WATCH: Bison Postgame Show vs. South Dakota State – InForum

In a game that featured the two top-ranked teams in the FCS, the hype was lived up to. At least that was the case in the fourth quarter.

In a tight defensive battle, North Dakota State finally forced its first turnover against South Dakota State in five years with a Logan Kopp interception to seal a 13-9 victory over the Jackrabbits and give the Bison the Dakota Marker for the first time since 2019 bestow.

Quarterback Cam Miller threw the go-ahead touchdown to wide receiver RaJa Nelson with 1:49 minutes left in the game. It was Nelson's second touchdown of the game in just his third game of the season as he battled ongoing injury issues.

The Bison defense put up another good effort, holding the high-powered Jacks to just one touchdown, a 66-yard run by backup quarterback Chase Mason.

Mark Gronowski completed 17 of 29 passes for 118 yards and one interception.

Luke Weerts, who started at middle linebacker for the injured Nick Kubitz, earned team top honors with eight tackles.

The Bison suffered additional injuries to key players during the game. Two more defensive starters; Sam Jung and Oscar Benson left the game with injuries, while backup quarterback Cole Payton injured his right shoulder.

Head coach Tim Polasek hinted that all three could be out for an extended period of time as NDSU still has two games left before the bye week.

WDAY's Sam Goetzinger is joined by The Forum's Jeff Kolpack and Mike McFeely to review this instant classic at the Dome.

Dom Izzo is sports director at WDAY-TV. He began working as a weekend sports anchor for WDAY in 2006 and was promoted to sports director in 2010.