Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Divisional Round
The North Dakota Fighting Hawks (7-14, 1-7 Summit) will be trying to snap their seven-game road losing streak when they face the Western Illinois Leathernecks (11-8, 4-4 Summit) on Monday night. The Fighting Hawks are coming off an 84-72 loss to Oral Roberts as 13.5-point underdogs. The Leathernecks are coming off a 60-56 win over St. Thomas (MN) as 1.5-point favorites.
North Dakota and Western Illinois split their last 10 meetings.
The Fighting Hawks followed up their win over Kansas City with a loss to the Golden Eagles in their last game. They will try to bounce back from the loss with a win over the Leathernecks, which will give them their second win in their last three games.
North Dakota is averaging 65.6 points per game. They scored 72 points in their last game, making 38.8 percent of their field goals and 28.9 percent of their three-pointers.
B.J. Omot led the Fighting Hawks with 20 points, five rebounds, and three assists. Tsotne Tsartsidze finished with 15 points and eight rebounds, while Brady Danielson added 12 points and six rebounds.
North Dakota has struggled defensively, giving up 72.5 points per game. They gave up 84 points in their last game and will need a better performance if they want to win this game.