Ty Harper achieved a career-high 26 points for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles in their game against South Dakota State University, but the team was defeated 95-72 at First Bank & Trust Arena in Brookings, South Dakota. This marks Harper’s eighth game this season scoring at least 20 points.
Three players from Oral Roberts finished with double-digit points. In addition to Harper’s performance, Cal Furnish scored a career-best 12 points off the bench, hitting four of six attempts from three-point range. Luke Gray contributed 10 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. Chase Martin added seven points, matched Gray’s seven rebounds, recorded a personal best six assists, and had two blocks.
South Dakota State started strong offensively, making nearly 65 percent of their shots from the field and over 61 percent from beyond the arc in the first half. The Jackrabbits led by 19 at halftime and extended their lead early in the second half before Oral Roberts responded with a nine-point run to narrow the gap. However, SDSU regained control and outscored Oral Roberts for the remainder of the game.
The Golden Eagles made five blocks compared to SDSU’s four and hit seven three-pointers in the second half for 21 of their final 33 points.
Oral Roberts now holds a record of five wins and nineteen losses this season while South Dakota State improves to eleven wins and twelve losses.
Next on their schedule, Oral Roberts will play against St. Thomas Tommies in St. Paul, Minnesota on Saturday, February 7th at 7 PM Central Time.
“Ty Harper scored a career-high 26 points, his eighth 20-point game of the season.”
“Chase Martin was all over the floor, racking up seven points, seven rebounds, a career-high six assists and two blocks.”
“Luke Gray nearly recorded a double-double, recording 10 points and 7 boards.”
“Cal Furnish was 4-6 from beyond the arc, leading to a career-high 12 points.”
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