▁in ▁the ▁second ▁but ▁that ▁couldn ' t ▁stop ▁Wisconsin ▁from ▁again ▁t ying ▁the ▁game ▁quickly . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁period ▁the ▁Fight ing ▁Si oux ▁threw ▁ca ution ▁to ▁the ▁wind ▁and ▁fired ▁a ▁bar rage ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁sh ots ▁against ▁Terry ▁Kle is inger , ▁finding ▁the ▁tw ine ▁three ▁times ▁while ▁Dar ren ▁J ensen ▁held ▁the ▁U ND ▁net . ▁Team ▁captain ▁Phil ▁Sy kes ▁was ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁producing ▁a ▁hat ▁trick ▁along ▁with ▁an ▁assist ▁for ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁and ▁allowing ▁his ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁national ▁championship ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁time . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁Hon ors ▁Phil ▁Sy kes ▁set ▁an ▁NCAA ▁record ▁for ▁total ▁points ▁in ▁championship ▁games ▁with ▁ 9 ▁when ▁his ▁tot als ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁game ▁are ▁included ▁( st ill ▁the ▁top ▁mark ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 ). ▁Sy kes ▁received ▁the ▁tournament ▁M OP ▁for ▁his ▁performance ▁and ▁was ▁joined ▁on ▁the ▁All - T ourn ament ▁team ▁by ▁Dar ren ▁J ensen , ▁James ▁Patrick ▁and ▁C ary ▁E ades . ▁Despite ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁setting ▁a ▁new ▁program ▁record ▁with ▁ 3 5 ▁wins ▁( since ▁broken ) ▁no ▁players ▁were ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁A H CA ▁All - American ▁West ▁Team , ▁however , ▁the ▁W CH A ▁recognized ▁the ▁team ' s ▁accomplish ments ▁and ▁U ND ▁swe pt ▁the ▁individual ▁conference ▁awards ▁with ▁Sy kes ▁winning ▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Player