North Dakota

Scoreboard for Friday, March 1

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Results/schedules
Thursday, Feb. 29

Summit League

St. Thomas 88, Omaha 61

South Dakota 88, North Dakota State 68

South Dakota State 72, North Dakota 62

Kansas City 84, Denver 69

Saturday, March 2

Summit League

South Dakota at North Dakota, 1 p.m.

South Dakota State at North Dakota State, 1 p.m.

Denver at St. Thomas, 7 p.m.

Kansas City at Oral Roberts, 7 p.m.

NSIC Tournament

Wednesday, Feb. 28

First round

At high seed

No. 8 Sioux Falls 68, No. 9 Bemidji 66

No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State 74, No. 12 St. Cloud State 63

No. 6 Winona State 95, No. 11 Northern State 65

No. 7 Augustana 75, No. 10 Wayne State 62

Quarterfinals

At Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Saturday, March 2

5) No. 8 Sioux Falls vs. No. 1 Minnesota State Mankato, 11 a.m.

6) No. 7 Augustana vs. No. 2 Minnesota Duluth, 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 3

7) No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State vs. No. 4 Minot State, 11 a.m.

8) No. 6 Winona State vs. No. 3 Minnesota State Moorhead, 1:30 p.m.

Semifinals

At Sanford Pentagon

Monday, March 4

9) Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 11 a.m.

10) Game 8 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 1:30 p.m.

Championship

At Sanford Pentagon

Tuesday, March 5

11) Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 4 p.m.

Results/schedules
Thursday, Feb. 29

Summit League

Denver 74, Kansas City 60

Omaha 79, St. Thomas 62

South Dakota State 103, North Dakota 47

North Dakota State 63, South Dakota 54

Saturday, March 2

Summit League

North Dakota State at South Dakota State, 2 p.m.

North Dakota at South Dakota, 2 p.m.

Oral Roberts at Kansas City, 2 p.m.

St. Thomas at Denver, 4 p.m.

NSIC Tournament

Wednesday, Feb. 28

First round

At high seed

No. 8 Minnesota State Moorhead 72, No. 9 Winona State 67

No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State 93, No. 12 Augustana 85

No. 6 Minnesota Duluth 73, No. 11 Sioux Falls 69

No. 7 St. Cloud State 78, No. 10 Minot State 61

Quarterfinals

At Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Saturday, March 2

5) No. 8 Minnesota State Moorhead vs. No. 1 Minnesota State Mankato, 4:30 p.m.

6) No. 7 St. Cloud State vs. No. 2 UMary, 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 3

7) No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State vs. No. 4 Northern State, 4:30 p.m.

8) No. 6 Minnesota Duluth vs. No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul, 7 p.m.

Semifinals

At Sanford Pentagon

Monday, March 4

9) Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 4:30 p.m.

10) Game 8 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m.

Championship

At Sanford Pentagon

Tuesday, March 5

11) Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m.

NCAA Division III Tournament

Friday, March 1

First round

At Wartburg, Waverly, Iowa

Illinois Wesleyan 75, Concordia 62

Wartburg 72, Wisconsin Lutheran 65

Saturday, March 2

Second round

At Wartburg, Waverly, Iowa

Illinois Wesleyan vs. Wartburg, 7:30 p.m.

Polls

North Dakota Class AA – Feb. 23 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Minot (12) 20-1 67
2. Fargo Davies (2) 17-4 51
3. Bismarck 16-5 50
T4. Bismarck Century 16-5 20
T4. Fargo North 14-7 14
Received votes: West Fargo Sheyenne (15-6)

North Dakota Class A – Feb. 25 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Kindred (16) 20-0 80
2. Grafton 17-3 56
3. Four Winds-Minnewaukan 16-4 46
4. Devils Lake 18-2 42
5. Beulah 17-3 8
Received votes: Des Lacs-Burlington (18-3); Stanley (16-4); Wahpeton (14-6)

North Dakota Class B – Feb. 25 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. North Star (10) 19-1 145
2. Glen Ullin-Hebron (4) 19-1 133
3. Minot Bishop Ryan (2) 18-2 126
4. Bowman County 18-1 117
5. Westhope-Newburg 19-1 113
6. Wilton-Wing 18-2 72
7. Edgeley-KM 17-3 55
8. Hankinson 16-3 46
9. Linton-HMB 17-3 29
10. Sargent County 15-5 22
Received votes: Williston Trinity (16-3); Cavalier (16-4); Alexander (15-3); Our Redeemer’s (14-6)

Results/schedules
Wednesday, Feb. 28

North Dakota

Grafton 71, Hillsboro/CV 43

Four Winds-Minnewaukan 68, Thompson 52

Division B District 1

Barnes County North 59, Oakes 58 (OT)

Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 60, Tri-State 58 (OT)

Hankinson 52, Sargent County 43

Division B District 3

North Border 65, Cavalier 52

North Star 70, Midway-Minto 54

Division B District 4

Warwick 57, Griggs-Midkota 55 (OT)

New Rockford-Sheyenne 75, Hatton-Northwood 50

May-Port-CG 59, Nelson County 49

Thursday, Feb. 29

Minnesota

All times at 7:30 unless noted

Wadena-Deer Creek 58, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 57

Goodridge-Grygla-Gatzke 89, Warroad 74

Coon Rapids 74, Sartell 41

Pequot Lakes 65, Aitkin 33

Detroit Lakes 81, Crosby-Ironton 55

Bagley 66, Crookston 58

Friday, March 1

Minnesota

All times at 7:30 unless noted

Southwest Christian 80, Moorhead 67

Moorhead Park Christian 79, Rothsay 45

Fergus Falls 72, Willmar 46

Sauk Rapids-Rice 82, Rocori 58

Sartell 65, St. Cloud Apollo 56

Brainerd 93, St. Cloud Tech 81

Alexandria 74, Bemidji 30

Hawley 54, NCE/UH 41

Staples-Motley 66, Aitkin 46

Mahnomen/Waubun 53, Breckenridge 46

Barnesville 78, East Grand Forks 70

Frazee 61, Lake Park-Audubon 59

Hillcrest Lutheran 65, Pelican Rapids 52

Kittson County Central 88, Crookston 64

Thief River Falls 70, Warroad 68

Fosston 79, Clearbrook-Gonvick 56

North Dakota

East Region tournament

Saturday, Feb. 24

Play-in

No. 9 West Fargo Horace 81, No. 8 Grand Forks Red River 61

Tuesday, Feb. 27

Quarterfinals

No. 1 Fargo Davies 93, No. 9 West Fargo Horace 77

No. 5 Grand Forks Central at No. 4 Fargo South, postponed to Wednesday, Feb. 28

No. 2 West Fargo Sheyenne 76, No. 7 Fargo Shanley 62

No. 3 Fargo North 88, No. 6 West Fargo 80

Wednesday, Feb. 28

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Grand Forks Central 79, No. 4 Fargo South 67

Friday, March 1

Loser-out

At West Fargo Sheyenne

No. 4 Fargo South 74, No. 9 West Fargo Horace 67

No. 6 West Fargo 68, No. 7 Fargo Shanley 67

Semifinals

At West Fargo

No. 1 Fargo Davies 71, No. 5 Grand Forks Central 59

No. 3 Fargo North 72, No. 2 West Fargo Sheyenne 66

Saturday, March 2

State qualifier games

At West Fargo

10) No. 4 Fargo South vs. No. 2 West Fargo Sheyenne, 3 p.m.

At West Fargo Sheyenne

11) No. 6 West Fargo vs. No. 5 Grand Forks Central, 2 p.m.

Championship

At West Fargo

12) No. 1 Fargo Davies vs. No. 3 Fargo North, 7 p.m.

Polls

North Dakota Class AA – Feb. 23 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Minot (14) 19-2 70
2. GF Red River 19-2 56
3. Fargo Davies 18-3 42
4. WF Horace 17-4 21
5. Bismarck Legacy 16-5 14
Received votes: Bismarck (15-6); Mandan (14-7)

North Dakota Class A – Feb. 18 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Thompson (17) 20-0 85
2. Bottineau 19-2 65
3. South Prairie 19-2 51
4. Devils Lakes 16-5 27
5. Nedrose 18-3 17
Received votes: Kindred (16-5); Bismarck Shiloh (17-4)

North Dakota Class B – Feb. 18 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Langdon-EM (10) 21-1 148
2. May-Port-CG (4) 20-2 142
3. Bowman County (2) 20-2 132
4. Central McLean 21-1 122
5. Sargent County 19-3 85
6. Edgeley-KM 18-4 82
7. Maple River 18-4 58
8. Kenmare-Bowbells 16-6 40
9. TGU 18-4 34
10. St. John 18-4 29
Received votes: Washburn (18-4)

Results/schedules
North Dakota

East Region Tournament

Saturday, Feb. 24

Play-in

No. 8 Grand Forks Central 77, No. 9 Fargo South 70

Tuesday, Feb. 27

Quarterfinals

No. 1 Grand Forks Red River 85, No. 8 Grand Forks Central 24

No. 4 West Fargo Sheyenne 83, No. 5 Fargo North 55

No. 2 Fargo Davies 89, No. 7 West Fargo 40

No. 3 West Fargo Horace 92, No. 6 Fargo Shanley 55

Thursday, Feb. 29

Loser-out

At West Fargo Sheyenne

No. 5 Fargo North 59, No. 8 Grand Forks Central 26

No. 6 Fargo Shanley 61, No. 7 West Fargo 53

Semifinals

At West Fargo

8) No. 1 Grand Forks Red River 70, No. 4 West Fargo Sheyenne 45

No. 3 West Fargo Horace 86, No. 2 Fargo Davies 79

Saturday, March 2

State qualifier games

At West Fargo Sheyenne

10) No. 5 Fargo North vs. No. 2 Fargo Davies, noon

11) No. 6 Fargo Shanley vs. No. 4 West Fargo Sheyenne, 10 a.m.

Championship

At West Fargo

12) No. 1 Grand Forks Red River vs. No. 3 West Fargo Horace, 5 p.m.

Division A Girls State Tournament

At Minot State Dome, Minot

Thursday, Feb. 29

Quarterfinals

No. 7 Valley City 64, No. 2 Bottineau 61

No. 3 Devils Lake 64, No. 6 Northern Cass 42

No. 1 Thompson 69, No. 8 Watford City 53

No. 5 South Prairie-Max 75, No. 4 Bismarck Shiloh 64

Friday, March 1

Consolation semifinals

No. 2 Bottineau 57, No. 6 Northern Cass 56

No. 4 Bismarck Shiloh 66, No. 8 Watford City 59

Semifinals

No. 3 Devils Lake 59, No. 7 Valley City 57

No.5 South Prairie-Max 53, No. 1 Thompson 52

Saturday, March 2

7th place

No. 6 Northern Cass vs. No. 8 Watford City, 9:30 a.m.

5th place

No. 2 Bottineau vs. No. 4 Bismarck Shiloh, 11:15 a.m.

3rd place

No. 7 Valley City vs. No. 1 Thompson, 3 p.m.

Championship

No. 3 Devils Lake vs. No. 5 South Prairie-Max, 5 p.m.

Division B Girls State Tournament

At Jamestown Civic Center, Jamestown

Thursday, Feb. 29

Quarterfinals

No. 2 Bowman County 69, No. 7 Maple River 43

No. 6 Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier 43, No. 3 Central McLean 42

No. 1 May-Port-CG 64, No. 8 Kenmare/Bowbells 43

No. 4 Sargent County 54, No. 5 Our Redeemer’s 52

Friday, March 1

Consolation semifinals

No. 3 Central McLean 66, No. 7 Maple River 43

No. 5 Our Redeemer’s 42, No. 8 Kenmare/Bowbells 41

Semifinals

No. 6 Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier 53, No. 2 Bowman County 36

No. 1 May-Port-CG 62, No. 4 Sargent County 35

Saturday, March 2

7th place

No. 7 Maple River vs. No. 8 Kenmare-Bowbells, 1 p.m.

5th place

No. 3 Central McLean vs. No. 5 Our Redeemer’s, 2:45 p.m.

3rd place

No. 2 Bowman County vs. No. 4 Sargent County, 6 p.m.

Championship

No. 6 Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier vs. No. 1 May-Port-CG, 8 p.m.

Minnesota

Section 8-4A Tournament

Monday, Feb. 26

First round

No. 8 Bemidji 72, No. 9 Rogers

Wednesday, Feb. 28

Quarterfinals

No. 1 St. Michael-Albertville 90, No. 8 Bemidji 27

No. 4 Sartell 62, No. 5 Moorhead 44

No. 2 Elk River 73, No. 7 Buffalo 37

No. 3 Brainerd 79, No. 6 Sauk Rapids-Rice 56

Saturday, March 2

Semifinals

At high seed

5) No. 1 St. Michael-Albertville vs. No. 4 Sartell, 2 p.m.

6) No. 2 Elk River vs. No. 3 Brainerd, 1 p.m.

Thursday, March 7

At neutral site

Championship

Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m.

Section 8-3A Tournament

Thursday, Feb. 29

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Little Falls 45, Detroit Lakes 44

No. 2 Fergus Falls 59, St. Cloud 48

No. 3 Willmar 47, No. 6 Rocori 37

Saturday, March 2

Semifinals

At high seed

4) No. 5 Little Falls at No. 1 Alexandria, 1 p.m.

5) No. 3 Willmar at No. 2 Fergus Falls, 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 7

At neutral site

Championship

Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

Section 8-2A Tournament

Thursday, Feb. 29

First round

No. 8 Park Rapids 48, No. 9 Wadena-Deer Creek 44

No. 4 Barnesville 71, No. 13 Crookston 45

No. 5 East Grand Forks 74, No. 12 Thief River Falls 61

No. 7 Frazee 57, No. 10 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 43

No. 3 Menahga 80, No. 14 Warroad 20

No. 6 Hawley 80, No. 11 Roseau 35

Saturday, March 2

Quarterfinals

At high seed

7) No. 8 Park Rapids at No. 1 Perham, 7 p.m.

8) No. 5 East Grand Forks at No. 4 Barnesville, 7 p.m.

9) No. 7 Frazee at No. 2 Pelican Rapids, 7 p.m.

10) No. 6 Hawley at No. 3 Menahga, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 6

Semifinals

At Concordia, Moorhead

11) Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 6 p.m.

12) Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7:45 p.m.

Friday, March 8

At Concordia, Moorhead

Championship

Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 7 p.m.

Standings

United States Hockey League
Eastern Conference
Record Points
Dubuque 31-10-6 68
Green Bay 27-11-7 61
Youngstown 26-14-7 59
Muskegon 28-17-2 58
Madison 21-19-6 48
Chicago 20-20-7 47
Cedar Rapids 19-22-7 45
USA Hockey 14-26-2 30
Western Conference
Record Points
x Fargo 39-6-2 80
Sioux City 27-16-6 60
Waterloo 29-17-1 59
Tri-City 23-15-8 54
Sioux Falls 22-22-5 49
Lincoln 20-21-4 44
Des Moines 19-24-4 42
Omaha 7-35-3 17

x Clinched playoffs
y Clinched conference

Results/schedules
Thursday, Feb. 29

Youngstown 10, Waterloo 4

Friday, March 1

Waterloo 7, USA Hockey 4

Dubuque 6, Youngstown 4

Madison 4, Muskegon 3

Des Moines 6, Sioux City 1

Cedar Rapids 6, USA Hockey 3

Chicago 5, Green Bay 4 (OT)

Sioux Falls 5, Fargo 2

Tri-City 4, Lincoln 3 (OT)

Saturday, March 2

Madison at USA Hockey, 6 p.m.

Dubuque at Youngstown, 6:05 p.m.

Des Moines at Sioux City, 6:05 p.m.

Sioux Falls at Fargo, 6:05 p.m.

Lincoln at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.

Waterloo at Muskegon, 6:10 p.m.

USA Hockey at Cedar Rapids, 7:05 p.m.

Omaha at Chicago, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, March 3

Green Bay at USA Hockey, 3 p.m.

USA Hockey at Des Moines, 3 p.m.

Omaha at Chicago, 3:05 p.m.

Lincoln at Tri-City, 4:05 p.m.

Results/schedules
Friday, March 1

Big Ten

Penn State 5, Ohio State 2

Minnesota 6, Michigan 2

Michigan State 5, Wisconsin 2

NCHC

Minnesota Duluth 3, Colorado College 2 (SO)

Omaha 4, Miami 3

Denver 6, St. Cloud State 2

North Dakota 5, Western Michigan 3

CCHA

Bemidji State 6, Minnesota State 0

Lake Superior 4, Ferris State 1

St. Thomas 2, Michigan Tech 0

Northern Michigan 4, Bowling Green 1

Saturday, March 2

Big Ten

Penn State at Ohio State, 4 p.m.

Michigan at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Michigan State at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.

NCHC

Minnesota Duluth at Colorado College, 8 p.m.

Omaha at Miami, 6:05 p.m.

Denver at St. Cloud State, 7:30 p.m.

Western Michigan at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m.

CCHA

Minnesota State at Bemidji State, 6:07 p.m.

St. Thomas at Michigan Tech, 5:07 p.m.

Bowling Green at Northern Michigan, 5:07 p.m.

Results/schedules
Friday, March 1

WCHA Tournament

Ohio State 10, Bemidji State 1

Minnesota Duluth 5, St. Cloud State 0

Minnesota State 5, Minnesota 4

Wisconsin 4, St. Thomas 2

Saturday, March 2

WCHA Tournament

Bemidji State at Ohio State, 1 p.m.

St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth 3 p.m.

Minnesota State at Minnesota, 3 p.m.

St. Thomas at Wisconsin, 4 p.m.

Results/schedules
Minnesota

Section 8-2A Tournament

Wednesday, Feb. 28

At MAC, St. Cloud

Championship

No. 4 Elk River/Zimmerman 3, No. 6 Buffalo-Annandale 0

Minnesota

Section 8-A Tournament

Thursday, Feb. 29

At Warroad

Championship

No. 2 Warroad 4, No. 1 East Grand Forks 3 (2OT)

Results/schedules
Saturday, March 2

MSU Moorhead at NCAA Super Region 5, 9 a.m.

Concordia at NCAA Upper Midwest Regional, 1 p.m.

Results/schedules
Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament

At Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul

Thursday, Feb. 29

Class A

Quarterfinals

No. 2 Staples-Motley 52, LeSueur-Henderson 9

No. 3 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 51, United North Central 18

No. 1 Chatfield 50, Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale-Parkers Prairie 9

No. 5 Jackson County Central 36, No. 4 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 33

Consolation semifinals

No. 2 Staples-Motley 38, No. 3 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 21

No. 1 Chatfield 49, No. 5 Jackson County Central 12

Semifinals

United North Central 43, LeSueur-Henderson 14

No. 4 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 28, Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale-Parkers Prairie 21

5th place

No. 4 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 34, United North Central 18

3rd place

No. 3 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 36, No. 5 Jackson County Central 34

Championship

No. 1 Chatfield 47, No. 2 Staples-Motley 7

Class 2-A

Quarterfinals

No. 2 Kasson-Mantorville 35, Dawson-Boyd-LQPV-Montevideo 24

No. 3 Totino-Grace 43, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 21

No. 1 Simley 46, Little Falls 18

No. 4 Becker 31, No. 5 Watertown-Mayer 21

Consolation semifinals

Dawson-Boyd-LQPV-Montevideo 46, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 12

No. 5 Watertown-Mayer 34, Little Falls 24

Semifinals

No. 2 Kasson-Mantorville 38, No. 3 Totino-Grace 24

No. 1 Simley 43, No. 4 Becker 23

5th place

Dawson-Boyd-LQPV-Montevideo 42, No. 5 Watertown-Mayer 18

3rd place

No. 3 Totino-Grace 30, No. 4 Becker 30

Championship

No. 1 Simley 32, No. 2 Kasson-Mantorville 26

Class 3-A

Quarterfinals

No. 2 St. Michael-Albertville 42, Willmar 14

No. 3 Shakopee 45, Apple Valley 11

No. 1 Mounds View 43, Forest Lake 18

No. 5 Albert Lea 33, No. 4 Hastings 32

Consolation semifinals

Willmar 41, Apple Valley 24

Hastings 37, Forest Lake 27

Semifinals

St. Michael-Albertville 45, Shakopee 14

Mounds View 39, Albert Lea 20

5th place

Willmar 35, Hastings 27

3rd place

Shakopee 44, Albert Lea 11

Championship

St. Michael-Albertville 47, Mounds View 10

Results/schedules
Saturday, March 2

N.D. Boys Swimming and Diving State Meet, 9:45 a.m.

Results/schedules
Saturday, March 9

NCAA Indoor Championships, in Boston, Mass.

NCAA DII Indoor Championships, in Pittsburg, Kan.

Results/schedules
Friday, March 1

Summit League

UIC 4, North Dakota 3

North Dakota State 9, Georgetown 2

Seton Hall 8, North Dakota 4

North Dakota State 8, Lipscomb 1

Saturday, March 2

Summit League

North Dakota State at Murray State, 10 a.m.

North Dakota at Florida International, 11:30 a.m.

North Dakota State vs. Lipscomb, 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 3

Summit League

North Dakota State at Georgetown, 10 a.m.

Results/schedules
Thursday, Feb. 29

Oregon State 19, North Dakota State 7 (F/7 inn.)

Friday, March 1

Oregon State 6, North Dakota State 5

Saturday, March 2

North Dakota State at Oregon State, 3:05 p.m.

Concordia vs. Mount Union, 8:15 p.m.

Concordia vs. Sage, 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, March 3

North Dakota State at Oregon State, 2:35 p.m.

Concordia vs. Allegheny, 8:15 p.m.

Concordia vs. Penn State Brandywine, 12:45 p.m.

Monday, March 4

Concordia vs. Neumann, 9:15 a.m.

Concordia vs. Rivier, 11:30 a.m.

Results/schedules
Monday, March 4

Concordia vs. Calvin, 8 a.m.

Concordia vs. Carthage, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, March 5

Concordia vs. Concordia Wisconsin, 6:30 a.m.

Monday, March 4

Concordia vs. Calvin, 8 a.m.

Concordia vs. Carthage, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, March 5

Concordia vs. Concordia Wisconsin, 6:30 a.m.

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Wheeler-Thomas scores 21 as North Dakota State knocks off Cal State Bakersfield 80-69

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Wheeler-Thomas scores 21 as North Dakota State knocks off Cal State Bakersfield 80-69

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Damari Wheeler-Thomas’ 21 points helped North Dakota State defeat Cal State Bakersfield 80-69 on Thursday.

Wheeler-Thomas had three steals for the Bison (8-3). Markhi Strickland scored 15 points while shooting 6 of 11 from the field and 3 for 6 from the free-throw line and grabbed five rebounds. Andy Stefonowicz went 4 of 7 from the field (3 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.

Ron Jessamy led the way for the Roadrunners (4-7) with 18 points, six rebounds, two steals and four blocks. CJ Hardy added 13 points. Jaden Alexander also recorded eight points and two steals.

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Scientists discover ancient river-dwelling mosasaur in North Dakota

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December 11, 2025

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Scientists discover ancient river-dwelling mosasaur in North Dakota

Some 66 million years ago, a city bus-sized terrifying predator prowled a prehistoric river in what is now North Dakota.

This finding is based on the analysis of a single mosasaur tooth conducted by an international team of researchers from the United States, Sweden, and the Netherlands.

The tooth came from a prognathodontine mosasaur — a reptile reaching up to 11 meters long. This makes it an apex predator on par with the largest killer whales.

It shows that massive mosasaurs successfully adapted to life in rivers right up until their extinction.

The mosasaur tooth was found in 2022 in the Bismarck Area, North Dakota. Credit: Melanie During

Isotope analysis

Dating from 98 to 66 million years ago, abundant mosasaur fossils have been uncovered in marine deposits across North America, Europe, and Africa.

However, these marine reptile fossils have been rarely found in North Dakota before.

In this new study, the large mosasaur tooth was unearthed in a fluvial deposit (river sediment) in North Dakota.

Its neighbors in the dirt were just as compelling: a tooth from a Tyrannosaurus rex and a crocodylian jawbone. Interestingly, all these fossilized remains came from a similar age, around 66 million years old.

This unusual gathering — sea monster, land dinosaur, and river croc — raised an intriguing question: If the mosasaur was a sea creature, how did its remains end up in an inland river?

The answer lay in the chemistry of the tooth enamel. Using advanced isotope analysis at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, the team compared the chemical composition of the mosasaur tooth with its neighbors.

The key was the ratio of oxygen isotopes.

The mosasaur teeth contained a higher proportion of the lighter oxygen isotope than is typical for mosasaurs living in saltwater. This specific isotopic signature, along with the strontium isotope ratio, strongly suggests that the mosasaur lived in a freshwater habitat.

Analysis also revealed that the mosasaur did not dive as deep as many of its marine relatives and may have fed on unusual prey, such as drowned dinosaurs.

The isotope signatures indicated that this mosasaur had inhabited this freshwater riverine environment. When we looked at two additional mosasaur teeth found nearby, slightly older sites in North Dakota, we saw similar freshwater signatures. These analyses show that mosasaurs lived in riverine environments in the final million years before going extinct,” explained Melanie During, the study author.

Transformation of the Seaway

The adaptation occurred during the final million years of the Cretaceous period.

It is hypothesized that the mosasaurs were adapting to an enormous environmental shift in the Western Interior Seaway, the vast inland sea that once divided North America.

Increased freshwater influx gradually transformed the ancient sea from saltwater to brackish water, and finally to mostly freshwater, similar to the modern Gulf of Bothnia.

The researchers hypothesize that this change led to the formation of a halocline: a structure where a lighter layer of freshwater rested atop heavier saltwater. The findings of the isotope analyses directly support this theory.

The analyzed mosasaur teeth belong to individuals who successfully adapted to the shifting environments.

This transition from marine to freshwater habitats (reverse adaptation) is considered less complex than the opposite shift and is not unique among large predators.

Modern parallels include river dolphins, which evolved from marine ancestors but now thrive in freshwater, and the estuarine crocodile, which moves freely between freshwater rivers and the open sea for hunting.

Findings were published in the journal BMC Zoology on December 11.

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