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The Tournament:  The No. 4-seeded North Dakota State men's basketball team (15-15 overall, 9-7 Summit League) will play No. 5 seed Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament on Sunday, Mar. 10, at 6 p.m. inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. The winner will play the winner of No. 1 seed South Dakota State and No. 8 seed Western Illinois in the first semifinal on Monday night.
                Mar. 10       vs. (5) Oral Roberts       6 p.m.
                Mar. 11       Semifinals                         6 p.m.
                Mar. 12       Championship                 8 p.m.
 
Where to Watch: All quarterfinal and semifinal games of the Summit League Tournament will be broadcast on Midco Sports Network and be available on ESPN+. Tuesday's championship game will be on ESPN2.
 
Radio: Each NDSU game will be broadcast on 107.9 The Fox and Bison1660, as well as being streamed on the 107.9 The Fox app, the Bison1660 app and GoBison.com/allaccess. Jeff Culhane (play-by-play) and Jeremy Jorgenson (analyst) will call the action.
 
What's at Stake: The winner of the Summit League Championship receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. NDSU is looking for its third league tournament title in six years and its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in school history.
 
Bison in Sioux Falls: NDSU is 13-7 all-time in Sioux Falls at the Summit League Tournament.
                Year       Record  Result                                                                      
                2009       3-0          Defeated Oakland in championship
                2010       0-1          Eliminated by Oral Roberts in quarterfinals
                2011       0-1          Eliminated by Oral Roberts in quarterfinals
                2012       0-1          Eliminated by Western Illinois in quarterfinals
                2013       2-1          Eliminated by South Dakota State in finals
                2014       2-0          Defeated IPFW in championship
                2015       3-0          Defeated South Dakota State in championship
                2016       2-1          Eliminated by South Dakota State in finals
                2017       0-1          Eliminated by IUPUI in quarterfinals
                2018       1-1          Eliminated by South Dakota State in semifinals
 
Title Talk: NDSU has won three Summit League Tournament crowns in 10 seasons as a full member of the league -- 2009, 2014 and 2015.
 
Ward Back for More: Tyson Ward averaged 14.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in last year's Summit League Tournament.
 
Heating Up: Over the past five games, Jared Samuelson is shooting 55 percent (16-for-29) from three-point range and averaging 10.2 points per game.
 
About Oral Roberts: The Golden Eagles are 11-20 overall and 7-9 in The Summit League this season, going 4-14 away from Tulsa. Junior forward Emmanuel Nzekwesi leads the team in scoring (15.3 ppg) and rebounding (8.7 rpg), with freshman Kevin Obanor adding 14.5 points and 7.3 boards per game.
 
History with Oral Roberts: Sunday will be the 26th meeting between North Dakota State and Oral Roberts dating back to 1967-68, with the Bison leading the series 13-12 after a pair of victories this season. The Bison have won 8 of the last 11 meetings.
 
Last Time vs. Oral Roberts: The Bison raced out to a 9-0 lead and never trailed, claiming an 85-73 victory over Oral Roberts on Feb. 14 in Fargo. It was the fifth consecutive win for the Bison – NDSU's first five-game winning streak since the 2014-15 season.
        The Bison exploded out of the gates, making eight three-pointers in the game's first eight minutes to go ahead 24-14.
        NDSU finished with 15 three-pointers in the game, coming up one shy of the school record of 16. The Bison shot 55 percent overall and committed only six turnovers in the contest.
        Junior Vinnie Shahid led the Bison with 22 points and five assists. Juniors Jared Samuelson and Tyson Ward both scored 18 points, with Samuelson draining six three-pointers, and Ward leading NDSU with eight rebounds.
        Oral Roberts cut the margin to three points on four different occasions in the second half. Leading 73-70 with four minutes remaining, Samuelson drilled threes on back-to-back possessions to seal the victory.
 
Free Throw Shooting: The Bison rank eighth in the nation in free throw shooting at 77.7 percent.
 
High-Level Shooter: Jared Samuelson shot 49 percent from three-point range in Summit League play. He ranks 18th among all active Division I players with a career 43.5 percent from beyond the arc.
 
Lighter Load: The Bison did not have a single player rank among the top 20 in The Summit League in minutes played during the conference season. Vinnie Shahid's 30.0 minutes per game were the 23rd-most.
 
On the Boards: Tyson Ward and John Konchar were the only players in the Summit League under 6-foot-8 who averaged at least 7 rebounds per game in league play.
 
Limited Turnovers & Fouls: NDSU ranks 14th in the nation for fewest fouls committed per game (14.9) and 29th nationally for fewest turnovers committed per game (11.0).
 
10 in Double Figures: Ten different Bison players have scored in double figures this season.
 
From All Angles: All 12 Bison who have played this season have made multiple three-pointers, and 10 players have made at least 10 treys.
 
Eady Stepping Up: Redshirt freshman Tyree Eady shot 52.5 percent in league play, including 45 percent from three-point range. He ranked seventh among Summit League freshmen with 6.8 points per game in league play.
 
They Went to Jared: Junior Jared Samuelson scored a season-high 18 points on six three-pointers in NDSU's victory over Oral Roberts on Valentine's Day.
 
Winning Streak: NDSU's five-game winning streak was its first since the 2014-15 season. NDSU won five straight in Summit League play that year between Jan. 29 and Feb. 12.         
 
90 Wins: The 81-71 victory over Denver on Feb. 9 was the 90th career win for NDSU head coach David Richman. He is on pace to be the second-fastest to 100 victories in school history.
          1. Erv Inniger, 1978-92                        90-51       141 games
          2. David Richman, 2014-present         90-63       153 games
          3. Bob Lowe, 1933-46                          90-68       158 games
          T4. Saul Phillips, 2007-14                   90-69       159 games
          T4. Tim Miles, 2001-07                       90-69       159 games