The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks men’s basketball team played its first conference game with North Dakota State University since 2004 on Saturday afternoon in the Scheels Center in Fargo but came up short, losing a 67-65 Summit League decision to the Bison. UND (8-12 overall, 2-5 Summit) were led by Marlon Stewart, who scored 14 points and added six rebounds, four assists and a steal. Connor Avants and Billy Brown eached chipped in 12 points. NDSU (9-11 overall, 3-3 Summit) was paced by Deng Geu, who scored 15 points. The Hawks return to play Wednesday, when they host the University of South Dakota. (Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.)