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Jan. 25 vs. Oral Roberts  Watch  |  Live Stats  |  Listen

The Game: The North Dakota State men's basketball team (14-6, 6-1) welcomes the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (7-14, 3-4) to the Scheels Center on Wednesday, Jan. 25, to close out the first half of Summit League play. The Bison split two meetings with ORU last season, with each team winning on its home court.
                Jan. 25          vs. Oral Roberts          7 p.m. CT           MidcoSN, ESPN3
 

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• First 500 fans get a free Bison stocking cap.
• FM Acro Lite Team performs at halftime.

 
Where to Watch: Wednesday's game will be broadcast live on Midco Sports Network, as well as being available on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app, in addition to GoBison.com. Brian Shawn (play-by-play) and Greg Stemen (analyst) will call the action.
 
Radio: The game will be broadcast on 107.9 The Fox, as well as being streamed on the 107.9 The Fox app and GoBison.com/allaccess. Jeff Culhane (play-by-play) and Jeremy Jorgenson (analyst) will call the action.
 
About Oral Roberts: The Golden Eagles opened Summit League play 0-3, but have since won three out of four, posting home victories over South Dakota State, South Dakota and Omaha. Oral Roberts is 0-12 away from Tulsa this season in nine road games and three neutral-site games.
                The Golden Eagles rank 15th in the nation in free throw percentage at 76.7 percent. Defensively, ORU ranks 316th in the country in field goal percentage with opponents shooting 47.1 percent on the year. Junior center Albert Owens is averaging 16.9 points and 5.8 rebounds, and sophomore guard Kris Martin is scoring 15.2 points per contest.
                Scott Sutton is in his 18th season as the head coach at Oral Roberts. The Golden Eagles finished 14-17 overall and 6-10 in The Summit League last season.
 
The Series with Oral Roberts: Wednesday will be the 20th meeting between North Dakota State and Oral Roberts dating back to 1967-68. ORU leads the series 11-8, and the Golden Eagles have won six of the last nine games between the two schools. Each team won on its home court last season, with the Bison emerging victorious on Feb. 4 in Fargo, 67-63.
 
Last Time vs. Oral Roberts: A.J. Jacobson scored a season-high 20 points to lead the Bison to a 67-63 victory over Oral Roberts on Feb. 4 last season. NDSU trailed by six at 57-51 with six minutes remaining in the game, but the Bison closed the contest with a 16-6 run to pull out the win. Sophomore Malik Clements added 14 points for the Bison.
 
From Downtown: The Bison made 68 percent from three-point range in two victories over Fort Wayne and Western Illinois last week, including a school record 81 percent (13-for-16) vs. WIU.
 
Career High for Miller: NDSU junior guard Paul Miller poured in a career-high 33 points and made a career-best seven three-pointers in NDSU's win over Fort Wayne on Jan. 19. Miller's 33 points were the most by a Bison since Taylor Braun scored 34 at North Dakota on Nov. 24, 2013.
 
Career High for Kabellis: Sophomore point guard Khy Kabellis poured in a career-high 25 points in NDSU's victory over Fort Wayne on Jan. 19. Kabellis had 19 points at halftime after making his first four three-point attempts.
 
Heating Up: NDSU has registered its two highest field goal percentages and two highest three-point percentages of the season in the last two games.
 
Impressive Numbers: Over the last five games, Paul Miller has made 23-of-35 attempts from beyond the arc for an astonishing 66 percent. In that same stretch, the Bison are shooting 51.5 percent from three-point range as a team.
 
Program Staples: The Bison have committed an average of only nine turnovers per game and have limited their opponents to 41 percent shooting in conference play – both numbers that lead The Summit League.
 
Road Wins: As of Jan. 23, North Dakota State is one of 21 Division I teams with at least six road wins this season.
 
Home Court: NDSU is 57-4 at home since the start of the 2012-13 season.
 
Offense vs. Defense: Oral Roberts leads The Summit League with 86.7 points per game in conference play. NDSU has allowed the second-fewest points per game in league play at 73.7.
 
Eighty-Plus: The Bison have scored 80-plus points in five out of seven games to open the Summit League slate. NDSU only reached 80 points in a league game one time in the previous two seasons -- a 91-82 loss to Omaha on Jan. 7, 2016.
 
Tale of Two Halves: The Bison have flipped the switch at halftime this season, posting a significant shooting advantage in the second half of games. NDSU is shooting 49 percent in the second half, and Bison opponents are shooting 40 percent after halftime.
 
Showcasing Depth: Six different Bison have scored at least 18 points in a game this season: Paul Miller, Dexter Werner, A.J. Jacobson, Khy Kabellis, Carlin Dupree and Deng Geu.
 
The Closer: Dexter Werner has made 41-of-59 shots after halftime this season for an impressive 70 percent.
 
Take Care: NDSU committed an average of 13.5 turnovers per game during the non-conference portion of the schedule. Through seven Summit League games, the Bison are averaging only 9.4 turnovers per game.
 
Against The Summit League: NDSU is 45-16 in its last 61 games against Summit League opponents.