Jacks streak snapped at ORU

Saturday, January 7

Tulsa, Okla.

7:00 PM

South Dakota State University

Oral Roberts

1/7/2012 10:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

By: SDSU Sports Info

TULSA, Okla. - South Dakota State hung with preseason favorite Oral Roberts well into the second half of Saturday's showdown for Summit League supremacy, but the host Golden Eagles ran away in the second half to a 97-75 win.

The loss snaps a four game winning streak overall and a five game winning streak in Summit League play, as the Jackrabbits fall to 13-5 overall and 5-1 in league play. The Golden Eagles improve to 14-4 overall and remain perfect in league play at 6-0.

"The problem was on the defensive end, not on the offensive end, it was just how poorly we played defensively," head coach Scott Nagy said. "Quite frankly, they have some great players that played at a high level."

Dominique Morrison led the Golden Eagles group of great players with 38 points on 11-for-15 shooting, which includes a 5-for-8 night from three-point range. Morrison also went 11-for-11 from the free throw line and tied for game-high with seven rebounds. Steven Roundtree added 17 points and seven boards for the home team off the bench, while Michael Craion and Warren Niles both scored 15 points.

Nate Wolters led five Jackrabbits in double figures with 22 points, and added six assists. Tony Fiegen scored 11 points, whileJordan Dykstra, Griffan Callahan and Chad White all finished with 10 points.

The Jackrabbits lead by as many as eight points early, but the Golden Eagles ended the first half on a 15-6 run that put them up 44-37 at the half.

SDSU got to within two points on three occasions early in the second half, before ORU put the game away with a 21-4 run midway through the half that ended with the Golden Eagles up 84-64 with five minutes to play.

The Jackrabbits look to regroup next week, when they return home for games against South Dakota on Thursday at 7 p.m., and against UMKC on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Lamb Bonanza.

NOTES: Oral Roberts improves to 8-3 all-time against SDSU and remain undefeated at home against SDSU ... the Jackrabbits and Golden Eagles played at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Okla., in front of an announced crowd of 3,725 ... Saturday's game marked the final Summit League game for SDSU at Oral Roberts, as the Golden Eagles move to the Southland Conference next season ... Nate Wolters ended the game with 1,273 career points, which moves him from 19th on the all-time scoring list to 17th ... Wolters needs 16 points to move up to 14th on the all-time scoring list at SDSU ... Saturday's game marks the fifth time this season that at least five Jackrabbits scored in double figures, but the first time in a loss