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• In the other semifinal, the South Dakota Coyotes upset higher ranked IUPUI 82-72. Nicole Seekamp scored a team-leading 27 points in the effort as South Dakota shot nearly 77 percent from the field in the second half.
• Game time is 2:30 p.m. CDT.
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Corps to test Missouri River dam with more water
• OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Officials are planning to temporarily boost how much water flows into the lower Missouri River to test the concrete spillway below the Gavins Point dam on the South Dakota-Nebraska border.
• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning the test on Tuesday. Residents downstream of the dam will likely notice a surge in water levels for a couple days afterward.
• The amount of water flowing into the river will increase from the current 14,000 cubic feet per second to as much as 40,000 cubic feet per second for short periods of time.
• That will send river levels more than 4 feet higher in Yankton, S.D., on Tuesday. Smaller increases are expected later as the water moves downstream. For example, the river will likely rise 2.6 feet at Omaha on Friday.
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North Dakota State beats Western Illinois 55-43
DIRK LAMMERS,Associated Press
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- TrayVonn Wright led North Dakota State with 19 points and the Bison survived a hard-fought defensive battle to beat Western Illinois 55-43 Monday night in the semifinals of the Summit League tournament.
• North Dakota State (24-8), the tournament's third seed, will face top seed and defending champion South Dakota State in the finals Tuesday night.
• Wright, who also pulled down seven rebounds, was 5 of 8 from beyond the 3-point arc.
• "I just felt it tonight," he said.
• Adam Link led Western Illinois (22-8) with 12 points and eight rebounds.
• Leathernecks point guard Ceola Clark, who scored nine points, went down with a knee injury driving to the basket with 9:20 left in the game and had to be carried off the court. He later returned to the bench on crutches.
• "We're just praying for Ceola, and hopefully it's not as bad as it appears," Western Illinois coach Jim Molinari said.
• The injury initially fired up the Leathernecks and they began closing the gap, but (Continued on page 15)
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