Denver Pioneers vs North Dakota State Bison

College Basketball

Denver

11-14

78-71

Final

N Dakota St

19-6

Scheels Center

Lead tracker

DEN leadsBiggest lead DEN 11, NDSU 3

NDSU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
DEN	40	38	78
NDSU	34	37	71

Who won: Denver 78-71

The Denver Pioneers beat the North Dakota State Bison 78-71 on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at Scheels Center. Carson Johnson led the Denver in points (20). Markhi Strickland led the N Dakota St in points (19).

DEN

NDSU

Player of the game

Zane Nelson

DEN · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL

8.4

Players	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	GmSc
Treyson AndersonF5.5	18	5	2-6	0-3	1-2	6	0	1	0	0	3	3	1	2.8
Trevian CarsonG5.6	35	7	2-7	1-1	2-2	4	1	1	1	0	1	3	4	3.6
Andy StefonowiczG5.9	35	6	2-8	0-3	2-2	2	5	2	2	0	0	2	0	5.3
Damari Wheeler-ThomasG5.2	24	9	3-10	1-5	2-3	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	3	1.8
Markhi StricklandG7.6	33	19	9-16	0-0	1-3	6	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	14.5
Bench
Noah FeddersenC6.3	22	13	3-8	0-2	7-9	6	0	3	0	0	3	3	2	7
Riley MasseyG	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Emil SkyttG	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1.6
Tay SmithG6.4	26	12	4-7	4-6	0-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	7.5