GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The South Dakota men's basketball team won on the road 102-93 over North Dakota Thursday night in the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Coyotes are now 3-3 in Summit League play and 12-9 on the season.
 
The Yotes were paced by Chase Forte, who notched his eighth 20+ point game of the season, with 25 on the night. Forte put together another all-around performance with three assists, three rebounds and one steal while going 11-for-14 from the field and 2-of-3 from deep.
 
Isaac Bruns added 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting, Kaleb Stewart had 15 points and Ashton Smith scored 11 on 5-of-5 shooting. Paul Bruns was the team's leading rebounder with seven boards and 11 points off the bench, while Dre Bullock chipped in 10 points.
 
USD connected on over .500 percent of its field goal attempts (38-of-65) and knocked down double-digit triples with 11 on 24 attempts. It was the seventh time this season the Yotes shot over .500 percent from the field and seventh game with double-digit treys.
 
While the Fighting Hawks held the lead for nearly 30 minutes of game time, the turning point in the contest came with 10 minutes left in the second half. With the Yotes trailing 77-74, a bucket from Mayuom Buom would start a 16-2 run over the next six minutes with USD taking a 90-79 lead. Forte scored six points during the run, while Paul Bruns and Bullock knocked down back-to-back treys. USD took its largest lead of the night, 96-83, following four straight points from Paul Bruns with 1:07 left. South Dakota went 10-for-10 from the free line over the final 1:30 to ice the 102-93 win.
 
The combination of Stewart, Smith, Forte and Isaac Bruns accounted for 43 of USD 49 first half points while shooting 18-for-28 from the field with six triples. There was plenty of offense in the first 20 minutes with UND carrying a 51-49 at the intermission. A combined 15 3-pointers were made between the two teams and both squads shot above .500 percent from the floor in the first half.
 
South Dakota will now turn its attention to Saturday's game against in state rival South Dakota State in Brookings. Tip is set for 5:00 p.m. against the Jacks.
 
Notes

• South Dakota moves to 12-9 on the season and 3-3 in Summit League play
• It was the Yotes first road win since Nov. 22 (80-76 win at Western Michigan)
• Chase Forte matched his career high for the second time this season and third time in his career with 25 points
• It was Forte's most efficient game of the season at 11-for-14 (78.6%) from the field with more than 10 field goal attempts
• Isaac Bruns has scored 20+ points in three of the last five games
• Ashton Smith matched his season and career with 11 points tonight on 5-of-5 shooting
• Paul Bruns was the team's leading rebounder with seven
• USD shot .621 percent from the field in the second half and went 14-for-17 from the free throw line
• The Coyotes topped 100 points for the third time this season and are 2-1 when reaching the century mark