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The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 59 – North Dakota State 77
Record: ORU (17-9, 11-4) - NDSU (20-8, 12-4)
Location: Fargo, N.D. (Scheels Center)
 
FARGO, N.D. – Despite a 23 point outing by Issac McBride, the Oral Roberts men's basketball team dropped Thursday night's game, 77-59, at North Dakota State in Fargo, North Dakota.
 
McBride led the Golden Eagles with 23 followed by Max Abmas with 21 on the night. The duo combined for 16-for-38 from the field.
 
ORU trailed by as much as 12 in the first half as NDSU shot well from the field shooting 46 percent. The Bison also connected eight three-pointers in the first 20 minutes. Despite the deficit, ORU charged back with a 10-3 run in the final three minutes to make it a 39-34 game at the half.
 
The Golden Eagles were able to cut the lead to three with 14:31 to play. The Bison then extended their lead to 10 coming out of the under eight minute timeout and never looked back. NDSU went on a 16-2 run to lead by 20 with two minutes to play. The Bison continued to shoot above 50 percent from the field in the second half and went away with the 77-59 win.
 
NDSU's Sam Griesel led the Bison with 22 points of his own followed by Rocky Kreuser with 13. The Bison led the game from the opening tip and maintained the lead for all 40 minutes.
 
 
Turning Point
North Dakota State went on a 16-2 run over the span of six minutes to extend its lead to 20.

Individual Leaders
Oral Roberts: McBride ended the night with 23 points and Francis Lacis had six rebounds.

North Dakota State: Griesel had 22 points and Kreuser grabbed 13 boards.

Inside the Box Score
- The Golden Eagles scored 22 points in the paint. ORU's bench production secured 31 points.
 
- ORU 34.4 percent from the field and 23.3 percent from beyond the arc.
 
- NDSU shot 50.9 percent overall and 52.6 percent from long range.
 
- ORU was out-rebounded by NDSU, 39-30. The Golden Eagles secured eight offensive rebounds.
 
News and Notes
- For his 22^nd consecutive game, Abmas had 10-plus points.
 
- ORU as a team went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line.  

Up Next
ORU face North Dakota Saturday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. in Grand Forks, North Dakota, for its last regular season road game.

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