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South Dakota at North Dakota

Thursday, March 4, 2021

North Dakota beat South Dakota 21–⁠10. It was their sixth meeting; after it, North Dakota led the series 4–⁠2.

AwaySouth Dakota1–⁠3 in 2020
10
HomeNorth Dakota5–⁠2 in 2020
21

Final at Alerus Center, Grand ForksIndoorsTV: ESPN+

Officials
Referee Andrew Speciale; umpire Kyle Harbour; head linesman Scott Landy; line judge John Winter; side judge Stacy Jameson; field judge Phil Ayeni; back judge Amy PistoneGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Dakota300710
North Dakota0714021

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Dakota 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every South Dakota–North Dakota game

South Dakota leads 6–⁠5 in 11 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2025South Dakota 26, North Dakota 21
2024South Dakota 42, North Dakota 36
2023South Dakota 14, North Dakota 10
2022North Dakota 28, South Dakota 19
2021South Dakota 20, North Dakota 13
2020North Dakota 21, South Dakota 10

Around this game

South Dakota

North Dakota