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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.
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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.
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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.
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NDSU, ranked 11th in the nation for three-point shooting, connected on 9-of-23 (39 percent) from beyond the arc in the game.
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Boden Skunberg had 14 points and six rebounds for NDSU, White added 13 points, and
Noah Feddersen pulled down a season-high 10 boards.
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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.
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The Bison will play at Denver on Saturday, with tip scheduled for 3 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. MT.
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