– 9 ▁at ▁home . ▁Because ▁the ▁championship ▁was ▁a ▁two - game ▁total - goal ▁series ▁U ND ▁still ▁had ▁another ▁contest ▁against ▁Wisconsin ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁virt ually ▁ins ur mount able ▁def ic it ▁U ND ▁was ▁flat ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁match ▁and ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Bad gers ▁once ▁more . ▁ ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁Despite ▁being ▁embar rass ed ▁in ▁the ▁championship , ▁North ▁Dak ota ' s ▁season ▁was ▁not ▁over ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 1 ▁wins ▁the ▁team ▁posted ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁all ▁but ▁guaranteed ▁U ND ▁with ▁an ▁at - large ▁bit ▁to ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament . ▁U ND ▁received ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁western ▁seed ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁Qu arter final ▁series ▁against ▁Clark son . ▁The ▁Fight ing ▁Si oux ▁defense ▁showed ▁up ▁in ▁full , ▁holding ▁the ▁Golden ▁Kn ights ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁goal ▁in ▁each ▁game ▁and ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁championship ▁round ▁in ▁Prov idence . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁semif inal ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁faced ▁N ort he astern ▁who ▁were ▁making ▁their ▁first ▁tournament ▁appearance . ▁After ▁easily ▁dispatch ing ▁the ▁H usk ies , ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁faced ▁Wisconsin ▁for ▁the ▁sevent h ▁and ▁final ▁time . ▁The ▁two ▁teams ▁were ▁even ly ▁matched ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁period ; ▁Glen ▁White ▁opened ▁the ▁score ▁less ▁than ▁ 9 0 ▁seconds ▁in ▁but ▁the ▁bad gers ▁respond ed ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁minutes ▁later . ▁The ▁U ND ▁defense ▁began ▁to ▁cl amp ▁down ▁on ▁U W