Dakota State men win NAIA opener; JC women play at 1:45

The Dakota State men's basketball team and the Jimmie women are the only two teams left from the Dakotas in the NAIA national basketball tournaments.

Dakota State upset No. 5-ranked Warner Pacific, Ore., 89-80 late Thursday night in Point Lookout, Mo.

Dakota State (23-9) beat Jamestown College in the A.I.I. championship game here Feb. 24, ralling from a 21-point first-half deficit.

John Lamb led the Trojans with 26 points. They face unseeded St. Thomas Fla., today at 9:15 p.m. in the Sweet 16.

The Jimmie women face Eastern Oregon today at 1:45 p.m. in the Sweet 16 of the women's tournament in Sioux City, Iowa.

Eastern Oregon has won 26 straight games.

A win today would put Jamestown College into the Elite 8 for the first time ever and set a new school record for wins in a season (28).

Both Valley City State basketball teams lost its openers on Wednesday. The Mayville State women also lost in the program's first-ever trip to nationals.

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