February 22, 2025

BISMARCK, N.D. – Dickinson State (N.D.) is the No. 1 seed for the upcoming 2025 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Postseason Tournament, which begins with the quarterfinals round on Wednesday (Feb. 26).  The Blue Hawks (17-10 overall record) earned the outright regular season title with a 12-3 conference record.

Jamestown (N.D.) (16-12 overall record, 11-4 NSAA) is the No. 2 seed for the postseason conference tournament.  Both DiSU and UJ received the opening round byes and will host the semifinal game on Saturday, March 1 at 1 p.m. local time.

There was one tie in the NSAA Men’s Basketball standings between Bellevue (Neb.) and Dakota State (S.D.) for fifth place with 4-11 conference record each.  The Bruins owned the tiebreaker over the Trojans based on head-to-head record (2-1 record), with BU earning the No. 5 seed.

The quarterfinals open with No. 3 seed Mayville State (N.D.) (18-10 overall record, 9-6 NSAA) hosting No. 6 seed Dakota State (S.D.) (11-16 overall record) on Wednesday.  No. 4 seed Valley City State (N.D.) (14-13 overall record, 5-10 NSAA) will also be home on the same night, hosting No. 5 seed Bellevue (12-16 overall record).  Each game is set for 7 p.m.

The semifinal contests on Saturday, March 1 will feature Dickinson State hosting the winner of VCSU-BU, while Jamestown welcomes the winner of MSU-DaSU.

The North Star Athletic Association men’s basketball postseason championship game will be held on Tuesday, March 4 at the highest remaining seed (tentatively set for 7 p.m., unless there is a doubleheader with the women’s championship game).

The NSAA postseason tournament champion earns an automatic bid to the NAIA Men’s Basketball National Tournament’s opening round.  The national tournament four-teams pod first- and second-rounds are scheduled for March 14-15.

The winners of the NAIA’s opening round will advance to the final site at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., on March 20-25.
 

2025 North Star Athletic Association Conference Men’s Basketball Postseason Tournament (Overall Record, NSAA Record) – Times in Central Standard Time (CST)
NSAA Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals @ two higher seeds – Wednesday, Feb. 26
Game #1:  No. 6 seed Dakota State (S.D.) 86, No. 3 seed Mayville State (N.D.) 75 - FINAL Mayville State (N.D.) ends season at 18-11 overall record, 9-6 NSAA	LIVE VIDEO	BOX SCORE	RECAP	RECAP
Game #2:  No. 4 seed Valley City State (N.D.) 67, No. 5 seed Bellevue (Neb.) 64 - FINAL Bellevue (Neb.) ends season at 12-17 overall record, 4-11 NSAA	LIVE VIDEO	BOX SCORE	RECAP	RECAP
NSAA Men’s Basketball Semifinals @ two higher seeds – Saturday, March 1
Game #3:  No. 2 seed Jamestown (N.D.) 76, No. 6 seed Dakota State (S.D.) 69 - FINAL Dakota State (S.D.) ends season at 12-17 overall record, 4-11 NSAA	LIVE VIDEO	BOX SCORE	RECAP	RECAP
Game #4:  No. 1 seed Dickinson State (N.D.) 84, No. 4 seed Valley City State (N.D.) 73 - FINAL Valley City State (N.D.) ends season at 15-14 overall record, 5-10 NSAA	LIVE VIDEO	BOX SCORE	RECAP	RECAP
NSAA Men’s Basketball Championship @ highest seed remaining – Tuesday, March 4
Game #5:  No. 1 Dickinson State (N.D.) 67, No. 2 seed Jamestown (N.D.) 62 - FINAL Dickinson State (N.D.) (19-10, 12-3 NSAA) receives NSAA automatic bid to  2025 NAIA Men's Basketball National Tournament Jamestown (N.D.) ends season at 17-13 overall record, 11-4 NSAA	LIVE VIDEO	BOX SCORE	RECAP	RECAP