The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 82 – South Dakota 92
Record: ORU (5-12), (1-3) – USD (11-8), (2-2)
Location: Sanford Coyote Sports Center (Vermillion, South Dakota)
 
VERMILLION, S.D. – Despite a late second-half surge, the Oral Roberts men's basketball team could not overcome a 19-point deficit and fell to the South Dakota Coyotes 92-82 from the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
 
The Golden Eagles came out aggressive to start the game, but USD's fast tempo opened scoring opportunities that the Coyotes took advantage of, and USD held a 10-point lead at the break. From the 11:18 mark to the 5:49 mark of the second half, however, ORU went on a 22-6 run and trimmed a 19-point Coyote lead down to three. The Golden Eagles showed fight, but the USD lead proved too big to overcome, and ORU suffered its ninth road loss of the season.
 
Box Score Highlights
Oral Roberts Individuals: Issac McBride 22 points, 6-9 3PT; JoJo Moore 14 points, 12 rebounds; Jackson Skipper 13 points, 2 assists; Darius Robinson Jr. 13 points, 2 assists.
 
South Dakota Individuals: Chase Forte 18 points, 6 assists; Isaac Bruns 15 points, 5 rebounds; Paul Bruns 15 points, 5 rebounds.
 
Key Team Stats
ORU shot 43.3 percent (29-67) from the floor, 38.7 percent (12-31) from three, and 57.1 percent (12-21) from the free throw line. ORU forced 12 USD turnovers, but had 11 of its own. The Golden Eagles were outrebounded 38-34, but ORU recorded 21 second chance points to the Coyotes 11. Both programs dished out 14 assists.
 
Key Turning Point
From the 0:42 mark of the first half to the 14:56 mark of the second half, USD strung together a 14-3 run that expanded its lead to nearly 20 points. Although the Golden Eagles went on a few runs towards the end of the game, the lead built by the Coyotes during this time proved to much for ORU to battle back from.
 
Key Stats & Notes

• With 22 points tonight, McBride has now eclipsed the 20+ point mark seven times this season.
• Freshman JoJo Moore recorded his first career double-double tonight, scoring 14 points to go along with a career-high 12 rebounds.
• Jackson Skipper reached double-digit scoring for the third time in five games tonight with a 13-point outing.
• Darius Robinson Jr. notched his sixth game of the season in double-figures with 13 points.
• ORU falls to 0-9 on the road this year.
• McBride is now up to 1,715 points in his ORU career.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles continue their two-game road trip and play South Dakota State on Saturday, January 18 at 4:15 p.m.
 
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