# 2012–13 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2012–13 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth year head coach Saul Phillips, played their home games at the Bison Sports Arena, with one home game at the Fargodome, and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 24–10, 12–4 in Summit League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of The Summit League tournament where they lost to South Dakota State. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Western Michigan in overtime.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Fred Newell | Guard | 5–8 | 155 | Junior | Lakeville, Minnesota |
| 3 | Mike Felt | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Junior | Redwood Falls, Minnesota |
| 12 | Lawrence Alexander | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Sophomore | Peoria, Illinois |
| 13 | Nate Zastrow | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Senior | Manitowoc, Wisconsin |
| 22 | Kory Brown | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Freshman | Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| 23 | Brett Vanden Bergh | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Freshman | De Pere, Wisconsin |
| 24 | Taylor Braun | Guard | 6–7 | 205 | Junior | Newberg, Oregon |
| 25 | Joel Lindberg | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Sophomore | Superior, Wisconsin |
| 32 | TrayVonn Wright | Forward | 6–7 | 180 | Junior | Waterloo, Iowa |
| 34 | Chris Kading | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Freshman | De Pere, Wisconsin |
| 40 | Dexter Werner | Forward | 6–6 | 240 | Freshman | Bismarck, North Dakota |
| 42 | Marshall Bjorklund | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Junior | Arlington, Minnesota |
| 44 | Jordan Aaberg | Forward | 6–9 | 225 | Junior | Rothsay, Minnesota |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2012* 7:00 pm | Concordia–Moorhead | W 86–57 | | Bison Sports Arena (1,689) Fargo, ND |
| 11/03/2012* 7:00 pm | Minnesota State–Moorhead | W 72–67 $^{OT}$ | | Bison Sports Arena (2,156) Fargo, ND |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm | Valley City State | W 93–47 | 1–0 | Bison Sports Arena (1,782) Fargo, ND |
| 11/12/2012* 6:00 pm, BTN | at No. 1 Indiana Legends Classic | L 61–87 | 1–1 | Assembly Hall (17,145) Bloomington, IN |
| 11/17/2012* 5:00 pm | Mayville State | W 73–40 | 2–1 | Bison Sports Arena (1,568) Fargo, ND |
| 11/19/2012* 3:30 pm | vs. Youngstown State Legends Classic | W 83–80 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Palumbo Center (2,166) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/20/2012* 6:00 pm | at Duquesne Legends Classic | W 57–43 | 4–1 | Palumbo Center (2,060) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/21/2012* 3:30 pm | vs. James Madison Legends Classic | W 66–44 | 5–1 | Palumbo Center (2,325) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/24/2012* 7:00 pm | at Green Bay | L 59–74 | 5–2 | Resch Center (2,455) Green Bay, WI |
| 11/29/2012 7:00 pm | Nebraska–Omaha | W 95–51 | 6–2 (1–0) | Bison Sports Arena (2,576) Fargo, ND |
| 12/05/2012* 6:00 pm | at Morehead State | W 69–57 | 7–2 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,240) Morehead, KY |
| 12/09/2012* 4:00 pm | North Dakota | W 72–52 | 8–2 | Fargodome (5,168) Fargo, ND |
| 12/11/2012* 8:00 pm, BTN | at No. 13 Minnesota | L 57–70 | 8–3 | Williams Arena (10,472) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/15/2012* 6:00 pm | at Towson | W 65–48 | 9–3 | Tiger Arena (1,634) Towson, MD |
| 12/21/2012* 7:00 pm | Morehead State | W 69–49 | 10–3 | Bison Sports Arena (2,214) Fargo, ND |
| 12/29/2012 7:00 pm | South Dakota State | W 65–62 | 11–3 (2–0) | Bison Sports Arena (5,064) Fargo, ND |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm, Midco Sports Net | at South Dakota | W 92–66 | 12–3 (3–0) | DakotaDome (1,741) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/05/2013 5:15 pm | at UMKC | W 63–44 | 13–3 (4–0) | Swinney Recreation Center (1,118) Kansas City, MO |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm, Midco Sports Net/FCS | IPFW | W 67–55 | 14–3 (5–0) | Bison Sports Arena (2,690) Fargo, ND |
| 01/12/2013 4:00 pm, Midco Sports Net/FCS | Oakland | W 73–65 | 15–3 (6–0) | Bison Sports Arena (3,390) Fargo, ND |
| 01/17/2013 6:00 pm | at IUPUI | W 78–40 | 16–3 (7–0) | The Jungle (1,312) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | at Western Illinois | L 42–50 | 16–4 (7–1) | Western Hall (3,973) Macomb, IL |
| 01/26/2013 2:05 pm, Midco Sports Net/FCS | at South Dakota State | L 53–69 | 16–5 (7–2) | Frost Arena (6,063) Brookings, SD |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm | UMKC | W 71–34 | 17–5 (8–2) | Bison Sports Arena (1,741) Fargo, ND |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | South Dakota | W 65–46 | 18–5 (9–2) | Bison Sports Arena (3,062) Fargo, ND |
| 02/07/2013 6:00 pm | at Oakland | L 63–66 | 18–6 (9–3) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,117) Rochester, MI |
| 02/09/2013 6:00 pm | at IPFW | W 58–54 | 19–6 (10–3) | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,176) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm | Western Illinois | L 36–49 | 19–7 (10–4) | Bison Sports Arena (3,218) Fargo, ND |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | IUPUI | W 75–39 | 20–7 (11–4) | Bison Sports Arena (2,948) Fargo, ND |
| 02/22/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Akron BracketBusters | L 53–68 | 20–8 | James A. Rhodes Arena (4,474) Akron, OH |
| 02/26/2013* 7:00 pm | Utah Valley | W 63–56 | 21–8 | Bison Sports Arena (2,351) Fargo, ND |
| 03/02/2013 4:00 pm, Midco Sports Net/FCS | at Nebraska–Omaha | W 84–57 | 22–8 (12–4) | Ralston Arena (1,426) Ralston, NE |
| 2013 The Summit League men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/10/2013 8:30 pm, FCS Atlantic | vs. UMKC Quarterfinals | W 69–58 | 23–8 | Sioux Falls Arena (3,786) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/11/2013 8:30 pm, FCS Atlantic | vs. Western Illinois Semifinals | W 55–43 | 24–8 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,676) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/12/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. South Dakota State Championship Game | L 67–73 | 24–9 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,544) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 2013 College Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/20/2013* 6:00 pm | at Western Michigan First round | L 71–72 $^{OT}$ | 24–10 | University Arena (1,358) Kalamazoo, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||
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