North Dakota State faces Oral Roberts after Griesel's 24-point outing
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (17-8, 11-3 Summit) at North Dakota State Bison (19-8, 11-4 Summit)
Fargo, North Dakota; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
LINE: North Dakota State -1; over/under is 152.5
BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota State hosts the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles after Sam Griesel scored 24 points in North Dakota State's 75-64 victory against the Saint Thomas Tommies.
The Bison are 11-2 on their home court. North Dakota State scores 74.0 points and has outscored opponents by 5.1 points per game.
The Golden Eagles have gone 11-3 against Summit opponents. Oral Roberts leads the Summit scoring 11.0 fast break points per game.
The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season. The Bison won the last meeting 72-71 on Jan. 23. Griesel scored 18 points points to help lead the Bison to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rocky Kreuser is scoring 16.3 points per game with 8.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists for the Bison. Griesel is averaging 15 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists over the past 10 games for North Dakota State.
Max Abmas is scoring 22.8 points per game and averaging 3.3 rebounds for the Golden Eagles. Issac McBride is averaging 13.4 points and 2.7 rebounds over the last 10 games for Oral Roberts.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 8-2, averaging 75.5 points, 34.3 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 4.3 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.7 points per game.
Golden Eagles: 8-2, averaging 85.6 points, 37.1 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 3.6 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.2 points.
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