# 2011–12 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2011–12 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by head coach Saul Phillips, played their home games at Bison Sports Arena in Fargo, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League. After finishing 5th in the Summit during the regular season, and was eliminated in the first round of the Summit League tournament by Western Illinois.
North Dakota State failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but received a bid to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational. The Bison were eliminated in the first round of the CBI by Wyoming, 78–75.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2011* 7:30 pm | | Minnesota State–Moorhead | L 84–90 $^{2OT}$ | — | Bison Sports Arena Fargo, ND |
| November 5, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Concordia–Moorhead | W 90–48 | — | Bison Sports Arena Fargo, ND |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 8:00 pm | | at San Francisco USF Hilltop Challenge | W 73–65 | 1–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (11,175) San Francisco, CA |
| November 12, 2011* 10:30 pm | | vs. Louisiana–Lafayette USF Hilltop Challenge | W 78–58 | 2–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,119) San Francisco, CA |
| November 13, 2011* 3:00 pm | | vs. Northern Arizona USF Hilltop Challenge | W 70–58 | 3–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (225) San Francisco, CA |
| November 16, 2011* 7:00 pm, FS North/FS Wisconsin | | Green Bay | W 65–61 | 4–0 | Bison Sports Arena (2,450) Fargo, ND |
| November 22, 2011* 8:00 pm | | Nebraska–Omaha | W 98–65 | 5–0 | Bison Sports Arena (2,103) Fargo, ND |
| November 26, 2011* 7:00 pm, Midco Sports Net | | Fresno State | W 78–65 | 6–0 | Bison Sports Arena (3,251) Fargo, ND |
| December 1, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | L 51–55 | 6–1 (0–1) | Western Hall (878) Macomb, IL |
| December 3, 2011 6:00 pm | | at IUPUI | W 84–79 | 7–1 (1–1) | IUPUI Gymnasium (1,027) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 10, 2011* 3:00 pm, FoxSportsArizona.com | | at Arizona State | L 57–60 | 7–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,995) Tempe, AZ |
| December 17, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Mayville State | W 92–50 | 8–2 | Bison Sports Arena (1,625) Fargo, ND |
| December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm, BTN.com | | at Minnesota | L 59–63 | 8–3 | Williams Arena (11,681) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 28, 2011 7:00 pm, Midco Sports Net | | Oakland | W 96–69 | 9–3 (2–1) | Bison Sports Arena (3,544) Fargo, ND |
| December 30, 2011 7:00 pm | | IPFW | W 84–68 | 10–3 (3–1) | Bison Sports Arena (3,076) Fargo, ND |
| January 5, 2012 7:00 pm, FCS Central | | at Oral Roberts | L 80–89 | 10–4 (3–2) | Mabee Center (2,524) Tulsa, OK |
| January 7, 2012 8:30 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 72–69 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (4–2) | Centrum Arena (2,245) Cedar City, UT |
| January 12, 2012 7:00 pm | | UMKC | W 55–54 | 12–4 (5–2) | Bison Sports Arena (3,119) Fargo, ND |
| January 14, 2012 7:30 pm, Midco Sports Net | | South Dakota | W 82–59 | 13–4 (6–2) | Bison Sports Arena (4,070) Fargo, ND |
| January 17, 2012* 7:00 pm, FCS Central/Midco Sports Net | | at North Dakota | L 54–59 | 13–5 | Ralph Engelstad Arena (7,169) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 21, 2012 7:00 pm | | South Dakota State | L 88–91 | 13–6 (6–3) | Bison Sports Arena (5,011) Fargo, ND |
| January 26, 2012 6:00 pm | | at IPFW | L 66–75 | 13–7 (6–4) | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,149) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 28, 2012 5:00 pm | | at Oakland | W 78–75 | 14–7 (7–4) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,935) Rochester, MI |
| February 2, 2012 7:00 pm, Midco Sports Net | | Southern Utah | W 85–64 | 15–7 (8–4) | Bison Sports Arena (2,347) Fargo, ND |
| February 4, 2012 7:30 pm | | Oral Roberts | L 76–85 | 15–8 (8–5) | Bison Sports Arena (4,464) Fargo, ND |
| February 9, 2012 7:00 pm | | at UMKC | L 61–72 | 15–9 (8–6) | Swinney Recreation Center (841) Kansas City, MO |
| February 11, 2012 7:30 pm, Midco Sports Net | | at South Dakota | W 82–71 | 16–9 (9–6) | DakotaDome (1,952) Vermillion, SD |
| February 15, 2012 7:00 pm, Midco Sports Net | | at South Dakota State | L 57–80 | 16–10 (9–7) | Frost Arena (3,303) Brookings, SD |
| February 18, 2012* 7:00 pm | | Western Michigan | W 86–73 | 17–10 | Bison Sports Arena (3,083) Fargo, ND |
| February 23, 2012 7:00 pm | | IUPUI | L 68–74 | 17–11 (9–8) | Bison Sports Arena (2,513) Fargo, ND |
| February 25, 2012 7:30 pm | | Western Illinois | L 64–77 | 17–12 (9–9) | Bison Sports Arena (3,528) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2012 6:00 pm, Midco Sports Net/FCS Central | (5) | vs. (4) Western Illinois Summit Quarterfinals | L 53–58 | 17–13 | Sioux Falls Arena (2,835) Sioux Falls, SD |
| CBI ||||||
| March 14, 2012 8:00 pm | | at Wyoming CBI First Round | L 75–78 | 17–14 | Arena-Auditorium (2,732) Laramie, WY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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