The Basics: South Dakota
Game Seventeen
Oral Roberts (5-11), (1-2) vs South Dakota (10-8), (1-2)
Date/Time: Thursday, January 16 / 7:00 p.m.
TV/Video: Summit League Network
Live Stats: USD Athletics
Tickets: USD Athletics
Location: Sanford Coyote Sports Center (Vermillion, South Dakota)
 
The Basics: South Dakota State
Game Eighteen
Oral Roberts (5-11), (1-2) vs South Dakota State (10-8), (1-2)
Date/Time: Saturday, January 18 / 4:15 p.m.
TV/Video: Summit League Network
Live Stats: SDSU Athletics
Tickets: SDSU Athletics
Location: First Bank & Trust Arena (Brookings, South Dakota)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men's basketball team continues League play this week as they travel to South Dakota and face the Coyotes and Jackrabbits.

Fans can tune into the games on the Summit League Network or stay up to date on the action by following along on X @ORUMBB.

Important Links
Summit League Notes
ORU Game Notes vs USD

Quick Hits
• ORU defeated North Dakota, 83-79, in its last outing to earn its first Summit League game of the season.
• Issac McBride (28 PTS) and JoJo Moore (26 PTS) led the Golden Eagles in scoring.
• McBride hit a step-back three with seven seconds remaining to ice the game for ORU.
• JoJo Moore's 26 points marked a new career-high. His previous high was 20 points, which he scored against NDSU earlier that week
• After averaging 36.0 PPG and 3.5 APG last week, McBride was named the Summit League Peak Performer of the Week for the first time this season and third of his career.
• Additionally, McBride garnered the USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week award for his outstanding performances last week.
• McBride was named the Summit League Preseason Player of the Year. This is the third time in four years that an ORU player has earned this award.
• On top of his Player of the Year accolade, McBride was also named to the Summit League Preseason First Team, the Bracketeer Preseason All-American Watch List, and the Lou Henson Early Season Watchlist.
• McBride ranks 11th all-time in scoring at ORU with 1,693 points.
• This is the 25th meeting between ORU and USD. ORU leads the all-time series 14-10.
• The Golden Eagles rank second in the Summit League in three-point percentage (37.9%) and three-pointers per game (9.8).
• ORU was picked to finish fifth in the Summit League Preseason Poll.
• Russell Springmann enters his second year at the helm for the Golden Eagles.
 
Opponent Information: South Dakota
• The Coyotes are 10-8 on the year and 1-2 in Summit League play entering Thursday.
• Chase Forte leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.8 PPG, 3.7 RPG, and 3.3 APG.
• USD ranks second in the country in free throw attempts and third in free throws made.
• Head Coach Paul Sather is in his third season in Vermillion and boasts the 10th-highest-scoring offense in the country, averaging 86.0 PPG.
 
Opponent Information: South Dakota State
• The Jackrabbits are 10-8 on the season and host North Dakota before playing ORU on Saturday.
• Transfer big man Oscar Cluff has put together a remarkable season so far for SDSU. He ranks second in the country in rebounds per game (11.8) and double-double (11), third in field goal percentage (70.0%) and total rebounds (189), and fourth in offensive rebounds per game (4.1)
• SDSU averages 28.9 defensive rebounds per game and is +8.8 in rebounding margin, both ranking 13^th in the nation across Division 1.
• Head Coach Eric Henderson is in his sixth season at the helm in Brookings.
 
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