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NOTES: North Dakota Heads to Tulsa for Road Battle Against Oral Roberts

1/21/2026 6:56:00 PM | By: Corey Lichtman, FightingHawks.com

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on Summit League Network and 100.3 The Cat.

North Dakota (10-12, 4-2 Summit League) at Oral Roberts (5-15, 0-5 Summit League)
18th meeting all-time | ORU leads series 10-7 | Last meeting, Jan. 1, 2026 | UND 72, ORU 61

Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Arena)
Watch: Summit League Network
Listen: 100.3 The Cat (PxP Paul Ralson)
Full Game Notes are here

TULSA, Okla. – The North Dakota men's basketball team looks to continue its success in Summit League play, beginning a three-game stretch away from home against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles on Thursday night at 7 p.m. from Mabee Arena. Coverage can be seen on Summit League Network and heard on 100.3 The Cat.

It is the 18th meeting all-time between the two programs and the second matchup this season. UND is 7-10 all-time against ORU, but has won two-straight affairs, last defeating the Golden Eagles on Jan. 1, 2026 by a 72-61 margin at Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. UND never trailed in that contest and was led by George Natsvlishvili with 19 points. The Hawks held Oral Roberts to just 20 first half points in that game.

North Dakota is 6-3 in its last nine games, coming off a 96-80 victory over South Dakota on Saturday at home. After trailing early on, briefly and shortly, the Fighting Hawks shot 54.8% from the field, making 40-of-73 field goal attempts, in route to a win. Greyson Uelmen led the way with a career-high 26 points, the most points by a UND player this season.

Scouting the Opposition
Oral Roberts is 5-15 overall and 0-5 in conference play. The Golden Eagles have lost eight straight outings, coming off a 73-62 loss at home against Omaha on Saturday night.

The Golden Eagles are led by the trio of Ty Harper (15.7), Ofri Naveh (12.9) and Connor Dow (12.7), who all average in double figures. Big man, Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams gave the Fighting Hawks some problems in the first meeting, posting 20 points, five rebounds and four blocks on 8-of-9 shooting from the field across 27 minutes.

Pregame Notes

UND is 3-6 in true road games this season
Uelmen is averaging 18.8 points per game over his last five outings
UND has gotten 28.5 points per game from its bench in conference play this season
Garrett Anderson is 15-of-33 (45.5%) from deep over the last six games, scoring 10 or more in five of those contests
Anderson has recorded two or more steals in four consecutive games
Eli King is coming off 15 points, six rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block against South Dakota
The Hawks 40 field goals made against South Dakota were the most made field goals all-time against a Division l opponent
Anthony Smith lll is averaging 17.0 points per game over his last two contests
Five players scored at least 14 points in the game against South Dakota, UND is 7-0 when five players score in double figures
The Fighting Hawks have had 10 or more steals in 11 games this season
UND has hit 89 three pointers in its last nine games at a 36.9% clip
North Dakota is looking for back-to-back road wins in Summit League play for the first time since the 2023-24 season (Feb. 15 & 17, 2024 against Denver and Oral Roberts)
NoDak is 2-6 all-time at Oral Roberts
North Dakota is averaging 83.0 points per game in conference play