FARGO — North Dakota State's defense set a record for interceptions Saturday, but it didn't matter.

The Bison picked off Illinois State quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse five times in a 29-28 defeat in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs at the Fargodome, ending No. 1-ranked NDSU's season.

The five interceptions were the most in a postseason game in NDSU history and the most by the Bison in any NCAA Division I game. NDSU moved from Division II to Division I in 2004.

Rittenhouse said he wasn't rattled by throwing the interceptions and it showed. He threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and connected on the game winning two-point conversion with Scotty Presson Jr. to give the Redbirds a 29-28 edge with 1 minute left in the game.

"I just relied on my

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