UND men's basketball delays home opener due to nationwide grounding of air traffic

Gabe and Reed Uelmen / Grand Forks Herald

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GRAND FORKS — UND will have to wait a little longer to open play at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.

The Fighting Hawks changed the tipoff time for their home opener against Montana on Saturday from noon to 8 p.m. because of the nationwide grounding of air traffic.

The schedule change was made to 'accommodate travel complications,' according to a release the university shared Friday night.

The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its nationwide ground stop shortly before 8 p.m. on Friday.

The FAA initially issued the ground stop "due to extraordinary circumstances and reasons for safety," according to ABC News.

Doors at the Betty will open at 7 p.m. and previously purchased tickets will remain valid.

The Hawks enter Saturday night's game against the Grizzlies with a 1-2 record.

UND opened the season with a loss to Minnesota before defeating Winthrop. The Hawks are coming off a Monday night loss to Clemson in which they led at halftime.

Montana is also 1-2. The Grizzlies suffered an 87-69 loss to Oregon in their season opener and blew out Salish Kootenai — a tribal college in Pablo, Montana — at home.

Montana is coming off a 63-58 loss to San Francisco.

Saturday's contest marks the 28th meeting between the two programs. The Grizzlies hold a 20-7 lead over UND in the series.

In Grand Forks, the teams are tied 6-6.

Montana beat the Hawks 79-75 last year at the Betty on Dec. 6. The Grizzlies went on to finish fourth in the Big Sky Conference.

UND's last win over Montana was on Nov. 15, 2021.

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