-- This game constitutes the second round of the 2K Classic, which continues Thursday in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Iowa opened with a 90-56 victory over Hampton on Friday. Aaron White collected 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the victory despite playing only 21 minutes.
-- North Dakota State lost the top three scorers off a team that went 26-7 and defeated Oklahoma in the first round of the NCAA tournament. It does return Lawrence Alexander, a former Peoria Manual star who averaged 11.1 points per game and had 28 points in that upset of the Sooners. The Bison also have a new head coach with assistant David Richman stepping up to replace Saul Phillips, who departed to become the head coach at Ohio University.
-- North Dakota State lost to No. 10-ranked Texas 85-50 in the 2K Classic on Friday. Alexander scored 16 points but the Bison shot just 27.4 percent from the field and were outrebounded 51-32. Freshman A.J. Jacobson was 0 for 11 from the field in his college debut.
-- North Dakota State lost the top three scorers off a team that went 26-7 and defeated Oklahoma in the first round of the NCAA tournament. It does return Lawrence Alexander, a former Peoria Manual star who averaged 11.1 points per game and had 28 points in that upset of the Sooners. The Bison also have a new head coach with assistant David Richman stepping up to replace Saul Phillips, who departed to become the head coach at Ohio University.
-- North Dakota State lost to No. 10-ranked Texas 85-50 in the 2K Classic on Friday. Alexander scored 16 points but the Bison shot just 27.4 percent from the field and were outrebounded 51-32. Freshman A.J. Jacobson was 0 for 11 from the field in his college debut.
