North Dakota State Bison vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits

FINAL

Feb 18, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
NDSU	37	37	74
SDST	34	32	66

Game Recap

North Dakota State earns 74-66 victory over South Dakota State. Damari Wheeler-Thomas' 23 points helped North Dakota State defeat South Dakota State 74-66 on Wednesday.

Player Stats

NORTH DAKOTA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
44Treyson Anderson	15	2-5	0-2	2-2	5	1	0	0	0	2	6
0Trevian Carson	33	2-9	0-3	2-2	12	4	0	0	2	3	6
5Andy Stefonowicz	35	3-9	0-4	0-1	3	4	4	1	1	2	6
1Damari Wheeler-Thomas	34	6-11	3-6	8-11	3	2	0	0	0	3	23
30Markhi Strickland	20	3-6	0-0	1-4	1	0	1	0	1	3	7
34Noah Feddersen	25	6-7	2-3	5-6	2	0	0	0	0	3	19
2Riley Massey	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
8Emil Skytta	15	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	4
3Tay Smith	18	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	-	25-5248.1%	6-2128.6%	18-2669.2%	30	12	7	1	5	17	74

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Matthew Mors	35	7-12	2-4	2-3	4	3	1	0	3	5	18
34Damon Wilkinson	28	8-10	0-0	2-6	8	2	1	0	2	4	18
14Jaden Jackson	35	2-13	2-10	2-2	3	3	0	0	0	2	8
3Joe Sayler	37	2-8	1-4	0-0	3	2	2	0	1	1	5
10Kalen Garry	27	2-6	1-5	0-0	3	6	0	0	1	4	5
5Caleb Delzell	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35Alec Squires	13	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	1	4
2Luke Haertle	23	2-4	2-3	2-3	5	4	0	0	1	2	8

TOTAL	-	25-5644.6%	8-2630.8%	8-1457.1%	30	21	4	0	10	19	66

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNDSUSDST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by South Dakota State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by North Dakota State.
(19:37) Jaden Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:34) Trevian Carson Defensive Rebound.
(19:22) Markhi Strickland misses 7-foot jumper.
(19:20) Damon Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) Kalen Garry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:10) Damari Wheeler-Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(18:58) Treyson Anderson misses 6-foot jumper.
(18:56) Damon Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
(18:42) Jaden Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:40) South Dakota State Offensive Rebound.
(18:34) Kalen Garry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:31) Andy Stefonowicz Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:13) Damari Wheeler-Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper.
30
+3 (17:58) Joe Sayler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kalen Garry assists).
33
(17:42) Trevian Carson bad pass turnover.
(17:42) Matthew Mors Steal.
+2 (17:31) Damon Wilkinson makes layup (Kalen Garry assists).
35
(17:31) Foul on Damari Wheeler-Thomas.
+1 (17:31) Damon Wilkinson makes free throw 1 of 1.
36
+2 (17:13) Trevian Carson makes layup.
56
(16:59) Jaden Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:54) Matthew Mors Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:53) Damon Wilkinson makes layup.
58
(16:35) Foul on Matthew Mors.
+1 (16:35) Noah Feddersen makes free throw 1 of 2.
68
+1 (16:35) Noah Feddersen makes free throw 2 of 2.
78
+2 (16:09) Kalen Garry makes 4-foot jumper.
710
(16:01) Markhi Strickland bad pass turnover.
(16:01) Joe Sayler Steal.
(15:53) Kalen Garry bad pass turnover.
(15:53) Andy Stefonowicz Steal.
+3 (15:45) Noah Feddersen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andy Stefonowicz assists).
1010
(15:20) Joe Sayler misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:17) Noah Feddersen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:11) Markhi Strickland makes layup (Andy Stefonowicz assists).
1210
(14:44) Jaden Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:40) Damon Wilkinson Offensive Rebound.
(14:36) Damon Wilkinson bad pass turnover.
(14:36) Markhi Strickland Steal.
(14:29) Foul on Kalen Garry.
(14:09) Andy Stefonowicz misses 20-foot jumper.
(14:04) Joe Sayler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:50) Alec Squires makes 2-foot dunk (Matthew Mors assists).
1212
(13:32) Treyson Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:28) Jaden Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(13:18) Alec Squires bad pass turnover.
(13:18) Riley Massey Steal.
+2 (12:58) Emil Skytta makes layup (Treyson Anderson assists).
1412
(12:50) Foul on Matthew Mors.
(12:50) Matthew Mors turnover.
+2 (12:45) Emil Skytta makes layup.
1612
(12:19) Caleb Delzell misses 5-foot jumper.
(12:15) Emil Skytta Defensive Rebound.
(12:10) Noah Feddersen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:06) Emil Skytta Offensive Rebound.
(12:01) Trevian Carson misses 7-foot jumper.
(11:59) Trevian Carson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:57) Tay Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trevian Carson assists).
1912
+3 (11:39) Luke Haertle makes 22-foot three point jumper (Damon Wilkinson assists).
1915
(11:02) Damari Wheeler-Thomas misses 15-foot jumper.
(10:59) Luke Haertle Defensive Rebound.
(10:49) Foul on Damon Wilkinson.
(10:49) Damon Wilkinson turnover.
(10:34) Tay Smith bad pass turnover.
(10:34) Damon Wilkinson Steal.
+2 (10:10) Damon Wilkinson makes layup (Kalen Garry assists).
1917
(10:10) Foul on Noah Feddersen.
(10:10) Damon Wilkinson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(10:10) Trevian Carson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:55) Noah Feddersen makes layup (Andy Stefonowicz assists).
2117
+2 (9:35) Damon Wilkinson makes layup (Luke Haertle assists).
2119
(9:18) Tay Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:14) Joe Sayler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:48) Luke Haertle makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kalen Garry assists).
2122
+2 (8:15) Andy Stefonowicz makes 7-foot jumper.
2322
+3 (7:56) Matthew Mors makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Haertle assists).
2325
+2 (7:38) Treyson Anderson makes 3-foot dunk.
2525
(7:22) Foul on Treyson Anderson.
+2 (7:20) Damon Wilkinson makes 3-foot dunk.
2527
(6:45) Damari Wheeler-Thomas misses layup.
(6:41) Kalen Garry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:36) Matthew Mors makes layup (Damon Wilkinson assists).
2529
(6:36) Foul on Andy Stefonowicz.
+1 (6:36) Matthew Mors makes free throw 1 of 1.
2530
(6:18) Andy Stefonowicz misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:16) South Dakota State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:56) Damon Wilkinson makes layup (Kalen Garry assists).
2532
(5:29) Andy Stefonowicz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:25) Damon Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
(5:09) Kalen Garry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:05) Andy Stefonowicz Defensive Rebound.
(5:00) Trevian Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:57) North Dakota State Offensive Rebound.
(4:56) Foul on Alec Squires.
+1 (4:56) Noah Feddersen makes free throw 1 of 2.
2632
(4:56) Noah Feddersen misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:56) Alec Squires Defensive Rebound.
(4:45) Alec Squires bad pass turnover.
(4:45) Andy Stefonowicz Steal.
(4:40) Andy Stefonowicz bad pass turnover.
(4:40) Joe Sayler Steal.
(4:30) Foul on Markhi Strickland.
(4:21) Joe Sayler misses 15-foot jumper.
(4:17) Markhi Strickland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:10) Noah Feddersen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damari Wheeler-Thomas assists).
2932
(3:35) Jaden Jackson misses 11-foot jumper.
(3:33) Alec Squires Offensive Rebound.
(3:32) Joe Sayler misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(3:29) Trevian Carson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:20) Noah Feddersen makes 3-foot dunk (Trevian Carson assists).
3132
(2:59) Damon Wilkinson misses layup.
(2:56) Noah Feddersen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:42) Noah Feddersen makes layup (Andy Stefonowicz assists).
3332
(2:26) Matthew Mors bad pass turnover.
(2:26) Emil Skytta Steal.
(2:22) Foul on Kalen Garry.
+1 (2:22) Noah Feddersen makes free throw 1 of 2.
3432
+1 (2:22) Noah Feddersen makes free throw 2 of 2.
3532
+2 (1:52) Damon Wilkinson makes layup (Matthew Mors assists).
3534
(1:28) Damari Wheeler-Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:27) South Dakota State Defensive Rebound.
(1:12) Foul on Noah Feddersen.
(1:12) Damon Wilkinson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:12) South Dakota State Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:12) Damon Wilkinson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:12) Trevian Carson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:58) Damari Wheeler-Thomas makes layup.
3734
(0:35) Foul on Andy Stefonowicz.
(0:35) Luke Haertle misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:35) Matthew Mors Offensive Rebound.
(0:35) Matthew Mors misses layup.
(0:30) Treyson Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(0:15) Treyson Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:11) Luke Haertle Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NDSU

SDST

74Points66

25-52(48.1%)Field Goal(%)25-56(44.6%)

6-21(28.6%)3-Point(%)8-26(30.8%)

18-26(69.2%)Free Throw(%)8-14(57.1%)

33(4)Rebounds(Offensive)35(7)

12Assists21

7Steals4

1Blocks0

5Turnovers10

17(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

9Largest Lead7

Game Details

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Frost Arena · Brookings, SD

attendance: 3,619 (42.6%)

spread: NDSU -1.5

over/under: 146.5