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Bison charge past UI

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FARGO, N.D. – Ben Woodside scored 21 points and handed out seven assists Saturday as North Dakota State beat Idaho for the second time this season, 79-59.

NDSU beat the Vandals 91-76 in their season opener Nov. 13.

The Bison (6-3) are 5-1 all time versus Idaho (1-9).

Mike Nelson of the Bison scored 18 points. Brett Winkelman added 14 points and eight rebounds.

NDSU jumped out to a 16-5 advantage to start the game.

Idaho’s Keoni Watson scored six straight points, his only points of the game, to pull the Vandals within 20-16.

But NDSU stretched the lead to 15 points with 4:29 to play in the first half and settled for a 38-27 advantage at the break.

The Bison shot 50 percent from the field in the first half. Idaho shot 40 percent and turned the ball over eight times, resulting in 10 points.

The Vandals never made a serious charge in the second half. They got as close as seven points, but fell off the pace again, allowing the Bison to take a 72-51 lead on two Woodside free throws with 4:37 to play.

Darin Nagle, the only Vandal in double figures, scored 20 points.

NDSU outrebounded Idaho 40-25.

N.D. St. 79, Idaho 59

Idaho (1-9)—C.Johnson 0-1 1-2 1, Crowell 1-2 0-0 3, Nagle 6-15 4-5 20, Watson 3-4 0-0 6, Avworo 2-4 2-5 6, Webb 2-7 3-5 8, Jackson 0-3 0-0 0, M.Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Morris 3-7 0-0 8, Madsen 1-2 1-1 3, Nwoke 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 20-49 11-19 59.

North Dakota State (6-3)—Winkelman 5-11 4-4 15, Smith 4-9 0-0 8, Moormann 3-4 0-0 6, Woodside 6-12 9-9 21, Nelson 8-13 0-0 18, Lunde 0-1 0-2 0, Riley 2-4 0-0 4, Pennick 1-4 3-4 5, Vaughan 0-2 0-0 0, Sussenguth 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 30-61 16-19 79.

Halftime—North Dakota State 38, Idaho 27. 3-point goals—Idaho 8-23 (Nagle 4-10, Morris 2-5, Crowell 1-1, Webb 1-4, M.Johnson 0-1, C.Johnson 0-1, Avworo 0-1), North Dakota State 3-11 (Nelson 2-2, Winkelman 1-1, Lunde 0-1, Vaughan 0-1, Smith 0-1, Woodside 0-5). Fouled out—Avworo, Smith. Rebounds—Idaho 25 (Webb 5), North Dakota State 40 (Winkelman 8). Assists—Idaho 13 (Avworo 7), North Dakota State 17 (Woodside 7). Total fouls—Idaho 19, North Dakota State 19. A—3,143.