Big Sky championship
March 11 at Reno Events Center in Reno, NV
ESPN
It was a huge night for North Dakota, which got 28 points from Quinton Hooker and five others in double figures in a 93-89, overtime victory.
The Fighting Hawks are in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history and avenged losses to Weber State in their previous three Big Sky tournament appearances.
Weber State led 81-75 with 51 seconds left in regulation before North Dakota finished the second on a 6-0 run. First, Geno Crandall hit two free throws, then Weber had a turnover, then blocked a shot at the other end before Crandall had one of his seven assists on a Hooker bucket to make it 81-79. Hooker missed the free throw for a potential three-point play, but a missed lay-up and Crandall's lay-in at the other end sent the game to overtime.
Hooker, the tournament MVP, was fantastic all evening, and his free throws with 2 1/2 minutes left in the extra session put the top seed up for good. North Dakota missed just one shot in overtime, going 3-for-4 from the field and a perfect, 6-for-6 from the line.
Jeremy Senglin, who Saturday became Weber's all-time leading scorer, poured in a team-high 26 (and finished the night with 2,030 in his career). The senior guard missed a pair of long threes with under 20 seconds to play and the Wildcats down four.
* Commentator Corey Williams also had a great evening. Corey, give us your top four.
4. "Got the ball on a yo-yo"
3. "Tonight is the game for all the chips"
2. "He saw free lunch and he took it!"
1. "You can't measure heart"
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