Bison Handle Oral Roberts for 6th Straight Victory, 77-59

FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team led from start to finish, pulling away for a 77-59 win over Oral Roberts on Thursday night inside the Scheels Center.

The Bison improved to 20-8 overall and 12-4 in The Summit League, moving into second place in the league standings. Oral Roberts fell to 17-9 overall and 11-4 in the conference.

Sam Griesel led NDSU with 22 points, and Rocky Kreuser added 13 points and nine rebounds. The Bison made 10-of-19 (53 percent) from three-point range in the game.

Oral Roberts entered the contest as the fifth-highest scoring offense in the nation, averaging over 83 points per game, but the Bison limited the Golden Eagles to a season-low 59 points. ORU shot 34 percent overall.

NDSU led 53-49 with just over 11 minutes remaining, but the Bison clamped down defensively and strung together an 18-2 run over the next 8:30 to go ahead 71-51.

Tyree Eady surpassed 1,000 points for his Bison career, becoming the 38th player in NDSU history to reach the milestone.

NDSU has now won 9 of its last 10 games.

NDSU will host Kansas City at 1 p.m. Saturday for Senior Day inside the Scheels Center.

Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | 2/17/2022 9:35:00 PM

Golden Eagles Edge Bison, 68-64

TULSA, Okla. – Heaven Hamling netted a game-high 24 points as the North Dakota State women’s basketball team came up short at Oral Roberts, 68-64, on Thursday night at Mabee Center.

After trailing by seven points at halftime, NDSU (10-16, 6-10 Summit) battled its way back to lock the score, 49-49, after Hamling drained her third triple of the night with 8:51 to play. Both teams then traded points until the Bison opened up a three-point edge, 64-61, following a pair of free throws from Reneya Hopkins with 2:26 to play. The Golden Eagles (14-12, 9-6 Summit) closed the game out with seven straight points over the final 2:20 to steal the 68-64 victory.

Hamling notched her fourth 20-point game of the season with a game-high 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the field and 4-of-10 from three. She also added six rebounds, four assists and one steal to her stat line over 38 minutes of action. Emily Dietz reached double digits for the third straight game with 11 points and four rebounds. Hopkins also hit double figures for the third straight game with 10 points.

NDSU shot 37.9 percent (22-58) from the field and 30.4 percent (7-23) from three. The Bison also hauled in 34 rebounds, including a team-high seven from Ryan Cobbins.

NDSU will wrap up its road swing at Kansas City (21-5, 11-4 Summit) on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m.