MACOMB, Ill. (AP) Kory Brown scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds as North Dakota State escaped with a 64-62 victory over Western Illinois on Sunday.
Brown made a basket with 2:17 left for a 62-61 lead and his free throw with 52 seconds left gave NDSU a 63-61 lead. Tate Stensgaard hit one free throw on Eastern Illinois' next possession, but the Leathernecks turned the ball over twice in the final 24 seconds, sandwiched around a Chris Kading free throw.
Lawrence Alexander had 14 points, Kading finished with 12 and A.J. Jacobson added 11 for North Dakota State (15-7, 7-2 Summit).
Each team only made one field goal apiece over the final five minutes in Macomb, Illinois.