The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 96 – North Dakota State 110
Record: ORU (4-11), (0-2) – NDSU (12-6), (1-2)
Location: Mabee Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
 
TULSA, Okla. – Issac McBride scored a career-high 44 points, but it was not enough as the Oral Roberts men's basketball team fell 96-110 in an up-and-down battle at the Mabee Center.
 
North Dakota State started off hot, scoring 14 points in the opening 3:30 of the game. A by Darius Robinson Jr. at the 14:25 minute mark brought ORU within four points of the Bison, but NDSU went on a 16-5 run over the ensuing 4:27. Six different Bison scored during the run, led by six from Jacksen Moni. NDSU held a consistent double-digit lead over the Golden Eagles for the remainder of the half and took a 56-43 lead into the break.
 
The second half was all about Issac McBride as the graduate student scored 31 of his 44 points in the final 20 minutes of play. McBride converted on back-to-back fast break layups at the 14:49 mark as ORU trailed by 15 points. The Bison continued to dominate in the paint as Jackson Moni went for 14 second-half points. The Golden Eagles cut NDSU's lead down to 11 with 6:43 remaining, but the Bison immediately responded with a 7-0 run jumpstarted by a three from Masen Miller. Despite McBride's all-time heroics, NDSU was able to hang onto its lead and earn the 110-96 win.
 
Box Score Highlights
Oral Roberts Individuals: Issac McBride 44 points, 14 FGM, 8 3PT, 5 assists; JoJo Moore 20 points, 7 rebounds; Braeden Moore 11 points, 3 3PT.
 
North Dakota State Individuals: Jacksen Moni 29 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists; Masen Miller 22 points, 5 3PT, 4 rebounds; Noah Feddersen 21 points, 4 rebounds.
 
Key Team Stats
ORU shot 53.2 percent (33-62) from the floor and 45.2 percent (14-31) from three. ORU forced eight NDSU turnovers. The Golden Eagles were whistled for two technical fouls and the Bison were whistled for one. NDSU won the rebounding battle 30-25 and scored 36 points in the paint.
 
Key Stats & Notes

• McBride's 44-point outing was the most in a single game by a Golden Eagle since Ray Thompson scored 52 in 1992.
• Forty-four points is the second most by a Division 1 player this season (Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 49 points against UTRGV on November 6).
• McBride set career-highs in points (44), field goals (14), and three-pointers made (8).
• His eight-made threes are tied for the seventh most in a game ever by a Golden Eagle.
• ORU's 96 points were the most points scored against a Division 1 opponent in the Russell Springmann era.
• Freshman JoJo Moore scored a career-high 20 points, marking the first time he's reached the 20-point mark.
• Braeden Moore reached double figures (11 points) in back-to-back games for the first time in his career.
• ORU hit 14 triples as a team, extending its streak of games with 5+ 3PT FGM to 140 straight games.
• Five NDSU players reached double digits in today's contest, with three of them scoring 20 or more points.
• NDSU's 110 points were the most points that ORU has given up in a single game since 1993.
• McBride is up to 1,665 points in his ORU career.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles will take on the North Dakota Fighting Hawks this Saturday at 7 p.m. inside the Mabee Center.
 
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