SELLAND SCORES 30 IN WIN OVER ORAL ROBERTS

Sunday, February 14

Tulsa, Okla.

1 p.m.

South Dakota State University

17-2,10-0Summit League

Oral Roberts

6-12,4-6Summit League

South Dakota St.

Oral Roberts

Photo by: Duncan White

2/14/2021 4:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

TULSA, Okla. - No. 23 South Dakota State women's basketball won its 14th consecutive game Sunday afternoon, defeating Oral Roberts 73-61.

The Jackrabbits improved to 17-2 overall and 10-0 in conference play and shot 43.5 percent from the field. State outrebounded ORU 40-38 and outscored the Golden Eagles in the paint 38-24.

Individually, Myah Selland had a career day with 30 points eight rebounds and six assists. Paiton Burckhard scored 12 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished three assists. Tylee Irwin added 11 points and six rebounds. Haley Greer finished with three blocks and Kallie Theisen recorded five rebounds.

SDSU started the game strong with a 9-0 run. The spurt was a part of a larger 16-6 run in the first five minutes of action. The 3-pointers kept falling for Oral Roberts as the Golden Eagles hit four shots beyond the arc in the first six minutes of the quarter. SDSU never trailed in the opening frame despite being outscored 8-4 in the final 3:20 to make it a 22-20 game at the end of the first.

Both teams went back and forth in the opening four minutes of the second. Oral Roberts took its first lead of the game on a 3-pointer at the 7:22 mark to make it 25-24. Selland gave the Jacks back the lead moments later, but only to see another Golden Eagle 3-pointer to follow. State regained separation thanks to an 11-4 run to close the half with a 38-32 lead.

After Irwin started the second half with a 3-pointer, Oral Roberts scored 11 unanswered points to take a 43-41 lead. The score remained locked at 43-41 until Myah Selland's free throws broke nearly a five minute SDSU scoring drought and tied the game back up at 43-all. The two free throws launched a 10-0 run, capped off by back-to-back 3-pointers by Greer and Sydney Stapleton to put the Jacks up 51-43 with just under three minutes remaining in the third. Oral Roberts cut the SDSU lead to 56-51 with a 3-pointer to end the quarter.

The squads traded baskets for a majority of the final quarter as the Golden Eagles got as close as 63-61 at the 3:06 mark, but a 10-0 Jackrabbit run closed out the game and clinched a 73-61 victory.

Game Notes

SDSU improved to 23-6 in the all-time series against Oral Roberts, including 18 consecutive wins
After scoring a career-best 30 points, Selland now has 1,150 career points, ranking 32nd on the all-time SDSU scoring list
Greer's three blocks is a career high

Up Next
South Dakota State is scheduled to continue its four-game road stretch Feb. 19-20 against North Dakota State. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. both nights inside the Scheels Center.

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