North Dakota State University forward Sam Griesel was named the TicketSmarter Summit League Player of the Week for men’s basketball. He averaged 17.7 points and 9.7 rebounds while leading NDSU to three wins in six days.

In Monday’s win over South Dakota, he had the game-winning basket with 3.2 seconds left while adding 10 rebounds and four assists.  

On Thursday and Saturday, he posted back-to-back 20-point scoring efforts, with 23 points on Thursday and 24 on Saturday. It was the first time in his career that he posted back-to-back games with 20-plus points.  

The Bison have now won five straight and eight of their last ten games. This weekend, the Herd faces Kansas City at Scheel’s Center on Saturday.