The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 69 – North Dakota State 79
Record: ORU (12-5), (2-2) – North Dakota State (11-5), (3-0)
Location: Scheels Center (Fargo, N.D.)
 
FARGO, N.D. – The Golden Eagles fell to the North Dakota State Bison on Saturday afternoon, capping off their two-game trip to the state of North Dakota.
 
Taleyah Jones scored 26 points on 9-18 (50%) shooting in the loss, marking her fourth straight game with 20+ points, her fourth straight game leading ORU in scoring and her seventh straight game with 10+ points. Jones also tied her season-high in steals, grabbing a game-high, four. Jalei Oglesby followed Jones' performance with 21 points of her own, shooting 9-17 from the floor while grabbing eight rebounds.
 
ORU started hot, going on an 8-0 run to open the game, forcing an NDSU timeout. A quick answer from the Bison had ORU and NDSU tied at 10 with 4:24 left in the first. Back-to-back triples from Taleyah Jones helped the Golden Eagles extend their lead to six (18-12) before NDSU hit a last second three to cut the lead to four heading into the second (22-18).

Jalei Oglesby opened the second, knocking down a jump shot and a layup before the Bison hit a three with 4:56 to go in the half (28-30). Eight additional points from Taleyah Jones and six from Oglesby helped the Golden Eagles hold onto a 36-32 lead into the break.
Taleyah Jones kicked off the second half scoring eight points in the first 4:21 of the third quarter while giving ORU an eight-point (46-38) lead. Emily Robinson also caught fire in the third, scoring eight points of her own, shooting 2-3 from the field and 4-4 from the line. Jalei Ogesby closed the quarter knocking down a contested layup to put the Golden Eagles up five (56-51) heading into the fourth.
 
Despite a seven-point quarter from Jalei Oglesby, the Golden Eagles fell short on the afternoon. A 28-point fourth quarter for the Bison led to ORU's fifth loss of the season.

The Leaders
Oral Roberts: Taleyah Jones scored 26 points while shooting 9-18 from the field, grabbing four steals in the process.
 
North Dakota State: Avery Koenen scored 22 points on 10-14 shooting while tallying 10 rebounds on the afternoon.
 

Inside the Box Score

• ORU was outscored 28-13 in the final quarter, leading to a tough loss.
• Taleyah Jones recorded her fourth straight game with 20+ points, her fourth straight game leading ORU in scoring and her seventh straight game with 10+ points.
• Taleyah played all 90 minutes over the last two games.
• Jones tied her season-high in free throws made, with five.
• ORU was out-assisted 14-4.
• Jalei Oglesby recorded her sixth 20+ point game this season and second in a row.
• For the second straight game the Golden Eagles had two 20+ point scorers.

 
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