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South Dakota State at North Dakota

Saturday, February 27, 2021

North Dakota beat South Dakota State 28–⁠17. It was their third meeting; after it, South Dakota State led the series 2–⁠1.

AwaySouth Dakota State8–⁠2 in 2020
17
HomeNorth Dakota5–⁠2 in 2020
28

Final at Alerus Center, Grand ForksIndoorsTV: ESPN+

Officials
Referee Aaron Adams; umpire Dan Montgomery; head linesman Gordy Hanson; line judge John Winter; side judge Leanne Surmin; field judge Pat Brown II; back judge Kurk DingmannGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Dakota State1403017
North Dakota7014728

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

South Dakota State 55% to win. North Dakota won as Elo’s underdog.

The series

Every South Dakota State–North Dakota game

South Dakota State leads 7–⁠2 in nine meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2026North Dakota 21, South Dakota State 10
2025South Dakota State 34, North Dakota 31
2024South Dakota State 38, North Dakota 7
2023South Dakota State 42, North Dakota 21
2022South Dakota State 49, North Dakota 35
2021South Dakota State 24, North Dakota 21

Around this game

South Dakota State

North Dakota