March 3, 2002
Brookings, SD - Guards Austin Hansen and Andy Moeller led South Dakota State to a 100-92 victory over the University of North Dakota in the championship game of the Wells Fargo Finals at Frost Arena Saturday night.
Hansen led the Jacks with 29 points and was named the tournament Most Valuable Player, while Moeller added 27 and was also on the all-tournament team.
The victory gives SDSU, now 23-5, the North Central Conference automatic qualifying position in the NCAA Division II playoffs which start next weekend. The playoff site and pairings will be released by the NCAA Sunday night.
UND had a 12-point lead at 48-36 following a drive by junior Robert Lolar with 4:12 to play in the first half, but a trio of 3-point baskets by Hansen sparked an SDSU rally which closed the gap to 52-48 at halftime.
UND was still leading, 73-68, when SDSU mounted its final charge. The Jacks went on a 14-5 run, taking the lead on a 3-pointer by Moeller with 6:45 to play. And with SDSU protecting a slim two-to-four point lead, Hansen went 10 for 10 at the foul line in the closing five minutes.
North Dakota was led by junior Jerome Beasley, who had 36 points. Lolar scored 17. Both were named all-tournament. Junior Mario Porter scored 12. UND is 19-10 on the season.
Official Basketball Box Score
North Dakota vs South Dakota State
3/2/02 7 p.m. at Brookings, S.D. - Frost Arena
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VISITORS: North Dakota 19-10
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
32 Ryan Walker......... f 3-7 1-3 0-0 5 3 8 5 7 3 0 1 1 27
42 Josh Johnson........ f 3-6 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 14
54 Jerome Beasley...... c 14-23 3-4 5-6 1 9 10 3 36 1 1 0 2 31
05 Mario Porter........ g 6-10 0-2 0-1 0 1 1 3 12 3 1 0 0 26
30 Jeff Brandt......... g 1-7 1-3 2-2 0 4 4 3 5 3 1 0 0 25
14 Mike Johnson........ 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 11
20 Jade Jahner......... 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 14
24 Robert Lolar........ 7-15 3-7 0-1 0 1 1 1 17 2 0 1 1 26
34 Nigel Jenkins....... 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 17
40 Jerrid Sebesta...... 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 9
Team................ 1 1 2
Totals.............. 38-79 9-23 7-10 9 26 35 21 92 17 8 2 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 23-44 52.3% 2nd Half: 15-35 42.9% Game: 48.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd Half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 39.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 70.0% 0
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HOME TEAM: South Dakota State 23-5
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
34 Derrick Schantz..... f 3-9 2-3 0-0 1 7 8 2 8 1 2 0 0 29
50 Andy Cone........... f 3-5 0-1 1-2 0 5 5 4 7 0 0 1 0 19
52 Matt Jones.......... c 5-9 0-0 1-2 2 8 10 1 11 0 1 2 0 30
03 Andy Moeller........ g 9-13 4-6 5-7 1 3 4 1 27 4 2 0 2 34
10 Austin Hansen....... g 7-11 3-4 12-12 0 2 2 3 29 1 0 0 2 34
22 Mike Peek........... 0-3 0-2 2-2 1 3 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 13
30 Chris Stoebner...... 5-9 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 12 3 2 0 1 24
44 Adam Robinson....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 3 0 2 1 9
54 Josh Cerveny........ 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 0 0 8
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 34-62 11-20 21-25 5 35 40 16 100 14 10 5 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-31 58.1% 2nd Half: 16-31 51.6% Game: 54.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 55.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 15-16 93.8% Game: 84.0% 1
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Officials: Pete Hansen, Pat Bauschelt, Justin Ingalls
Technical fouls: North Dakota-None. South Dakota State-None.
Attendance: 4362
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
North Dakota.................. 52 40 - 92
South Dakota State............ 48 52 - 100
Wells Fargo Finals championship game.
SDSU advances to North Central Regional, dates and site to be announced Sun.
MVP: Austin Hansen; All-Tournament Team: Jerome Beasley, Robert Lolar, UND;
Forrest Witt, St. Cloud State; Andy Moeller, Matt Jones, SDSU