Bison Roll to 73-60 Road Win over Oral Roberts

Thursday, February 15

Tulsa, Okla.

7 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

13-13,6-5Summit League

Oral Roberts

11-14,5-7Summit League

Team	1	2	F
North Dakota St.	38	35	73
Oral Roberts	30	30	60

Photo by: Hayden Austin

Bison Roll to 73-60 Road Win over Oral Roberts

2/15/2024 10:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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TULSA, Okla. – Andrew Morgan and Tajavis Miller both scored 18 points to lead the North Dakota State men's basketball team to a 73-60 win at Oral Roberts on Thursday evening. NDSU improved to 6-5 in Summit League play, and ORU dropped to 5-7 in the league standings.

The Bison led for more than 27 minutes of the contest. With the score knotted at 28-28 just under four minutes before halftime, Jacari White hit a three, and Miller scored a pair of buckets to put NDSU up by seven. The Bison were up 38-30 at halftime and maintained a lead for the entire second half.

ORU pulled within five points at 63-58 with 4:50 left, but White scored on the next possession and the Bison strung together nine straight stops at the defensive end to win the game. NDSU closed on a 10-2 run.

NDSU, ranked 11th in the nation for three-point shooting, connected on 9-of-23 (39 percent) from beyond the arc in the game.

Boden Skunberg had 14 points and six rebounds for NDSU, White added 13 points, and Noah Feddersen pulled down a season-high 10 boards.

In holding ORU to 60 points, NDSU matched its season-low for a D-I opponent. The Golden Eagles shot 35 percent for the game.

The Bison will play at Denver on Saturday, with tip scheduled for 3 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. MT.