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Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel
St. Thomas (16-5, 8-10 ATS)
NET: Tommies move up 1 spot to #116
Torvik (T-Rank): Tommies drop 7 spots to #117
(all rankings NET, all times Central)
#116 St. Thomas 74, #180 South Dakota State 69 (in Saint Paul)
Carter Bjerke and Nick Janowski scored 21 points each as the Tommies (16-5, 5-1 Summit) pulled out the win in an intense, competitive game filled with back-and-forth scoring runs. The win extended the Tommies' nation-best homecourt winning streak to 28 games.
Bjerke was 5-of-8 from three-point land, while Janowski scored 19 of his 21 in the second half. Ryan Dufault was his usual spark off the bench for UST with 10 points (4-of-5 from the field) and four steals, helping spearhead a game-turning 10-0 run that took the Tommies from down 58-50 with 11:14 left to up 60-58 with 8:24 to go.
Jackrabbits guard Joe Sayler was a handful for UST all night, scoring a game-high 24 points going 10-of-15 from the field, including 3-of-6 from three-point territory. Matthew Mors added 12 points for the Jackrabbits (10-11, 3-3 Summit) and didn't miss a shot in five attempts (2-of-2 from trey).
Other Thursday Summit League Results/Highlights
#132 North Dakota State 82, @ #251 Denver 77: The Summit League leading Bison (17-5, 7-0 Summit) got a game-high 23 points and five rebounds from Trevian Carson to remain perfect in the Summit and maintain their 1.5-game lead over second-place St. Thomas. Markhi Strickland (13), Andy Stefonowicz (12 points, 4 treys), Damari Wheeler-Thomas (11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists), Treyson Anderson (10 points, 9 boards), and Noah Feddersen (10) also scored in double figures. Carson Johnson and Zane Nelson led the Pioneers (9-12, 2-4 Summit) with 21 and 20 points, respectively.
#282 North Dakota 79, @ #317 Oral Roberts 62: The Fighting Sioux (11-12, 5-2 Summit) were led by Zach Craft with 22 points on 6-of-7 sharpshooting from long distance. Jack-of-all-trades Eli King filled the stat sheet with 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and seven steals. Chase Martin led the Golden Eagles (5-16, 0-6 Summit) with 12 points and seven boards.
Friday Summit League Slate
No games
Friday Reach the Summit Selections (20-6, 76.9%, 0 exactas)
No games
Current Top 5 (NDSU/UST/UND/SDSU/USD) Head-to-Head
Let's keep tabs on how the current top five teams are faring head-to-head. The league's regular season champion(s) likely finishes with the best record in this group.
Head-to-Head
1. North Dakota State (3-0)
2. St. Thomas (3-1)
3. North Dakota (2-1)
T4. South Dakota State (0-3)
T4. South Dakota (0-3)
Summit League Leader (North Dakota State) Resume Snapshot
Record vs. DI Opponents: 14-5, 7-0 Summit
Projected NCAA Tournament Seed: #15
True Road Record: 6-4
NET: #132
Torvik (T-Rank): #125
Strength of Record: #113
Wins Above Bubble: #118
Overall SOS: #358
Non-Conference SOS: #348
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-0
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 0-0
Record/Winning % vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 1 (@ #276 UTEP)
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-0
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- If you're wondering, St. Thomas' last home loss was Jan. 27, 2024, vs. North Dakota, 74-64. A couple familiar names led UND to the win. Current (injured & out for the season) Minnesota Gopher B.J. Omot led the way with 24 points, five rebounds, and three steals, while current Fighting Sioux senior Eli King tallied 17 points, five rebounds, and four steals. Tommies one-year sensation Raheem Anthony scored half (32) of UST's points.
-- If Ohio State wants to remove itself a good distance from the bubble, they'd be wise to pull off a "Wisconsin" in Ann Arbor tonight. For a bubble team, beating an elite team like Michigan on the road basically is the equivalent of two or three quality (read: Quad 1) wins. The Badgers accomplished that feat and haven't looked back since, and for now are safely in the NCAA Tournament field.
-- CAA leader UNC-Wilmington (17-3, 6-1 CAA) dropped from the ranks of the unbeaten in a 72-70 loss @ William & Mary.
-- Hawaii (Cal State Bakersfield) and UC-Irvine (@ UC-Riverside) both won late last night to remain tied at the top of the Big West standings.
Thursday Bubblicious Results (bubble teams underlined)
None
Friday Bubblicious Tracker
#35 Ohio State @ Michigan, 7 (FOX)
Marquette @ #48 Butler, 7 (FS1)
Daily Bubblicious Snapshots (#41, #50, #52, #68)
A daily look at the bubble and watching it evolve & shrink leading up to Selection Sunday:
#41 (Texas A&M) NCAA Tournament Resume (best NET# left out of 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 15-4, 5-1 SEC
True Road Record: 3-2
NET: #41
Torvik (T-Rank): #40
Strength of Record: #33
Wins Above Bubble: #37
Overall SOS: #90
Non-Conference SOS: #264
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 2-3 (40%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 7-4 (63.6%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 2-3 (wins @ #34 Auburn, @ #43 Texas)
#50 (LSU) NCAA Tournament Resume (mythical Bubble cutline)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 13-6, 1-5 SEC
True Road Record: 1-3
NET: #50
Torvik (T-Rank): #48
Strength of Record: #55
Wins Above Bubble: #56
Overall SOS: #77
Non-Conference SOS: #263
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-4 (20%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 2-5 (28.6%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 5-6 (45.5%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 2-5 (wins vs. #30 SMU, #70 Missouri)
#52 (San Diego State) NCAA Tournament Resume (worst at-large NET# to make 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 12-5, 7-1 Mountain West
True Road Record: 3-1
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #41
Strength of Record: #54
Wins Above Bubble: #52
Overall SOS: #71
Non-Conference SOS: #45
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-2 (33.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 7-5 (58.3%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 2-3 (wins #42 New Mexico, #96 Utah Valley)
#68 (Stanford) NCAA Tournament Resume (if the field was best 68 NET)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 14-5, 3-3 ACC
True Road Record: 2-1
NET: #68
Torvik (T-Rank): #70
Strength of Record: #45
Wins Above Bubble: #38
Overall SOS: #60
Non-Conference SOS: #274
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 4-2 (66.7%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 6-2 (75%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 9-5 (64.3%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 5-2 (wins #15 Louisville, vs. #22 Saint Louis, #27 North Carolina, @ #51 Virginia Tech, #137 Portland State)
Other Games to Watch
Indiana @ Rutgers, 5 (FS1)
High Point @ Radford, 6 (ESPN+)
Utah State @ Colorado State, 9 (FS1)
Friday Pick to Click (47-30, 61%, W-1 streak)
@ Rutgers +6.5 vs. Indiana
Friday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (16-61, 20.8%, L-1 streak)
@ Ohio (+8.5) outright over Akron
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
How long will the honeymoon last for Darian DeVries now that Indiana's national championship football season is leaving Hoosierland's rear-view mirror? Welcome to the jungle, Darian!
St. Thomas (16-5, 8-10 ATS)
NET: Tommies move up 1 spot to #116
Torvik (T-Rank): Tommies drop 7 spots to #117
(all rankings NET, all times Central)
#116 St. Thomas 74, #180 South Dakota State 69 (in Saint Paul)
Carter Bjerke and Nick Janowski scored 21 points each as the Tommies (16-5, 5-1 Summit) pulled out the win in an intense, competitive game filled with back-and-forth scoring runs. The win extended the Tommies' nation-best homecourt winning streak to 28 games.
Bjerke was 5-of-8 from three-point land, while Janowski scored 19 of his 21 in the second half. Ryan Dufault was his usual spark off the bench for UST with 10 points (4-of-5 from the field) and four steals, helping spearhead a game-turning 10-0 run that took the Tommies from down 58-50 with 11:14 left to up 60-58 with 8:24 to go.
Jackrabbits guard Joe Sayler was a handful for UST all night, scoring a game-high 24 points going 10-of-15 from the field, including 3-of-6 from three-point territory. Matthew Mors added 12 points for the Jackrabbits (10-11, 3-3 Summit) and didn't miss a shot in five attempts (2-of-2 from trey).
Other Thursday Summit League Results/Highlights
#132 North Dakota State 82, @ #251 Denver 77: The Summit League leading Bison (17-5, 7-0 Summit) got a game-high 23 points and five rebounds from Trevian Carson to remain perfect in the Summit and maintain their 1.5-game lead over second-place St. Thomas. Markhi Strickland (13), Andy Stefonowicz (12 points, 4 treys), Damari Wheeler-Thomas (11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists), Treyson Anderson (10 points, 9 boards), and Noah Feddersen (10) also scored in double figures. Carson Johnson and Zane Nelson led the Pioneers (9-12, 2-4 Summit) with 21 and 20 points, respectively.
#282 North Dakota 79, @ #317 Oral Roberts 62: The Fighting Sioux (11-12, 5-2 Summit) were led by Zach Craft with 22 points on 6-of-7 sharpshooting from long distance. Jack-of-all-trades Eli King filled the stat sheet with 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and seven steals. Chase Martin led the Golden Eagles (5-16, 0-6 Summit) with 12 points and seven boards.
Friday Summit League Slate
No games
Friday Reach the Summit Selections (20-6, 76.9%, 0 exactas)
No games
Current Top 5 (NDSU/UST/UND/SDSU/USD) Head-to-Head
Let's keep tabs on how the current top five teams are faring head-to-head. The league's regular season champion(s) likely finishes with the best record in this group.
Head-to-Head
1. North Dakota State (3-0)
2. St. Thomas (3-1)
3. North Dakota (2-1)
T4. South Dakota State (0-3)
T4. South Dakota (0-3)
Summit League Leader (North Dakota State) Resume Snapshot
Record vs. DI Opponents: 14-5, 7-0 Summit
Projected NCAA Tournament Seed: #15
True Road Record: 6-4
NET: #132
Torvik (T-Rank): #125
Strength of Record: #113
Wins Above Bubble: #118
Overall SOS: #358
Non-Conference SOS: #348
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-0
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 0-0
Record/Winning % vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 1 (@ #276 UTEP)
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-0
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- If you're wondering, St. Thomas' last home loss was Jan. 27, 2024, vs. North Dakota, 74-64. A couple familiar names led UND to the win. Current (injured & out for the season) Minnesota Gopher B.J. Omot led the way with 24 points, five rebounds, and three steals, while current Fighting Sioux senior Eli King tallied 17 points, five rebounds, and four steals. Tommies one-year sensation Raheem Anthony scored half (32) of UST's points.
-- If Ohio State wants to remove itself a good distance from the bubble, they'd be wise to pull off a "Wisconsin" in Ann Arbor tonight. For a bubble team, beating an elite team like Michigan on the road basically is the equivalent of two or three quality (read: Quad 1) wins. The Badgers accomplished that feat and haven't looked back since, and for now are safely in the NCAA Tournament field.
-- CAA leader UNC-Wilmington (17-3, 6-1 CAA) dropped from the ranks of the unbeaten in a 72-70 loss @ William & Mary.
-- Hawaii (Cal State Bakersfield) and UC-Irvine (@ UC-Riverside) both won late last night to remain tied at the top of the Big West standings.
Thursday Bubblicious Results (bubble teams underlined)
None
Friday Bubblicious Tracker
#35 Ohio State @ Michigan, 7 (FOX)
Marquette @ #48 Butler, 7 (FS1)
Daily Bubblicious Snapshots (#41, #50, #52, #68)
A daily look at the bubble and watching it evolve & shrink leading up to Selection Sunday:
#41 (Texas A&M) NCAA Tournament Resume (best NET# left out of 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 15-4, 5-1 SEC
True Road Record: 3-2
NET: #41
Torvik (T-Rank): #40
Strength of Record: #33
Wins Above Bubble: #37
Overall SOS: #90
Non-Conference SOS: #264
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 2-3 (40%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 7-4 (63.6%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 2-3 (wins @ #34 Auburn, @ #43 Texas)
#50 (LSU) NCAA Tournament Resume (mythical Bubble cutline)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 13-6, 1-5 SEC
True Road Record: 1-3
NET: #50
Torvik (T-Rank): #48
Strength of Record: #55
Wins Above Bubble: #56
Overall SOS: #77
Non-Conference SOS: #263
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-4 (20%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 2-5 (28.6%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 5-6 (45.5%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 2-5 (wins vs. #30 SMU, #70 Missouri)
#52 (San Diego State) NCAA Tournament Resume (worst at-large NET# to make 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 12-5, 7-1 Mountain West
True Road Record: 3-1
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #41
Strength of Record: #54
Wins Above Bubble: #52
Overall SOS: #71
Non-Conference SOS: #45
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-2 (33.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 7-5 (58.3%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 2-3 (wins #42 New Mexico, #96 Utah Valley)
#68 (Stanford) NCAA Tournament Resume (if the field was best 68 NET)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 14-5, 3-3 ACC
True Road Record: 2-1
NET: #68
Torvik (T-Rank): #70
Strength of Record: #45
Wins Above Bubble: #38
Overall SOS: #60
Non-Conference SOS: #274
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 4-2 (66.7%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 6-2 (75%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 9-5 (64.3%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 5-2 (wins #15 Louisville, vs. #22 Saint Louis, #27 North Carolina, @ #51 Virginia Tech, #137 Portland State)
Other Games to Watch
Indiana @ Rutgers, 5 (FS1)
High Point @ Radford, 6 (ESPN+)
Utah State @ Colorado State, 9 (FS1)
Friday Pick to Click (47-30, 61%, W-1 streak)
@ Rutgers +6.5 vs. Indiana
Friday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (16-61, 20.8%, L-1 streak)
@ Ohio (+8.5) outright over Akron
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
How long will the honeymoon last for Darian DeVries now that Indiana's national championship football season is leaving Hoosierland's rear-view mirror? Welcome to the jungle, Darian!