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(STATS) -- Four teams stand in the way of North Dakota State winning a sixth straight FCS national championship. The Bisons first opponent has a whopping one victory all-time in the playoffs.That program is No. 24 San Diego, which travels to take on top-seeded and fourth-ranked NDSU in the second round Saturday at the Fargodome.NDSU (10-1) shut down Sam Houston State in the second half to win its first FCS championship in 2011 and did the exact same thing against the Bearkats the following season to repeat.A third straight title under coach Craig Bohl came much easier against Towson in 2013, but the Bison needed a Carson Wentz touchdown run with 37 seconds left to beat Illinois State for a record fourth consecutive championship the next year -- their first with Chris Klieman as coach. NDSUs fifth straight national title was a rout of Jacksonville State last season.NDSU won a share of its sixth straight Missouri Valley Football Conference championship this season, tying South Dakota State with a 7-1 record. The visiting Jackrabbits stunned the then-No. 1 Bison 19-17 on a TD with one second remaining Oct. 15 to end NDSUs 14-game winning streak.The Bison could get a rematch with No. 7 SDSU in the quarterfinals next week. The winner of this game will face the Jackrabbits or ninth-ranked Villanova.NDSU is led by Easton Stick, who has passed for 1,719 yards and 15 TDs while rushing for 482 yards and five scores. Lance Dunn tops the team with 756 rushing yards, and All-MVFC first-team selections King Frazier (693 yards, 10 TDs) and Chase Morlock (350, 2) also help pace the FCS 11th-best rushing attack (239.9).Easton will be a big focal point, whether it is him running the football, him out on the edge or him in the three-and-five-step game, said Klieman, a finalist for the STATS Eddie Robinson Award as FCS Coach of the Year.Postseason experience and the fact that theyre 16-0 at home in the FCS playoffs should bode well for the Bison this weekend, but the upstart Toreros (10-1) could present a challenge.Because they are not regionally located, we just dont ever see them on film, Klieman said. ... You watch their body of work over the year, theyve won 10 ballgames so theyre doing something right.San Diego rolled through its eight Pioneer Football League games, outscoring opponents 343-83 to earn the leagues automatic bid to the playoffs for the second time in three years while winning at least a share of the PFL title for the eighth time in the past 12 seasons.The Toreros only loss came at Cal Poly on Sept. 10, and they avenged that defeat last Saturday when they returned to San Luis Obispo and beat the 21st-ranked Mustangs 35-21 in the first round to record the first-ever playoff win by a team from the non-scholarship PFL.PFL offensive player of the year Jonah Hodges ran 35 times for 171 yards and three touchdowns, and All-PFL first-team members Anthony Lawrence (296 passing yards, 2 TDs) and Brian Riley (99 receiving yards, 1) also contributed to the win.This is all about the players. The players determined everything, PFL coach of the year and STATS Eddie Robinson Award finalist Dale Lindsey said. ... They played at a different speed than Ive seen them play all year long.Lawrence finished third in the FCS in completion percentage (68.9) and fifth in passing efficiency (164.6) during the regular season while throwing for 2,515 yards and 22 touchdowns to just five interceptions. Hodges was ninth with 1,190 rushing yards and fifth with 17 total TDs.The defense held Cal Polys triple-option offense, which finished No. 1 in the FCS with 360.6 rushing yards per game and sixth in total offense (496.5), to 155 yards on the ground and 40 through the air.Perhaps the result wasnt too surprising since San Diego entered ranked No. 1 in the FCS in scoring defense (12.1), passing efficiency defense (84.36) and total defense (249.6) while sitting sixth in rushing defense (82.2).The Toreros were also strong on the other side of the ball in the regular season, ranking fourth in the FCS in third-down conversion percentage (52.8), seventh in passing efficiency (162.52), 10th in scoring offense (38.6) and 15th in total offense (452.2).Theyve beat the heck out of everybody in their league, I mean the games arent even close, Klieman said.That San Diego offense will face an NDSU squad that ranks fifth in the FCS in red-zone defense (68.4 percent) and sixth in scoring defense (17.1). 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Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Georgetown was at its best in the first half, playing aggressive defense, feeding the hot hand of Rodney Pryor.The Hoyas were at their worst to start the second half, failing stops or shots to drop.Rather than folding, as they had in the past, the Hoyas gritted out a victory over a tough opponent.Pryor had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Georgetown withstood a furious second-half rally to hold on for a 65-61 victory over No. 13 Oregon on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational.In the second half they came out and threw some blows, said Pryor, who had 18 points by halftime. We didnt get early stops that we needed and they got back into the game. But then we were able to take a deep breath, get some stops and get some baskets.Georgetown (1-2) led by 17 after a superb first half, capped by Pryors running 3-pointer at the buzzer. The Ducks (2-2) swarmed their way back, using pressure defense to create turnovers and easy baskets in transition.Unlike their loss to Maryland last week, the Hoyas weathered the Duck storm and will advance to the second round against No. 16 Wisconsin.LJ Peak added 17 points and hit two free throws with 2.7 seconds left to seal Georgetowns victory.Our guys did a good job not getting dejected and refocusing, Hoyas coach John Thompson III said.Oregon struggled the entire first half despite having leader Dillon Brooks in the lineup for the first time this season. The Ducks clawed their way back behind pressure defense, though didnt have enough to finish it off.Payton Pritchard led Oregon with 18 points. Brooks had eight points, including a long 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds left to get the Ducks within 2.As great a comeback as it was, we werent tough enough to finish it, Oregon coach Dana Altman said.Brooks didnt play in Oregons first three games while recovering from offseason foot surgery and Altman said he would limit the preseason All-Americans minutes in Maui.Brooks entered Mondays game about five minutes in with the Ducks struggling.He didnt do much to help them.Oregon needded six minutes to hit its first field goal and kept missing shots, going 7 for 29 from the floor in the first half.dddddddddddd Brooks was 0 for 3 and did not score.The Hoyas had their own problems early, but rallied behind Pryor. He hit two step-back 3-pointers late in the first half and closed it with a running, off-balance 3 at the buzzer to put Georgetown up 38-21.Give them credit. They came out fast and we made some mistakes at the start of the game, so we have to limit those, Oregon guard Casey Benson said.Second half, roles reversed.After solving Oregons extended pressure defense in the first half, the Hoyas couldnt shake it in the second.Georgetown missed its first 12 shots and the Ducks went on a 22-4 run to go up by one.Georgetown fought back, turning up its defensive pressure and used a 10-2 run to go up 53-45 with 3 minutes leftOregon tried to make a late run, but came up short.BIG PICTUREThe Hoyas showed off their inconsistencies in yet another game, but found a win to win this one after losing the previous two.The Ducks got their leader back, but still have plenty of work to do if theyre going to live up to the high preseason expectations. Perimeter shooting is a concern; Oregon went 4 for 17 from the 3-point arc after hitting 3 of 21 in a loss to Baylor.POLL IMPLICATIONSDepending on what happens the next two days in Maui, the Ducks could be looking at a precipitous fall in the poll, possibly even out of it altogether.BROOKS RETURNAltman stuck to his plan to limited Brooks minutes, only giving him 13 against the Hoyas. Brooks was superb on the defensive end, particularly on the press in the second half, and finishing 3 of 8 shooting.We held him to the 10 to 15 minutes that we thought wed play him, Altman said. And he was mad because he wanted to play more.UP NEXTGeorgetown will face No. 16 Wisconsin in Tuesdays winners bracket.Oregon faces Tennessee in the losers bracket on Tuesday. ' ' '