Final
Mitchell scores 33 as North Dakota tops NJIT 90-78
Feb 23, 2010 - 11:03 PM GRAND FORKS, N.D.(AP) -- Patrick Mitchell tied a school record with 10 3-pointers, scoring a career-high 33 points Tuesday to lead North Dakota to a 90-78 victory over NJIT.The sophomore went 10-for-13 from long distance and 11-for-15 overall to lead the Fighting Sioux (8-18, 5-3 Great West Conference), whose 16 3-pointers tied a school record.
Mitchell nearly doubled his previous high of 17. Conference player of the week Travis Bledsoe added 20 points and Travis Mertens 11.
Chris Flores led the Highlanders (8-16, 3-4) with 25 points. Jheryl Wilson added 19 and Sammy Schickel 10.
Mertens and NJIT's Isaiah Wilkerson and Ryan Regis were ejected after a scuffle with 2:31 to play. Mertens and Regis were tossed for offsetting flagrant fouls. Wilkerson was ejected for leaving the bench.
The game had been scheduled for Feb. 11 but was postponed when a snowstorm on the East Coast prevented NJIT from traveling.
- NCAA BB
NJIT 78
NORTH DAKOTA 90 FINAL
Feb 23 5:24 PM - NCAA BB
NJIT 31
NORTH DAKOTA 44 HALFTIME
Feb 23 4:05 PM
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