Bison, Golden Eagles Clash in Fargo this Weekend

Friday, February 5

Fargo, N.D.

7:30 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

Oral Roberts

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Bison, Golden Eagles Clash in Fargo this Weekend

2/3/2021 12:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Games: The Bison return home this weekend to host Oral Roberts on Friday, Feb. 5, and Saturday, Feb. 6, inside the Scheels Center. Both games are scheduled to tip at 7:30 p.m. following the 5 p.m. women's games between the Bison and Golden Eagles.

            Friday, Feb. 5 vs. Oral Roberts       7:30 p.m. CT GoBison.com/AllAccess
            Saturday, Feb. 6 vs. Oral Roberts        7:30 p.m. CT GoBison.com/AllAccess

Where to Watch: Video streams of both games will be available for purchase at GoBison.com/AllAccess.

Radio: Jeff Culhane and Dexter Werner will call the games on 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660, and 94.5 KDLB in Detroit Lakes, Minn., as well as being streamed on the 107.9 The Fox app, the Bison 1660 app, and on GoBison.com/AllAccess. The men's broadcast will be joined in progress on Bison 1660 at the conclusion of the women's broadcast.

History with Oral Roberts: Friday and Saturday will be the 30th and 31st meetings all-time between North Dakota State and Oral Roberts, with the Bison leading the series 16-13. NDSU has won 11 of the 15 meetings since ORU returned to The Summit League, taking two out of three last season including the semifinals of the conference tournament.

Mark of Consistency: NDSU is 8-2 in Summit League play for the fifth time since 2013. The Bison also started 8-2 through 10 conference games in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2020.

Feeling 22: Senior forward Rocky Kreuser surpassed 1,000 career points and 500 career rebounds in the weekend split at Kansas City on Jan. 29-30, becoming the 22nd player in NDSU history to reach both milestones.

Hot Start: NDSU's 8-1 start in Summit League play this year matched its best nine-game start ever in the league (2008-09 season).

Charity Stripe: The Bison rank 14th in the nation for free throw percentage at 78.5 percent.

Cleaning the Glass: NDSU is averaging a +9.7 rebounding margin in Summit League play – the best in the league.

Sammy Stats: Sam Griesel owns single-game highs of 20 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, and 4 steals this season.

Rejection: Freshman Grant Nelson leads The Summit League with 1.5 blocks per game in league play.

In The Last 5 Games ...

The Bison are shooting 81 percent (87-of-107) at the free throw line in the past five games.
Rocky Kreuser is averaging 17.8 points and 8.6 rebounds over the past five games, shooting 90 percent from the free throw line (26-of-29).
Tyree Eady is shooting 60 percent (23-of-38) over the past five games.