North Dakota State holds off Omaha 75-72

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Lawrence Alexander scored 18 points, Paul Miller made six consecutive free throws in the last 11 seconds and North Dakota State held off

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Lawrence Alexander scored 18 points, Paul Miller made six consecutive free throws in the last 11 seconds and North Dakota State held off Nebraska-Omaha 75-72 on Thursday.

A.J. Jacobson scored 17 points with eight rebounds and Dexter Werner added 14 points. Miller finished with 10 points and was 8 of 8 from the line overall.

CJ Carter's jumper with 7:49 left in the first gave Omaha a 24-23 lead, but the Bison closed on an 11-3 run and led 34-27 at halftime.

Marcus Tyus' 3-pointer, followed by Devin Patterson's traditional three-point play, put Omaha up 52-48 with 8:28 left. North Dakota State (11-5, 3-0 Summit League) responded with a 13-2 surge, capped by Alexander's 3-pointer, to lead by seven with 4:18 left and the Bison held off Omaha down the stretch.

Tre'Shawn Thurman and Mike Rostampour led Omaha (7-8, 1-2) with 18 points apiece, and Thurman grabbed eight boards.