# 2019–20 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2019–20 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth-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 25–8, 13–3 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for the Summit League regular season championship. They defeated Denver, Oral Roberts, and North Dakota to become champions of the 2020 Summit League tournament. They earned the Summit League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Bison finished the season 19-16, 9-7 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals, Western Illinois in the semifinals, and Omaha to win the Summit League tournament, and obtained a 16 seed in the East regional of the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. In the First Four, they defeated North Carolina Central before losing to the number 1 overall seeded Duke.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 30, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Dickinson State | W 104–63 | | Scheels Center (2,701) Fargo, ND |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | L 54-67 | 0–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (8,145) Manhattan, KS |
| Nov 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Mayville State | W 93–53 | 1–1 | Scheels Center (1,770) Fargo, ND |
| Nov 11, 2019* 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Cal Poly | W 74–67 | 2–1 | Scheels Center (2,006) Fargo, ND |
| Nov 15, 2019* 5:00 pm | | vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley Islander Invitational | W 76–70 | 3–1 | American Bank Center (209) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Nov 16, 2019* 6:30 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islander Invitational | W 57–45 | 4–1 | American Bank Center (1,108) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Nov 17, 2019* 1:00 pm | | vs. Stony Brook Islander Invitational | L 57–64 | 4–2 | American Bank Center (468) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Nov 23, 2019* 5:00 pm | | Utah Valley | L 62–68 | 4–3 | Scheels Center (2,323) Fargo, ND |
| Nov 26, 2019* 9:00 pm | | at Idaho | W 70–53 | 5–3 | Kibbie Dome (792) Moscow, ID |
| Dec 3, 2019* 4:30 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | L 60–71 | 5–4 | Hulman Center (3,371) Terre Haute, IN |
| Dec 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | W 78–68 | 6–4 | Scheels Center (2,658) Fargo, ND |
| Dec 11, 2019* 9:00 pm, Big West TV | | at Cal State Northridge | W 71–62 | 7–4 | Matadome (832) Los Angeles, CA |
| Dec 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Montana State | W 79–65 | 8–4 | Scheels Center (2,523) Fargo, ND |
| Dec 20, 2019* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at Marquette | W 82–68 | 8–5 | Fiserv Forum (16,359) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 29, 2019 4:30 pm, ALT2 | | at Denver | W 66–55 | 9–5 (1–0) | Magness Arena (1,059) Denver, CO |
| Jan 2, 2020 8:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | W 94–74 | 10–5 (2–0) | Scheels Center (1,929) Fargo, ND |
| Jan 5, 2020* 2:00 pm | | Northland (WI) | W 97–43 | 11–5 | Scheels Center (1,112) Fargo, ND |
| Jan 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oral Roberts | L 73–79 | 11–6 (2–1) | Mabee Center (2,886) Tulsa, OK |
| Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | South Dakota | W 72–70 | 12–6 (3–1) | Scheels Center (2,213) Fargo, ND |
| Jan 19, 2020 1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | North Dakota | W 83–74 | 13–6 (4–1) | Scheels Center (3,817) Fargo, ND |
| Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | at South Dakota State | L 73–78 | 13–7 (4–2) | Frost Arena (3,011) Brookings, SD |
| Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | Denver | W 82–70 | 14–7 (5–2) | Scheels Center (3,006) Fargo, ND |
| Jan 30, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 70–49 | 15–7 (6–2) | Western Hall (624) Macomb, IL |
| Feb 1, 2020 6:00 pm | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 71–60 | 16–7 (7–2) | Gates Sports Center (1,286) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | at Omaha | W 86–78 | 17–7 (8–2) | Baxter Arena (2,355) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 8, 2020 1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | Oral Roberts | W 83–76 | 18–7 (9–2) | Scheels Center (3,715) Fargo, ND |
| Feb 14, 2020 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 80–70 | 19–7 (10–2) | Scheels Center (2,596) Fargo, ND |
| Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | at South Dakota | W 77–74 | 20–7 (11–2) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,164) Vermillion, SD |
| Feb 22, 2020 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | at North Dakota | L 68–71 | 20–8 (11–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,686) Grand Forks, ND |
| Feb 27, 2020 8:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | South Dakota State | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 21–8 (12–3) | Scheels Center (4,036) Fargo, ND |
| Feb 29, 2020 4:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | Omaha | W 87–67 | 22–8 (13–3) | Scheels Center (3,758) Fargo, ND |
| The Summit League tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2020 6:00 pm, MidcoSN | (1) | vs. (8) Denver Quarterfinals | W 71–69 | 23–8 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,614) Sioux Falls, SD |
| Mar 9, 2020 6:00 pm, MidcoSN | (1) | vs. (4) Oral Roberts Semifinals | W 75–69 | 24–8 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,761) Sioux Falls, SD |
| Mar 10, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (6) North Dakota Championship | W 89–53 | 25–8 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,306) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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