The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 68 – #25 South Dakota State 84
Record: ORU (24-8), (12-4) – #25 South Dakota State (29-3), (16-0)
Location: Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
 
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Golden Eagles fell 68-84 to the #25 South Dakota State Jackrabbits in the Summit League Tournament Championship on Sunday evening. As a historic season comes to a close, the ORU women's basketball program will await their post-season fate in the coming weeks.
 
Taleyah Jones and Emily Robinson each scored 17 points on the outing. Robinson logged six assists and was deadly from three-point range, knocking down four of her six shots from beyond the arc. Ruthie Udoumoh scored 11 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Jalei Oglesby also broke into in double-figures, scoring 11 points while securing seven rebounds in the process.
 
The Golden Eagles opened the game in a slump, shooting just 4-19 from the field in the first frame. The Jackrabbits opened the game making four of their first five shots, all of which were beyond the arc. Taleyah Jones and Ruthie Udoumoh combined for nine points in the quarter but ORU was still in a 10-19 hole after one.

ORU began the second quarter scoring five straight points off a Jalei Jumper and Makyra triple. With 3:06 to play in the half, Emily Robinson drained a three to cut the lead to three (29-32). Emily's second triple of the game came shortly after her first but a 6-2 run from SDSU gave them a 10-point lead (36-46) heading into the break. ORU nearly tripled their point total in the first quarter, scoring 26 points on 8-16 (50.0%) shooting in the second.
 
A rollercoaster of a third quarter was kicked off with another Robinson three, her third of the afternoon. The Jackrabbits began to extend their lead mid-quarter, but the Golden Eagles fought back, cutting the once 16-point third quarter lead to five with 2:09 to play in the frame. A 5-0 SDSU run erased the five-point advantage ORU had gained as the Golden Eagles remained in a ten-point hole heading into the fourth.
 
Despite Taleyah Jones' six-point quarter, the Jackrabbits took over the fourth, outscoring ORU 19-13 to seal the Golden Eagles' fate and Summit League Tournament run.  

The Leaders
Oral Roberts: Taleyah Jones and Emily Robinson each scored 17 points. Robinson also knocked down four threes, recording six assists in the process.
 
South Dakota State: Paige Meyer scored 26 points of 8-14 shooting, knocking down four of her six three-point jumpers.

Inside the Box Score

• Jones (17), Robinson (17), Udoumoh (11) and Oglesby (11) each finished in double-figures in the matchup.
• Oglesby's 11 points puts her just three away from 1,000 at ORU.
• Taleyah Jones recorded her 22^nd straight game in double-figures.
• Emily Robinson led the Golden Eagles in assists (6) for the 15^th time this season and her second straight game.
• ORU forced 17 SDSU turnovers to their eight.
• The last two Summit League Championship appearances for ORU have resulted in losses to South Dakota State (2010, 2024).
• The Golden Eagles shot their second-worst field goal percentage of the season (33.3%). 

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