NCAAB

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at North Dakota State Bison

· Summit League Championship - Final
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
16-10, 5-7 Away
Final
75 - 72
North Dakota State Bison
15-12, 6-2 Home

ORU wins Summit League tourney, beats North Dakota St. 75-72

It’s the first tournament title for Oral Roberts since 2007-08 and the first league championship since Oakland's in 2010-11 that doesn't include South Dakota State or North Dakota State.

Rocky Kreuser's layup capped a 14-4 run by the Bison that tied the game at 72 with 39 seconds to play. Abmas made the second of two free throws with 14.6 remaining. On the other end, Sam Griesel had possession in the corner and tried to drive the lane, but Lacis smothered his layup attempt with 2.2 seconds to go.

D’Mauria Jones added two free throws for Oral Roberts. The Bison heaved the ensuing inbound pass across midcourt to Kreuser, but it was deflected to Lacis.

Kevin Obanor, whose put-back at the buzzer beat top-seeded South Dakota State in a semifinal, had 21 points and nine rebounds for Oral Roberts (16-10). Kareem Thompson added 12 points.

Kreuser scored a career-high 34 points to lead North Dakota State (15-12). Tyree Eady had 15 points. Griesel finished with just six points on 1-of-12 shooting but had 11 rebounds and seven assists.

Oral Roberts built a 45-20 halftime lead and never trailed in the second half.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 75 - 72
2nd 0:02 Francis Lacis Steal. 75 - 72
2nd 0:02 Sam Griesel Turnover. 75 - 72
2nd 0:03 D'Mauria Jones made Free Throw. 75 - 72
2nd 0:03 D'Mauria Jones made Free Throw. 74 - 72

Statistics

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26-62 FG 25-64
42 Field Goal % 39
9-29 3PT 7-16
31 Three Point % 44
14-17 FT 15-19
82 Free Throw % 79
37 Rebounds 42
7 Offensive Rebounds 12
30 Defensive Rebounds 30
14 Assists 16
4 Steals 5
6 Blocks 1
9 Turnovers 11
2 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 32
16 Fouls 18
25 Largest Lead 1

Game Information

Venue: Sanford Pentagon

Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Attendance: 200 | Capacity:

2025-26 Summit League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
North Dakota State 14-2 - 27-8
St. Thomas-Minnesota 12-4 2 24-10
North Dakota 10-6 4 18-17
South Dakota 8-8 6 16-16
Omaha 8-8 6 16-17
Denver 8-8 6 15-17
South Dakota State 7-9 7 14-18
Oral Roberts 4-12 10 10-23
Kansas City 1-15 13 4-27
Full Standings