UND’s Eaglestaff drops Summit-record 51 in upset

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.– Treysen Eaglestaff scored a Top League-record 51 points– likewise the most in Division I this season– to power North Dakota to an 85-69 triumph over South Dakota State on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the tournament.Geno Crandall set

the previous conference record while betting the Fighting Hawks, scoring 41 in a success over Troy throughout the 2017 routine season.Eaglestaff’s 51 points are the most by a Division I

player in any game because Houston Christian’s Darius Lee scored 52 in a four-overtime win against McNeese on March 5, 2022. It’s the most points in a non-overtime game versus a Division I opponent since Marquette’s Markus Howard scored 54 against USC on Nov. 29, 2019. Eaglestaff became the third Division I player to

score 50 points in a conference competition game in the past thirty years. He scored 40 points in a loss to Alabama on Dec. 18, making him the only Department I player with several 40-point games this season.Most Points In Conference Tournament Video Game * Year Gamer Points 2011 Jimmer Fredette, BYU 52 2025 Treysen Eaglestaff, UND 51 2017 Chris Clemons, Campbell 51 2003 Richard Toussaint

, BCU 49 * Department I last thirty years– ESPN Research Eaglestaff shot 15-for-28 from the flooring, consisting of 8-for-18 from 3-point

variety, and 13-of-17 from the totally free toss line. He scored 28 points in the 2nd half.His 50-point game was the 4th in North Dakota history

, with two of the others coming from NBA training legend Phil Jackson(Feb. 24, 1967, 50; March 11, 1967, 52 ). The third-seeded Jackrabbits(

20-12)were led by Oscar Cluff with 27 points and 17 rebounds. Kalen Garry included 12 points and 7 rebounds. Matthew Mors amounted to 10 points and seven rebounds.No.

6 seed North Dakota( 12-20)advances to play second-seeded St. Thomas-Minnesota in Saturday’s semifinals.The Tommies remain in Year 4 of a four-year shift to Division I that renders them ineligible for the NCAA competition. If St. Thomas wins win the Top crown, the conference’s automatic NCAA tournament bid will be awarded to regular-season champ Omaha, even if the Mavericks lose in Saturday’s semifinal versus South Dakota.ESPN Research and The Associated Press added to this report.