UND brought its coveted six-game winning streak to Fargo last Saturday night as it faced NDSU in a game that wouldn’t be decided until the final buzzer.

Mikailah Dyer’s layup in overtime secured a 90-87 UND victory over the Bison at Scheels Arena in a thrilling rivalry matchup.

In a memorable game with big players coming up at big moments, UND seemed to have an edge over NDSU for a majority of the game, even at one point holding a 16-point lead over the Bison.

The first half was back and forth. At one point NDSU had pulled ahead by seven, but the resilient squad stormed back, going on a 18-1 scoring run. UND drained 50 points and went in at halftime up by eight.

The second half is when the game took off. UND jumped to an early lead, quickly scoring eight points to take a 16-point lead, 70 to 54. From there, NDSU power forward Brooke LeMar took control of the Bison offense and, as part of a 33 point night, helped her team back into the game.

After an impressive 15-6 run, LeMar threw down seven straight points to get NDSU the lead with just under four minutes left in the game.

At this point, UND’s own power forwards took the reins, ending the second half with seven baskets to tie the game at 80 to 80.

In overtime, UND was in control, scoring four straight. But NDSU’s LeMar would not be denied. She hit a long three with 25 seconds left to give NDSU a 87-86 lead.

From here, UND put the game away with a layup by Makaliah Dyer in the draining seconds to win the game, 90-87.

It is UND’s seventh straight win this season and its fifth straight against NDSU.

On a night where they scored zero points from the three point range, the likes of Kelsey Knox and Emily Evers had to do a lot of the dirty work.

Knox finished the game with 15 points including the game winner. Evers notched 15 as well, and also added 13 rebounds. Mia Loyd lead the team in scoring once again as she added another 22 points on her very impressive season.

UND’s defense came up big once again, out rebounding NDSU and creating 22 points off of turnovers.

UND only has two days of rest before heading to Minnesota for a Big 10 clash with the University of Minnesota on Wednesday.

Kyle Beauchmp is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at [email protected].