NDSU played out of their minds and still lost. They were making tough shots but our team kept cool throughout. Gophs played well down the stretch again.
They were shooting .379 from 3 so holding them to 27% was a positive. They went 50% from the free throw line where they are around 69% for the year. If they made 11 or 12 for 14 the game story changes. So I guess we did a great job in defending the free throw also.
We missed 9 free throws with Rodney missing 5 on 3 for 8. He is below 50% for year again (last year also). In the closing seconds NDSU had a chance to foul Rodney and blew it. Rodney's jumber looks better recently. We need him in there down the stretch in games for his ability to defend. If he does not improve big time we lose games this year because of it.