On Tuesday March 10, 2009 Sioux Falls, S.D.- Ben Woodside led the NDSU Bison basketball team to victory by making a 17-foot jumper with only 3 seconds left to give North Dakota State a 66-64 win Tuesday night against Oakland University for the Summit League championship and also a berth in the NCAA tournament. NDSU trailed much of the game by 14 points in the first half and needed a rally in the final five minutes to earn an NCAA bid in its first year of Division I eligibility.Ben Woodside was not the only player that stepped up majorly for the Bison’s, Michael Tveidt's made a 3 point shot this was his fourth of the game which put the Bison ahead 64-62 with only 1:26 remaining on the clock and capped an eight-point run.
This was an indeed a very intense game, I was so into it as I watched and didn’t take my eyes off the television even for a second. Oakland tied the game with a power dunk by Keith Benson's with only 12 seconds left on the clock. After this I was really shocked that the Bison’s didn’t call a time out. In most situations like this, it’s usually a given that a timeout would be called. However rather than calling a time out, North Dakota State rushed down court very quickly, set up a screen for Woodside, who then smoothly sank a shot from the top of the key, this was so unbelievable I couldn’t contend myself I was screaming full of excitement.
There was a final attempt by Oakland’s Johnathon Jones with a long 3 point shot at the final horn which bounced out.Tveidt was the highest scoring of the game leading NDSU with 21 points. Woodside, who is the conference player of the year scored 60 in a game earlier this season, and added another 17 against Oakland.Other effective players were Erik Kangas and Will Hudson who each had 16 points, Jones added 15 and Keith Benson had 14 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. The last 5 minutes of the game was such a big game changer because Oakland surged ahead in the first half on 63 percent shooting. The Bison’s trailed all through the game and but still won at the end. The Golden Grizzlies cooled down to 32 percent in the second half.
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Oh wow, I remember watching this game. It was insane. NDSU did not call time out at the end there so that Oakland would not have a chance to deny Ben Woodside the ball. Saul Phillips wanted Woodside to take the final shot and fortunately he made it.
ReplyDeleteI was rather disappointed that NDSU was ranked as a 14 seed, I thought they were much better than that. They did put up a great effort up against Kansas and almost stole that game away from them if it wasn't for Kansas' run to end the game.
Great Post, i am from Fargo and am a huge Bison fan. NDSU played there hearts out and deserved to win. Getting into the NCAA tournament the first year of eligibility was a great step for not only the program, but for the school. Too bad they had to run into Kansas the first round, but they had their chances to win that game also. I am hoping that Woodside is drafted in the NBA, i think he has the ability to play at that level.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is awesome that North Dakota State University made it to the NCAA tournament. Just the fact that North Dakota State University beat out Oakland University for the Summit League championship, shows that North Dakota is going to be well suited for division I competition and that North Dakota State University will hopefully (keep them fingers crossed)start to be a major player in their conference. this is very impressive for the first season of division I eligibility.
ReplyDeleteHow does this relate to our public relations class? It was a very exciting game and was highly covered in this area of the country, but how is this a public relations piece? Who will benefit from this article? Will NDSU's basketball team receive more attention and have more talented individuals wanting to play for them? It is a great PR piece, but I would like you to discuss who will benefit from it and tie it to our class.
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