SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - North Dakota will take on Oral Roberts of the Summit League Tournament Saturday at Denny Sanford Arena in Sioux Falls, S.D. Fans can follow all the action on Midco Sports, as well as by tuning into Paul Ralston's call on the Home of Economy Radio Network.

 

Series History vs. the Golden Eagles

Saturday will be the 12^th meeting between the Fighting Hawks and the Golden Eagles—ORU owns an 8-3 edge in the series and has won the last six in the series. The first ever meeting between the two was January of 2019 in Tulsa—a win for Oral Roberts. UND won three of the first five meetings between the two, but the tables have turned in favor of ORU. The Golden Eagles won the lone meeting in the Summit League tournament in 2021 in the 4v5 matchup en route to winning the league championship.

 

Last Time Out

North Dakota defeated Denver 83-68 Friday night for their first win in the Summit League tournament since 2020. Matt Norman led the way for UND with 25 points, which tied his season high. Treysen Eaglestaff added 15 off the bench and Brady Danielson scored 13. Eaglestaff also led the Fighting Hawks with eight assists and three steals. After struggling out of the gates, the Fighting Hawks found their stride late in the half and emerged with a four-point lead at half and then blew the game open with a 52 point season half.

 

Bench Boost

North Dakota finished the regular season with the most bench scoring in the Summit League and is No. 43 team nationally in that category. The Fighting Hawks are averaging 24.71 points per game from the reserves this season. The next closest bench in the league is Omaha with 23.73.

 

The Right Five

North Dakota used the same starting five in the last eight games (Jalun Trent, Matt Norman, Brady Danielson, B.J. Omot and Tsotne Tsartsidze), and are 6-2 in those games. On the team, Tsartsidze has the most active consecutive starts currently with 52, followed by Omot with 32. Danielson and has started the last 19 games and Trent the last 17.

 

Watch and Listen

All North Dakota men's basketball games, home and away, can be heard on stations across the Home of Economy Radio Network, as well as through the iHeart Radio app, with Paul Ralston calling the action.

Summit League Tournament games will be broadcast on Midco Sports, either one or two, and on ESPN Plus.

 

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Game notes can be found here.