BROOKINGS, S.D.—Five players scored in double figures and Oral Roberts University went 10-for-14 from the free throw line in the final 1:53 as the Golden Eagles picked up their first road win of the year with an 85-76 Summit League victory over South Dakota State, Saturday at Frost Arena.

With the win ORU (2-5, 1-1 Summit) also snapped a four-game losing streak, its longest since the 2000-01 season. Robert Jarvis (Humble, Texas) led the way for the Golden Eagles, topping all scorers with 23 points.

Playing their fifth consecutive road game, the Golden Eagles led wire-to-wire against the Jackrabbits (4-5, 1-1). ORU's lead reached as many as 11 in the first half before settling for a 41-32 halftime lead.

While ORU was never really challenged in the second half, SDSU never went away either. The final 20 minutes saw ORU open leads of 13, 15, 16 and 17 points, but nearly each time the Jacks clawed their way back.

After grabbing a 45-32 lead on a Kyron Stokes (Mansfield, Texas) layup with 18:16 remaining, the Golden Eagles saw SDSU get within eight points (48-40) on back-to-back layups by Mackenzie Casey and Clint Sargent.

ORU quickly pushed the lead to 17 points when a Kelvin Sango (Tulsa, Okla.) steal and layup made it 59-42 with 11:14 left. The lead stayed in the 15-17 point range over the next seven minutes, but after a Jarvis three with 7:06 to go made it 70-53 with 7:06 left, SDSU mounted another comeback.

A 10-3 run over the next three-and-a-half minutes put SDSU within 73-63 with 3:34 to play. ORU pushed the lead back to 14 points when four consecutive free throws made it 79-65 with 1:41 left. The Jacks never got closer than nine the rest of the way.

The Golden Eagles shot 57.4 percent from the field, including 40 percent (8-20) from 3-point range. ORU also out-rebounded the Jackrabbits 36-22, and was 15-of-21 from the free throw line.

South Dakota State shot 52.5 percent from the field, but made just 4-of-18 from long-range and 8-of-10 from the line.

Jarvis was 8-of-17 from the field, including 3-of-9 on three pointers, and 4-of-5 from the free throw line. He also added two rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Andre Hardy (San Diego, Calif.) continued his recent strong play off the bench, scoring 16 points and grabbing four rebounds. Stokes scored 12 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. Sango and Marcus Lewis (Long Beach, Calif.) each scored 11. Lewis had seven rebounds and three assists, while Sango added three boards and three assists.

Callahan led SDSU with 18 points, and Sargent scored 16. Josh Cassady added 14 off the bench and Casey chipped in with 12.

The Golden Eagles return to action when they host UALR, 7:05 p.m., Monday.

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