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Final · Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · Scheels Center, Fargo, ND · attendance 1,985 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

North Dakota State edged Illinois State 82-81

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Fri, Nov 13, 2026

North Dakota State edged Illinois State 82-81 at Scheels Center.

Max Iversen led North Dakota State with 27 points and 6 3-pointers. Malik Messina-Moore had 26 points for Illinois State. Kaden Tate led all players with 7 rebounds for North Dakota State.

North Dakota State had 14 3-pointers to Illinois State's 8. North Dakota State covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 5.8 points.

Scoring · North Dakota State: Max Iversen 27, Karl Poom 17, Riley Massey 11, Rob Diaz III 7, Kaden Tate 6, Melvin Bell Jr. 6, Andrew Nagy 5, Amir Danforth 3. Illinois State: Malik Messina-Moore 26, Demarion Burch 12, Chase Walker 12, Johnny Kinziger 11, Deng Garang 7, Zaxton King 6, Nick Allen 4, Mason Klabo 3.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

ILST 78, NDSU 73model score

+4.8model spread (home)

150.9model total

5.8points off the final margin

FavoriteILST -3.51.3 Lost Over 144.56.4 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Open (first seen)	+4.5	149.0			our snapshots
Latest	+1.5	160.0	186.0	-373.0	our snapshots (8 books)
Close	+3.5	144.5	140	-166	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin +1 (home) ATS NDSU covered Total 163 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
ILST	3	696	1	same
NDSU	non-MAC team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	ILST	NDSU
FG	27-59	25-58
FG%	46	43
3PT	8-29	14-28
3P%	28	50
FT	19-22	18-26
FT%	86	69
Rebounds	28	36
Offensive rebounds	9	15
Defensive rebounds	19	21
Assists	15	11
Steals	10	5
Blocks	4	3
Turnovers	14	18
Points off turnovers	22	17
Fast break points	6	3
Points in paint	30	18
Fouls	20	20
Largest lead	8	7
Possessions (est.)	74.5	73.3
Points per 100 possessions	108.8	111.8

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Illinois State Redbirds

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Johnny Kinziger G	43	11	3-8	1-5	4-4	0	2	4	2	3	0	1
Malik Messina-Moore G	40	26	7-17	2-7	10-12	2	2	4	3	3	0	1
Mason Klabo G	33	3	1-5	1-5	0-0	1	3	3	0	2	1	4
Noah Cleveland F	20	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	5	0	1	1	2	3
Demarion Burch G	17	12	4-6	0-2	4-4	0	3	1	1	0	0	1
Chase Walker	28	12	5-10	1-2	1-2	3	7	3	2	0	1	3
Deng Garang	19	7	3-8	1-5	0-0	0	3	0	1	1	0	3
Nick Allen	12	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2
Zaxton King	11	6	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Louie Semona III	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
Matthew Szafoni	DNP
Leyton Wolf	DNP
Jordan Williams	DNP
Isaac Ericksen	DNP
Ty Blake	DNP

North Dakota State Bison

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Max Iversen G	40	27	9-19	6-12	3-3	1	5	4	3	1	0	2
Riley Massey G	35	11	4-7	3-4	0-0	0	6	1	1	0	0	1
Kaden Tate F	31	6	3-6	0-1	0-0	5	7	0	3	2	2	4
Rob Diaz III G	22	7	3-6	1-3	0-0	1	2	2	3	1	0	2
Andrew Nagy F	20	5	2-4	1-1	0-1	2	4	2	4	0	1	4
Melvin Bell Jr.	37	6	1-9	0-3	4-8	1	3	2	2	0	0	4
Karl Poom	24	17	2-6	2-3	11-14	4	7	0	2	0	0	2
Amir Danforth	13	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Carson Smith	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colin Stack	DNP
Oliver Junker	DNP
Chance Schoenfeld	DNP
Santiago Paz Vazquez	DNP
Jaziah Harper	DNP
Andy Stefonowicz	DNP
Jack Robison	DNP