South Dakota faces Oral Roberts following Kamateros' 20-point game

Published Jan. 29, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

South Dakota Coyotes (10-12, 5-5 Summit) at Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (19-4, 10-0 Summit)

Tulsa, Oklahoma; Monday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota takes on the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles after Tasos Kamateros scored 20 points in South Dakota's 81-67 win over the Saint Thomas Tommies.

The Golden Eagles are 13-0 on their home court. Oral Roberts ranks second in the Summit with 35.7 points per game in the paint led by Max Abmas averaging 6.3.

The Coyotes have gone 5-5 against Summit opponents. South Dakota gives up 72.4 points to opponents and has been outscored by 3.0 points per game.

The Golden Eagles and Coyotes face off Monday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Abmas is scoring 22.0 points per game with 4.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Golden Eagles. Connor Vanover is averaging 13.0 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 52.9% over the last 10 games for Oral Roberts.

Kruz Perrott-Hunt is scoring 14.0 points per game with 2.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Coyotes. Kamateros is averaging 12.2 points and 6.2 rebounds over the past 10 games for South Dakota.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Eagles: 9-1, averaging 84.0 points, 33.0 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 5.8 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.2 points per game.

Coyotes: 5-5, averaging 70.1 points, 29.2 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 4.3 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.