# 2018–19 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2018–19 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth-year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 19–16, 9–7 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Summit League tournament, they defeated Oral Roberts, Western Illinois and Omaha to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the East region. There the Bison lost to overall No. 1 seed Duke.

## Previous season

The Bison finished the season 15–17, 5–9 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Fort Wayne in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament before losing in the semifinals to South Dakota State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2018* 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | Concordia (MN) | W 81–49 | | Scheels Center (1,154) Fargo, ND |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 8:30 p.m., FSAZ+ | | at New Mexico State Summit/WAC Challenge | L 56–73 | 0–1 | Pan American Center (4,358) Las Cruces, NM |
| November 11, 2018* 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara | W 82–63 | 1–1 | Scheels Center (1,962) Fargo, ND |
| November 16, 2018* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Miami (OH) The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinals | L 78–89 | 1–2 | Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (325) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 17, 2018* 10:00 a.m. | | vs. Incarnate Word The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase | L 78–80 $^{OT}$ | 1–3 | Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (204) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 18, 2018* 10:00 a.m. | | vs. Towson The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase | W 76–51 | 2–3 | Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (219) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 24, 2018* 3:00 p.m. | | at East Tennessee State | L 61–79 | 2–4 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,610) Johnson City, TN |
| November 26, 2018* 8:00 p.m., RTNW | | at No. 1 Gonzaga | L 60–102 | 2–5 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| December 1, 2018* 5:30 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | vs. Drake U.S. Bank Stadium Classic | L 88–95 | 2–6 | U.S. Bank Stadium (2,186) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 3, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Iowa State | L 59–81 | 2–7 | Hilton Coliseum (13,809) Ames, IA |
| December 8, 2018* 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington Big Sky/Summit Challenge | W 74–67 | 3–7 | Scheels Center (2,373) Fargo, ND |
| December 15, 2018* 7:30 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Missouri State | W 74–67 | 4–7 | Scheels Center (1,942) Fargo, ND |
| December 17, 2018* 8:00 p.m. | | at Montana | L 53–60 | 4–8 | Dahlberg Arena (3,553) Missoula, MT |
| December 19, 2018* 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | Northland | W 90–43 | 5–8 | Scheels Center (715) Fargo, ND |
| December 29, 2018 12:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | South Dakota | W 71–65 | 6–8 (1–0) | Scheels Center (2,192) Fargo, ND |
| December 30, 2018 4:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 87–90 $^{OT}$ | 6–9 (1–1) | Scheels Center (2,043) Fargo, ND |
| January 2, 2019 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2 | | at Omaha | L 77–90 | 6–10 (1–2) | Baxter Arena (1,775) Omaha, NE |
| January 6, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | Dickinson State | W 85–53 | 7–10 | Scheels Center (975) Fargo, ND |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | Western Illinois | W 85–69 | 8–10 (2–2) | Scheels Center (2,461) Fargo, ND |
| January 16, 2019 8:00 p.m., ALT2 | | at Denver | L 65–80 | 8–11 (2–3) | Magness Arena (829) Denver, CO |
| January 19, 2019 2:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | North Dakota | W 67–65 | 9–11 (3–3) | Scheels Center (4,232) Fargo, ND |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | at South Dakota State | L 69–87 | 9–12 (3–4) | Frost Arena (2,578) Brookings, SD |
| January 26, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Oral Roberts | W 67–57 | 10–12 (4–4) | Mabee Center (2,717) Tulsa, OK |
| February 2, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Western Illinois | W 78–76 | 11–12 (5–4) | Western Hall (521) Macomb, IL |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | at North Dakota | W 74–70 | 12–12 (6–4) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,016) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 9, 2019 4:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | Denver | W 81–71 | 13–12 (7–4) | Scheels Center (2,094) Fargo, ND |
| February 14, 2019 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | Oral Roberts | W 85–73 | 14–12 (8–4) | Scheels Center (1,880) Fargo, ND |
| February 16, 2019 4:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | South Dakota State | L 77–78 | 14–13 (8–5) | Scheels Center (3,957) Fargo, ND |
| February 23, 2019 4:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | Omaha | L 50–58 | 14–14 (8–6) | Scheels Center (2,177) Fargo, ND |
| February 28, 2019 8:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | at South Dakota | L 65–75 | 14–15 (8–7) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,482) Vermillion, SD |
| March 2, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 69–66 | 15–15 (9–7) | Gates Sports Center (1,005) Fort Wayne, IN |
| The Summit League tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2019 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN | (4) | vs. (5) Oral Roberts Quarterfinals | W 86–73 | 16–15 | Premier Center (5,989) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 11, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (8) Western Illinois Semifinals | W 76–73 | 17–15 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,508) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 12, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (2) Omaha Championship | W 73–63 | 18–15 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,076) Sioux Falls, SD |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 20, 2019* 5:40 p.m., truTV | (16 E) | vs. (16 E) North Carolina Central First Four | W 78–74 | 19–15 | UD Arena (11,827) Dayton, OH |
| March 22, 2019* 6:10 p.m., CBS | (16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke First round | L 62–85 | 19–16 | Colonial Life Arena (16,219) Columbia, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central. ||||||
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