South Dakota St. grabs share of title, beats ORU 73-65
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) Freshman Mike Daum scored 20 points on Senior Night to lead South Dakota State to a 73-65 win over Oral Roberts on Saturday to secure a share of the Summit League regular season title.
South Dakota State (23-7, 12-4), which tied with IPFW for the title, will have the No. 2 seed going into the conference tournament.
Reed Tellinghuisen had 15 points, George Marshall added 13 and Keaton Moffit chipped in 10 for the Jackrabbits, who finished their second season undefeated at home, picking up 29 straight wins on their home floor.
South Dakota State shot 61 percent from the field in the first half to take a 41-31 lead at the break. The Jackrabbits were 28 of 54 for the game, while limiting Oral Roberts to 24-of-52 shooting.
Obi Emegano made 8 of 10 free throws for 22 points to lead Oral Roberts (14-16, 6-10).