The Basics: North Dakota State
Game Fifteen
Oral Roberts (4-10), (0-1) vs North Dakota State (11-6), (0-2)
Date/Time: Thursday, January 9 / 7:00 p.m.
TV/Video: Summit League Network
Live Stats: ORU Athletics
Tickets: ORU Athletics
Location: Mabee Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
 
The Basics: North Dakota
Game Sixteen
Oral Roberts (4-10), (0-1) vs North Dakota (6-11), (0-2)
Date/Time: Saturday, January 11 / 7:00 p.m.
TV/Video: Summit League Network | KGEB Tulsa TV 53
Live Stats: ORU Athletics
Tickets: ORU Athletics
Location: Mabee Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men's basketball team is back home at the Mabee Center this week, hosting North Dakota State on Thursday, January 9 at 7:00 p.m. and North Dakota on Saturday, January 11 at 7:00 p.m.

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 NDSU

Quick Hits
• ORU fell 90-67 last Saturday at Kansas City in its opening game of Summit League play.
• Jackson Skipper and JoJo Moore each scored a team-high 14 points.
• Braeden Moore tied his career-high with a 12-point outing on 4-for-8 shooting.
• Issac 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 1,621 points.
• McBride recently became the 9th Golden Eagle to make over 200 career three-pointers.
• This is the 41st meeting between ORU and NDSU. The Bison lead the all-time series 22-18 and won both matchups last season.
• The Golden Eagles (37.6%) and the Bison (41.0%) are the top two teams in the Summit League in three-point percentage.
• ORU was picked to finish fifth in the Summit League Preseason Poll.
• The Golden Eagles welcome 10 newcomers (six transfers, four freshmen) to the 2024-25 squad.
• Of the 10 offseason additions, three are natives of Oklahoma. Jackson Skipper (Tulsa), Chase Martin (Jenks), and Luke Gray (Edmond) are all local to the Sooner State.
• Russell Springmann enters his second year at the helm for the Golden Eagles.
 
Opponent Information: North Dakota State
• NDSU is 11-6 on the season but dropped two home games last week to begin Summit League play.
• Jacksen Moni is second in the league in points and first in assists, averaging 19.3 ppg and 3.8 apg, and was named the Summit League Peak Performer of the Month for December.
• NDSU is first in the nation in three-pointers per game, making 12.3.
• Head Coach David Richman leads the Bison in his 11th year at NDSU.
 
Opponent Information: North Dakota
• The Fighting Hawks are 6-11 on the year and play at Denver Thursday night before heading to Tulsa.
• Treysen Eaglestaff leads the Summit League in scoring, averaging 19.4 ppg.
• UND ranks ninth in the country and first in the Summit in offensive rebounds per game with 15.0.
• Head Coach Paul Sather is in his sixth season at the helm in Grand Forks.
 
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