N. Dakota St. No. 12 • (25-6)
Coach: Saul Phillips
Top scorer: Taylor Braun, 18.2
Top rebounder: Braun, 5.5; TrayVonn Wright, 5.2
Keys to victory: Like Oklahoma, the Bison have been offensive- minded. They average 76.4 points. But they don’t shoot anywhere near as many 3-pointers as the Sooners. In fact, they attempted 264 fewer 3s than OU. NDSU is a much older team than OU. The Bison start three seniors, and they hope that translates into poise in difficult situations today. The most difficult task facing the Bison is defending the Sooners’ 3-point shooters. They must try to make OU beat them inside the 3-point line.