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#ORUMBB Continues Road Trip at North Dakota

2/18/2022 8:03:00 PM

The Basics
Oral Roberts (17-9, 11-4) at North Dakota (6-22, 2-13)
Game Date / Time:
 Saturday, February 19, 2022 / 1 p.m.
Location: Engelstad Center / Grand Forks, N.D.
Video: Fighting Hawks All-Access
Audio: 99.9 FM ESPN Radio (ORUSN)
Stats: UND Athletics

TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men's basketball team will have its last regular season road game Saturday, Feb. 19 against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks at 1 p.m. in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Important Links
ORU Game Notes
Opponent Game Notes
Summit League Notes

Quick Hits
Max Abmas continues to the lead the Golden Eagles in scoring as he's now had 22 consecutive games with 10-plus points. He had 21 points at NDSU. Issac McBride led the Golden Eagles at North Dakota State with 23 points.
 
• Abmas (22.8 ppg), Issac McBride (11.8 ppg) average double figures to lead the Golden Eagles offense, which ranks 5th in the NCAA at 82.8 points per game. ORU has eight players who have scored 100-plus points this season.
 
• Behind two 38-point outings this season, Abmas now ranks 5th in the nation in points per game and is 2nd the country making 4.08 3-pointers a game. The junior recently moved past Eric Perry (1996-2000) for fifth in program history in career triples and has 289 in his tenure. He is currently 10th all-time in scoring with 1,703 career points.
 
• ORU is hitting 12 triples per game, which is 2nd in the nation, thanks to a school-record 21 against Southwestern Christian and 19 versus Tulsa. The team has made double-digit 3-pointers in 19 of 25 outings this season.
 
• The Golden Eagles currently rank 11th in the NCAA pulling down 40.4 rebounds a contest and 4th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (29.4).


Scouting the Opponent
 
• This will be the ninth all-time meeting between ORU and North Dakota. The Golden Eagles lead the series, 5-3, and are 0-2 on the road. In the first meeting this season, ORU defeated the Fighting Hawks, 80-76, at the Mabee Center.
 
• The Fighting Hawks are on a two game losing skid. UND sits 10th in the current Summit League standings.
 
• UND has one players averaging double-digits with Paul Bruns scoring 15.1 points per game. The team is 19th in the nation in total three-point field goals made and 13th in three-pont field goals attempted. The Fighting Hawks are 36th in the nation in free-throws made.

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