Denver 78, North Dakota State 71 - Box Score

NET #241

	H1	H2	T
Denver	40	38	78
North Dakota State	34	37	71

North Dakota State

NET #114

	H1	H2	T
Denver	40	38	78
North Dakota State	34	37	71

Thu, Feb 5, 2026Scheels CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Denver

North Dakota State

13%

87%

✗ MissedMargin: +13.5 predicted → -7 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

52.9%→ 56.4

eFG%

45.2 ←52.9%

12.4%→ 12.4

TO Rate

12.2 ←13.3%

28.9%

ORB%

33.5%

33.7%→ 34.5

FT Rate

35.5 ←30.4%

Denver

Predicted Actual

North Dakota State

Recap

Denver Stuns North Dakota State in 78-71 Upset

Pioneers' Carson Johnson leads the charge with 20 points, handing Bison their sixth loss of the season

In a stunning turn of events, Denver pulled off a monumental upset at the Scheels Center, taking down North Dakota State 78-71. This outcome sent shockwaves through the college basketball world, as the Pioneers, ranked 272 in the net rankings, defeated the 115th-ranked Bison. The pre-game prediction...

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Top Performers

Denver

Zane NelsonMVP40.6

PTS19REB8AST5STL3

6-11 FG, 1-5 3PT, 6-8 FT

Carson Johnson26.7

PTS20REB1AST2STL2

6-16 FG, 3-10 3PT, 5-6 FT

Jeremiah Burke21.1

PTS15REB3AST2STL2

6-9 FG, 2-3 3PT, 1-1 FT

North Dakota State

Markhi Strickland30.7

PTS19REB6AST3

9-16 FG, 1-3 FT

Andy Stefonowicz16.9

PTS6REB2AST5STL2

2-8 FG, 0-3 3PT, 2-2 FT

Noah Feddersen15.7

PTS13REB6AST0

3-8 FG, 0-2 3PT, 7-9 FT

Hot Players

Markhi StricklandNorth Dakota State+78%

PTS

10.8 avg

REB

3.5 avg

AST

1.4 avg

56% FG 9-16

Zane NelsonDenver+59%

PTS

13.8 avg

REB

3.8 avg

AST

2.5 avg

55% FG 6-11

Tay SmithNorth Dakota State+33%

PTS

7.3 avg

REB

2.6 avg

AST

0.6 avg

57% FG 4-7

Noah FeddersenNorth Dakota State+24%

PTS

9.1 avg

REB

5.2 avg

AST

1.0 avg

38% FG 3-8

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Denver78

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Carson Johnson	38	20	6-16	3-10	5-6	1	2	2	0	1
Zane Nelson	34	19	6-11	1-5	6-8	8	5	3	0	1
Jeremiah Burke	33	15	6-9	2-3	1-1	3	2	2	0	3
Gabe Oldham	32	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	12	0	0	1	0
Logan Kinsey	26	9	4-7	0-2	1-1	3	0	0	0	1
Julius Rollins	11	4	1-4	0-1	2-2	3	1	0	1	1
Shaun Wysocki	10	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0
Josh Lee	7	5	2-3	0-1	1-1	0	0	0	0	2
Didier Maleng	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Loch Cunningham	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ian Motta	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaden Holdbrook	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Devin Carney	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Trajan Thompson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Corleone Dandridge	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	78	28-55	6-22	16-19	34	10	7	3	9

North Dakota State71

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO
Andy Stefonowicz	35	6	2-8	0-3	2-2	2	5	2	2
Trevian Carson	35	7	2-7	1-1	2-2	4	1	1	1
Markhi Strickland	33	19	9-16	0-0	1-3	6	3	0	0
Tay Smith	26	12	4-7	4-6	0-1	2	0	0	1
Damari Wheeler-Thomas	24	9	3-10	1-5	2-3	4	0	0	1
Noah Feddersen	22	13	3-8	0-2	7-9	6	0	0	3
Treyson Anderson	18	5	2-6	0-3	1-2	6	0	0	1
Riley Massey	10	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Emil Skytta	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	1
Dom Clay	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Schoenrock	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Riley Saunders	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Max Majerle	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Carson Smith	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	71	25-62	6-20	15-22	31	10	5	10