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FARGO, N.D.—North Dakota State senior guard Lawrence Alexander made a program-record eight three-pointers and the Bison made 14 triples in all in a 71-47 win against South Dakota Saturday at Scheels Arena. Alexander led all scorers with 31 points.

The win avenged the Bison's loss to South Dakota back on Jan. 14. North Dakota State (17-7, 9-2 Summit) has won four in a row and remain atop the Summit League standings.

Alexander, along with teammates Paul Miller and Carlin Dupree, combined to make 13 of 17 three-point tries. Miller had 11 points to go with seven rebounds. Dupree finished with 10 points. The Bison were 14 of 22 from long range. Alexander was 8 for 11.

Tre Burnette had 10 points and six rebounds to lead South Dakota (11-14, 5-6). It's the third consecutive game Burnette has scored 10-plus points. Brandon Bos added eight for the Coyotes, which made 2 of 11 from beyond the arc and were held to their lowest scoring output of the season.

Alexander scored NDSU's first 15 points and the Bison led 12-3 eight minutes into the contest. South Dakota closed to 12-10, but another 10-2 run by NDSU made it 22-12 with five minutes to go in the first. The Bison led 35-20 at the break.

North Dakota State shot 50 percent in the first half (14-28) and the second (13-26). The Bison made 7 of 8 triples in the second stanza to detract any USD comeback hopes. NDSU also owned a 37-21 edge on the boards.

It was the first game of a three-game road trip for South Dakota, its final road games of the season before wrapping up with four at home. The Coyotes return to the court Thursday at Omaha.