• Jordan Dykstra had 16 points and nine rebounds, Zach Horstman had 13 points and South Dakota State (18-6, 9-2 Summit) shot 47.4 percent from the field including 10 made 3-pointers and a 24 of 29 performance from the free-throw line. The Jackrabbits had 19 assists as a team.
• Off a Dykstra steal, Brayden Carlson sunk a fast-break lay-up to give the Jackrabbits a 26-6 lead with 8:14 remaining in the first half and South Dakota State never looked back. Carlson finished his night with 11 points and three assists.

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