North Dakota State won The Summit League Championship 2009 (Photo: The Summit)

Summit League Regular Season Standings 1 N.Dakota St. 16-2 26-6 2 ORU 14-4 16-15 3 Oakland 13-5 22-12 4 IUPUI 9-9 16-14 5 IPFW 8-10 13-17 5 S.Utah 8-10 11-20 7 S.Dakota St. 7-11 13-20 8 W.Illinois 6-12 9-20 8 Centenary 6-12 8-23 10 UMKC 3-15 7-24

North Dakota St. University 2008-09

Phillips Nelson Vaughan Woodside Coleman Carlson 31 Nelson Mike 6'4'' (193) G 32 Vaughan Josh 6'4'' (193) G 10 Woodside Ben 5'11'' (180) G 4 Coleman Freddy 6'3'' (191) G 25 Carlson Eric 6'6'' (198) F 23 Tveidt Michael 6'7'' (201) F 22 Winkelman Brett 6'6'' (198) F 21 Pennick Austin 6'3'' (191) G 20 Riley Lorenzo 6'6'' (198) F 34 Sussenguth Sam 6'8'' (203) F 40 Moormann Lucas 6'10'' (208) C 12 Lundberg Drew 6'2'' (188) G 0 Flowers Dejuan 6'7'' (201) F 33 Joseph Daniel 6'6'' (198) F 42 Shockman Caleb 6'6'' (198) F 50 Nagel Andy 6'9'' (206) F

Ben Woodside (5'11''-G-85) jumper with four seconds left lifted North Dakota State to a 66-64 victory over Oakland in the championship game of the 2009 Summit League men's basketball tournament Tuesday night.
North Dakota State rallied from a 12-point deficit in the last nine minutes to earn The Summit League's automatic qualifier spot in the NCAA tournament in its first season of Division I eligibility. The Bison also won The Summit League regular season title and are 26-6.
With 6-9 sophomore Will Hudson hitting four field goals and a free throw, Oakland opened a ten-point lead in the first five minutes of the game and led 43-33 at intermission thanks in part to shooting 62.5 percent from the field (20-32). Although the Golden Grizzlies shot just 32 percent in the second half (8-25), they managed to stay on top, leading 60-48 following a three-point basket by Erik Kangas (6'3''-G-87).
Sophomore forward Michael Tveidt (6'7''-F-87), NDSU's only non-senior starter, led the comeback. His three-pointer at 6:27 cut the margin to 60-55, and his fourth trey of the game in as many attempts gave the Bison the lead at 64-62 with 1:27 to go.
Oakland tied the game on a dunk by Keith Benson (6'11''-C-88) with 11 seconds left before Woodside scored on a jumper from the free throw line. Oakland had one last shot, but a three-point try by Johnathon Jones (5'11''-G-88) was off the mark.
Tveidt led all scorers with 21 points, hitting 8-of-11 field goal attempts. Woodside finished with 17, while Brett Winkelman (6'6''-F-86) had nine points and 10 rebounds.
Hudson and Kangas paced Oakland with 16 points each, Jones added 15 and Benson had a 14-point, 14 rebound double-double for the Golden Grizzlies.
NDSU won the rebound battle 35-33 and shot 41.9 percent (26-62) from the field. The Bison were 8-for-10 at the foul line while Oakland was 4-for-8.
Oakland, the No. 3 seed in the tournament, ends its season with a 22-12 record.
The NCAA Tournament selection show will air Sunday, March 15 at 6 p.m. ET on CBS.

Courtesy of The Summit League


Tournament Final: North Dakota State - Oakland 66-64
Tournament Semifinals:
North Dakota State - Southern Utah 79-67
Oakland - South Dakota State 74-56

Summit League All-Tournament MVP: Ben Woodside of North Dakota State

Summit League All-Tournament Team
Keith Benson of Oakland
Johnathon Jones of Oakland
Erik Kangas of Oakland
Brett Winkelman of North Dakota State
Ben Woodside of North Dakota State

All-Summit League 1st Team 2008-09

Woodside Winkelman Kangas Jones Jarvis

All-Summit League 1st Team
Robert Jarvis (5'11''-G) of Oral Roberts
Johnathon Jones of Oakland
Erik Kangas of Oakland
Marcus Lewis (6'8''-F) of Oral Roberts
Brett Winkelman of North Dakota State
Ben Woodside of North Dakota State

All-Summit League 2nd Team
Davis Baker (6'4''-G) of Southern Utah
Keith Benson of Oakland
David Dubois (6'5''-G-86) of Western Illinois
Robert Glenn (6'7''-F) of IUPUI
Garrett Callahan (6'1''-G) of South Dakota State

All-Summit League Honorable Mention
Chase Adams (5'10''-G-88) of Centenary
Dane Brumagin (6'4''-F-86) of UMKC
David Carson (6'7''-F-86) of IPFW
Mike Nelson (6'4''-G-86) of North Dakota State
Nick Stallings (6'1''-G-83) of Centenary

Summit League All-Newcomer Team
Kevin Ford (6'9''-F) of Oral Roberts
Robert Glenn of IUPUI
Dominique Morrison (6'6''-F) of Oral Roberts
Gary Redus of Centenary
Deilvez Yearby (6'6''-F) of IPFW

Summit League Player of the Year: Ben Woodside of North Dakota State
Summit League Defensive Player of the Year: Chase Adams of Centenary
Summit League Newcomer of the Year: Robert Glenn of IUPUI
Summit League Sixth Man of the Year: Deilvez Yearby of IPFW
Summit League Coach of the Year: Saul Phillips of North Dakota State