KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Daniel Harkins scored 14 points and Travis Bledsoe added 13 as North Dakota beat Missouri-Kansas City 61-56 Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
It was the first NCAA Division I game for the Fighting Sioux, who had won 1,422 games in Division II.
O.J. Harrison, who finished with 10 points, hit a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to put North Dakota up 58-56. Pat Mitchell came off the bench to score 12 points.
Reggie Hamilton led UMKC with 22 points and Spencer Johnson scored 15 before fouling out with 5:21 left.
North Dakota led 39-24 at halftime but went cold in the second period, scoring only three points in the first 11 minutes as the Kangaroos came back to tie it at 42.
Updated Nov 15, 12:12 am EST
