The Basics
Oral Roberts (6-5) at South Dakota (7-4)
Game Date / Time: Monday, December 20, 2021 / 7 p.m.
Location: Sanford Coyote Sports Center / Vermillion, S.D.
Video: ESPN+
Audio: ORU Sports Network (ORUSN)
Stats: South Dakota Athletics

TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men's basketball team will start the Summit League slate of the schedule with a trip to play the South Dakota Coyotes Monday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. inside the Sanford Coyotes Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Important Links
ORU Game Notes
Opponent Game Notes
Summit League Notes

Quick Hits
• Francis Lacis captured a career high 21 points in ORU's win over UT Arlington. Lacis also had career highs in makes (8), three-point makes (5) and tied his career high in steals (4). Grabbing 11 rebounds on the night, he captured his second double-double of the season, third of his career. Combined against UTA, Lacis and DeShang Weaver combined for 11-for- 18 from long range.
 
• Abmas (20.2 ppg) and Weaver (11.8) both score in double figures to lead the Golden Eagles offense, which ranks 34th in the NCAA at 81.0 points per game.

• Behind his season-best 38 points in the Mayor's Cup win over Tulsa, Abmas now ranks 17th in the nation in points per game and is third the country making 4.2 3-pointers a game. The junior recently moved past Eric Perry (1996-2000) for fifth in program history in career triples and has 229 in his tenure. He is currently 17th all-time in scoring with 1,336 career points.

• ORU is hitting 12.9 triples per game, second in the nation, thanks to a school-record 21 against Southwestern Christian and 19 versus Tulsa. The team has made double-digit 3-pointers in nine of 11 outings this season.
 
• The Golden Eagles currently rank 39th in the NCAA pulling down 41.0 rebounds a contest.

Scouting the Opponent
• ORU has battled the Coyotes to a 9-8 record in the all-time series, including an 86-84 loss when the teams last met. ORU is 4-5 all-time at in Vermillion.

• The Coyotes are coming off a 78-64 win against Bellarmine Wednesday extending a two-game streak. USD sits 19th in the country in total free-throws made with 176. The squad from Vermillion, South Dakota, also sits 19th in free-throw attempts with 245.

• Mason Archambault leads the Summit League in free-throws made and attempts. Archambault also leads the league in steals per game with 1.7. As a whole, the team is 21st in the country in free-throw percentage.

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