GREELEY, Colo. - UND guard Curtis Munlin (Sr., Mishawaka, Ind.) scored on a layup with 11.1 seconds to play to give 18th-ranked North Dakota a 73-72 win over Northern Colorado (7-4, 2-1) in NCC men's basketball on Saturday. The win was the 11th in a row for the Fighting Sioux (11-1, 4-0) and the 399th of head coach Rich Glas's career.
The Sioux led 71-68, but dunks by Northern Colorado's Reggie York and Maseo Grant in the final minute gave the Bears a 72-71 lead with 18.2 seconds left. On the Siouxs next possession, Munlin drove to the basket and his layup attempt was blocked by a swarm of Northern Colorado defenders, but the Bears were called for goaltending on the play, making it 73-72 in favor of UND.
Northern Colorado drove down the court and got the ball in Grant's hands in the lane, but the buzzer sounded before he could get a shot off.
Northern Colorado led 40-31 with 2:45 to play in the first half, but UND went on a 10-2 run to close to within 42-41 at the half. Brandt scored six of his 17 first-half points during that stretch on a dunk and four free throws. The Bears shot 60 percent (15-of-25) from the field in the half, while UND shot 48.1 percent (13-of-27).
The Sioux were led in scoring by guard Jeff Brandt (Fr., Minot, N.D.), who had 23 points, including 17 in the first half. Brandt hit 7-of-13 shots from the field, including 5-of-9 three-pointers. Tom Jacobson (Sr., Mayville, N.D.) scored 15 points, and Munlin had 14 points for UND. Grant led Northern Colorado with 15 points.
UND outrebounded Northern Colorado 31-30, with Kyle Behrens (Sr., Hayfield, Minn.) and Brandon Badding (Jr., Langdon, N.D.) each grabbing seven to lead the Sioux.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
North Dakota vs Northern Colorado
12/30/00 8:00 PM at Greeley, Colo. (Butler-Hancock Hall)
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VISITORS: North Dakota 11-1 (4-0 NCC)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 Tom Jacobson........ * 5-7 1-2 4-4 0 3 3 4 15 2 3 0 0 30
12 Curtis Munlin....... * 5-12 2-3 2-2 0 1 1 0 14 4 3 1 1 35
30 Jeff Brandt......... * 7-13 5-9 4-5 1 3 4 1 23 3 2 0 1 34
44 Brandon Badding..... * 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 5 7 3 2 3 2 3 0 32
54 Kyle Behrens........ * 5-9 0-2 2-3 1 6 7 3 12 1 5 0 2 21
20 Jade Jahner......... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
32 Ryan Walker......... 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 1 10
34 Nigel Jenkins....... 0-3 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 6
40 Jerrid Sebesta...... 2-2 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 2 5 2 0 0 0 15
42 Josh Johnson........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Team................ 1 1 2
Totals.............. 25-53 8-19 15-18 8 23 31 16 73 18 17 4 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 2nd Half: 12-26 46.2% Game: 47.2% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 42.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 10-13 76.9% 2nd Half: 5-5 100 % Game: 83.3% 2
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HOME TEAM: Northern Colorado 7-4 (2-1 NCC)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
20 Kevin Knudson....... * 3-5 2-3 4-4 1 1 2 3 12 1 1 0 1 26
21 Matt Murray......... * 5-10 0-2 3-5 0 2 2 1 13 3 2 0 1 32
25 Jared Ramirez....... * 2-4 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 6 5 3 0 3 35
43 Michael Morse....... * 2-9 0-0 0-2 1 3 4 2 4 0 0 0 3 26
44 Reggie York......... * 5-10 0-0 2-4 4 4 8 2 12 2 1 0 2 24
24 Sean Nolen.......... 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 17
42 Maseo Grant......... 7-10 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 2 15 3 1 1 0 21
45 Mike Sehringer...... 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 9
51 Brian Jamros........ 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 10
TEAM................ 1 3 4
Totals.............. 28-57 4-10 12-19 9 21 30 14 72 16 12 1 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-25 60.0% 2nd Half: 13-32 40.6% Game: 49.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 40.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 10-15 66.7% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 63.2% 4
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Officials: Kenneth Wilson, Greg Nehf, Mike McCreary
Technical fouls: North Dakota-None. Northern Colorado-None.
Attendance: 770
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
North Dakota.................. 41 32 - 73
Northern Colorado............. 42 30 - 72