GRAND FORKS — UND formed a huddle during Wednesday evening's pre-game rituals and got rowdy.

Illuminated by the misty green overhead lights and the LED glow of the massive video boards situated on either side of the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, they pushed and shoved, hyping each other up for the contest against Crown College.

At the center of it was senior guard Reggie Thomas.

Thomas played a relatively minor role in the Fighting Hawks' eventual 89-43 over the Polars, a Division III opponent missing its top two scorers.

But the win marked a career-best for Thomas. He scored 10 points, the most in his time as a Hawk.

"It was great," Thomas said. "I got on the bench and my teammates, (George Natsvlishvili) especially, was like, 'Okay, I see you, I see you. It was amazing finally passi

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