South Dakota State Jackrabbits @ Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
South Dakota State hangs on to beat ORU 76-72
TULSA, Okla. -- Cody Larson scored a career-high 27 points and had 12 rebounds to lead South Dakota State to a 76-72 victory over Oral Roberts on Saturday night.
Korey Billbury hit back-to-back 3s to pull Oral Roberts within 73-72 with 13 seconds left. South Dakota State's George Marshall answered with a pair of free throws. Billbury missed a contested 3-pointer but Zach Horstman made a free throw to seal it for the Jackrabbits.
Larson shot 9 of 16 from the floor and made 9 of 12 free throws. Deondre Parks scored 18 points and Jake Bittle chipped in 13 for South Dakota State (15-7, 6-2 Summit League), which has won six straight.
Obi Emegano scored 19 points, Billbury finished with 15 and Brandon Conley grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Oral Roberts (10-10, 4-3). The Golden Eagles shot just 10 of 21 from the line.
Game Information
Tulsa, OK
Referee:Darryl Smith
Referee:Jim Schipper
Referee:Greg Webb
2025-26 Standings
| Summit LeagueSummit League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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