BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum’s last day in office is Saturday, Dec. 14. He gave a final interview as governor with Political Reporter Justin Gick.

Watch the full interview above.

Governor Burgum will not be stepping out of the spotlight when he leaves office on Saturday. He said he is preparing to visit Capitol Hill and meet with senators ahead of his confirmation hearing in January.

Governor-elect Kelly Armstrong will take office on Sunday, Dec. 15. The swearing-in ceremony is on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

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Associated Press

North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks (4-6) at UTSA Roadrunners (3-5)

San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Roadrunners -6.5; over/under is 152.5

BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota takes on UTSA after Treysen Eaglestaff scored 20 points in North Dakota’s 80-57 loss to the Utah Valley Wolverines.

The Roadrunners have gone 2-1 at home. UTSA is 1-4 against opponents over .500.

The Fightin’ Hawks are 1-4 on the road. North Dakota gives up 75.2 points to opponents and has been outscored by 5.4 points per game.

UTSA is shooting 39.9% from the field this season, 7.1 percentage points lower than the 47.0% North Dakota allows to opponents. North Dakota averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 fewer makes per game than UTSA gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Amir “Primo” Spears is scoring 23.1 points per game with 1.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Roadrunners.

Eaglestaff averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Fightin’ Hawks, scoring 18.5 points while shooting 36.2% from beyond the arc.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Drake women’s basketball team defeated North Dakota 82-63 on Thursday at the Knapp Center.

Ava Hawthorne scored 18 points to lead the Bulldogs (4-5). Hawthorne made 8-of-11 shots, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, while coming within a point of her career high.

She also had a career-best four steals while adding two rebounds and two assists in helping Drake to its second straight victory after a five-game losing streak.

Katie Dinnebier knocked down 5-of-8 3-point shots in scoring 16 points and handed out 13 assists, matching her high for the season and falling one short of her career best. The Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Player of the Year also had a season-high four steals.

Courtney Becker had 12 points and 13 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. Anna Miller contributed 14 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks.

“It’s great to be at home,” Drake coach Allison Pohlman said. “We continued to get layups and started to finish those layups, which is a key to beating good teams. We were able to get some threes in transition, got some paint touches, just lighting the nets on fire. That gives you an edge in confidence. We’ve got to be able to maintain energy and consistency … make moves forward and keep getting better.”

Drake will return to action on Monday in an 11 a.m. game against USC Upstate at the Knapp Center

The Drake sports information department contributed this report.