# 2022–23 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 North Dakota Fighting Hawks basketball team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks were led by fourth-year head coach Paul Sather and played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.

## Previous season

In 2021–22, the Fighting Hawks finished with a record of 6–25 (2–16 Summit League play) and finished 10th place in the Summit League.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Waldorf | W 93–48 | – | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,146) Grand Forks, ND |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Incarnate Word | W 65–57 | 1–0 | McDermott Center (515) San Antonio, TX |
| November 10, 2022* 8:00 p.m., Fox Sports 1 | | at No. 10 Creighton | L 61–96 | 1–1 | CHI Health Center Omaha (16,594) Omaha, NE |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN | | Pacific | L 63–93 | 1–2 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,298) Grand Forks, ND |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Elon | W 77–73 | 2–2 | Schar Center (1,738) Elon, NC |
| November 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN | | Montana State | L 71–81 | 2–3 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,225) Grand Forks, ND |
| November 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., Midco+ | | Wisconsin–Stout | W 92–61 | 3–3 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,184) Grand Forks, ND |
| November 25, 2022* 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN | | Utah Tech | W 67–52 | 4–3 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,248) Grand Forks, ND |
| November 27, 2022* 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN | | Cal State Fullerton | W 73–57 | 5–3 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,199) Grand Forks, ND |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 23 Iowa State | L 44–63 | 5–4 | Hilton Coliseum (12,467) Ames, IA |
| December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | at Portland | L 69–90 | 5–5 | Chiles Center (1,128) Portland, OR |
| December 6, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho | L 66–76 | 5–6 | ICCU Arena (1,435) Moscow, ID |
| December 10, 2022* 3:00 p.m., MidcoSN | | Seattle | L 78–80 $^{OT}$ | 5–7 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,524) Grand Forks, ND |
| December 12, 2022* 8:00 p.m. | | North Central | W 99–48 | 6–7 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,225) Grand Forks, ND |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| December 19, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | at St. Thomas | L 62–75 | 6–8 (0–1) | Schnoecker Arena (985) Saint Paul, MN |
| December 30, 2022 3:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | North Dakota State | L 49–71 | 6–9 (0–2) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,458) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | South Dakota | L 60–62 | 6–10 (0–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,206) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | South Dakota State | L 59–60 | 6–11 (0–4) | Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,487) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at Omaha | L 63–69 | 6–12 (0–5) | Baxter Arena (2,091) Omaha, NE |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | at Denver | L 71–78 | 6–13 (0–6) | Magness Arena (790) Denver, CO |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | Kansas City | W 77–60 | 7–13 (1–6) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,510) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | Oral Roberts | L 72–84 | 7–14 (1–7) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,655) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 23, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | at Western Illinois | L 80–92 | 7–15 (1–8) | Western Hall (761) Macomb, IL |
| January 27, 2023 7:00 p.m., ABC ND/ESPN+ | | at North Dakota State | L 75–91 | 7–16 (1–9) | Scheels Center (3,867) Fargo, ND |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at South Dakota State | L 73–96 | 7–17 (1–10) | Frost Arena (1,744) Brookings, SD |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | at South Dakota | W 86–72 | 8–17 (2–10) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,416) Vermillion, SD |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Denver | W 86–63 | 9–17 (3–10) | Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,448) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | Omaha | W 76–73 $^{OT}$ | 10–17 (4–10) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,534) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at Oral Roberts | L 70–73 | 10–18 (4–11) | Mabee Center (7,492) Tulsa, OK |
| February 18, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at Kansas City | W 81–73 | 11–18 (5–11) | Swinney Recreation Center (1,532) Kansas City, MO |
| February 23, 2023 11:00 a.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | L 70–81 | 11–19 (5–12) | Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,271) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | St. Thomas | W 82–74 | 12–19 (6–12) | Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,715) Grand Forks, ND |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Denver First round | W 83–68 | 13–19 | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (1) Oral Roberts Quarterfinals | L 80–96 | 13–20 | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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