ORU wins Summit League tourney, beats North Dakota St. 75-72
AP
Mar 09, 2021
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Max Abmas scored 23 points, Francis Lacis made a game-saving block and steal, and No. 4-seed Oral Roberts Golden Eagles beat third-seeded North Dakota State Bison 75-72 on Tuesday night in the Summit League tournament championship.
It's the first tournament title for Oral Roberts since 2007-08 and the first league championship since Oakland's in 2010-11 that doesn't include South Dakota State or North Dakota State.
Rocky Kreuser's layup capped a 14-4 run by the Bison that tied the game at 72 with 39 seconds to play. Abmas made the second of two free throws with 14.6 remaining. On the other end, Sam Griesel had possession in the corner and tried to drive the lane, but Lacis smothered his layup attempt with 2.2 seconds to go.
D'Mauria Jones added two free throws for Oral Roberts. The Bison heaved the ensuing inbound pass across midcourt to Kreuser, but it was deflected to Lacis.
Kevin Obanor, whose put-back at the buzzer beat top-seeded South Dakota State in a semifinal, had 21 points and nine rebounds for Oral Roberts (16-10). Kareem Thompson added 12 points.
Kreuser scored a career-high 34 points to lead North Dakota State (15-12). Tyree Eady had 15 points. Griesel finished with just six points on 1-of-12 shooting but had 11 rebounds and seven assists.
Oral Roberts built a 45-20 halftime lead and never trailed in the second half.
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1st Half
ORU
Golden Eagles
45
NDST
Bison
20
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:59
Kevin Obanor vs. Rocky Kreuser (Sam Griesel gains possession)
19:59
Rocky Kreuser turnover (traveling)
19:34
Kevin Obanor misses three point jump shot
19:32
Rocky Kreuser defensive rebound
19:15
Jarius Cook misses two point layup
19:13
Kevin Obanor defensive rebound
19:05
+2
Max Abmas makes two point floating jump shot
2-0
18:54
Sam Griesel turnover (Francis Lacis steals)
18:29
+2
Kevin Obanor makes two point hook shot
4-0
18:17
Kareem Thompson personal foul (Maleeck Harden-Hayes draws the foul)
17:57
Jarius Cook misses two point hook shot
17:55
Kevin Obanor defensive rebound
17:48
Tyree Eady shooting foul (Max Abmas draws the foul)
17:48
+1
Max Abmas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-0
17:48
Max Abmas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:48
Rocky Kreuser defensive rebound
17:20
Sam Griesel misses two point jump shot
17:18
Sam Griesel offensive rebound
17:07
Maleeck Harden-Hayes turnover
16:58
Francis Lacis misses three point jump shot
16:56
Max Abmas offensive rebound
16:51
Kareem Thompson misses three point jump shot
16:49
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
16:40
Sam Griesel misses two point floating jump shot
16:38
Francis Lacis defensive rebound
16:26
Max Abmas misses three point jump shot
16:24
Rocky Kreuser defensive rebound
16:02
+2
Rocky Kreuser makes two point hook shot
5-2
15:44
Carlos Jurgens misses two point layup
15:42
Rocky Kreuser defensive rebound
15:32
+3
Rocky Kreuser makes three point jump shot (Maleeck Harden-Hayes assists)
5-5
15:05
+2
Kareem Thompson makes two point jump shot
7-5
14:32
Sam Griesel misses two point turnaround jump shot
14:30
Carlos Jurgens defensive rebound
14:16
Carlos Jurgens misses three point jump shot
14:14
Tyree Eady defensive rebound
14:06
Maleeck Harden-Hayes offensive foul (Kevin Obanor draws the foul)
14:06
Maleeck Harden-Hayes turnover
14:05
TV timeout
13:45
Kevin Obanor misses two point jump shot
13:43
Odell Wilson defensive rebound
13:17
+3
Dezmond McKinney makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists)
7-8
13:17
Odell Wilson shooting foul (Kevin Obanor draws the foul)
13:00
+1
Kevin Obanor makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-8
13:00
+1
Kevin Obanor makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-8
12:29
Dezmond McKinney misses two point layup
12:27
Odell Wilson offensive rebound
12:21
+2
Odell Wilson makes two point layup
9-10
12:12
+3
Kevin Obanor makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists)
12-10
12:01
Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
11:59
Grant Nelson offensive rebound
11:48
Jarius Cook misses two point driving layup
11:46
Kevin Obanor defensive rebound
11:38
Max Abmas misses two point floating jump shot
11:36
Grant Nelson defensive rebound
11:20
Odell Wilson misses two point layup
11:18
Kevin Obanor defensive rebound
11:10
+2
Kevin Obanor makes two point driving dunk (Max Abmas assists)
14-10
10:43
DeShang Weaver blocks Grant Nelson's two point hook shot
10:41
Kareem Thompson defensive rebound
10:34
+3
DeShang Weaver makes three point jump shot (Sheldon Stevens assists)
17-10
10:32
Bison 30 second timeout
10:32
TV timeout
10:13
Kevin Obanor blocks Rocky Kreuser's two point layup
10:11
Carlos Jurgens defensive rebound
9:54
+3
Kevin Obanor makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists)
20-10
9:25
Grant Nelson misses two point layup
9:23
Kevin Obanor defensive rebound
9:16
Sheldon Stevens misses three point jump shot
9:14
Grant Nelson defensive rebound
9:09
+2
Tyree Eady makes two point layup (Dezmond McKinney assists)
20-12
8:53
+3
Kevin Obanor makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists)
23-12
8:34
Tyree Eady misses three point jump shot
8:32
DeShang Weaver defensive rebound
8:28
+2
Kevin Obanor makes two point layup (Max Abmas assists)
25-12
8:28
Rocky Kreuser shooting foul (Kevin Obanor draws the foul)
8:28
Kevin Obanor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:28
Tyree Eady defensive rebound
8:11
+3
Rocky Kreuser makes three point jump shot (Jarius Cook assists)
25-15
7:44
Carlos Jurgens misses two point layup
7:42
Carlos Jurgens offensive rebound
7:35
+2
Carlos Jurgens makes two point layup
27-15
7:33
Kevin Obanor shooting foul (Rocky Kreuser draws the foul)
7:33
TV timeout
7:33
+1
Rocky Kreuser makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-16
7:33
Rocky Kreuser misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:33
Kevin Obanor defensive rebound
7:06
+2
Kareem Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot
29-16
6:51
Kevin Obanor personal foul (Rocky Kreuser draws the foul)
6:38
Jarius Cook misses two point jump shot
6:36
Max Abmas defensive rebound
6:26
Max Abmas misses three point jump shot
6:24
Maleeck Harden-Hayes defensive rebound
6:09
Tyree Eady misses two point layup
6:07
Francis Lacis defensive rebound
5:53
+2
Max Abmas makes two point floating jump shot
31-16
5:32
Tyree Eady turnover (lost ball)
5:16
Carlos Jurgens misses three point jump shot
5:14
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
5:05
Rocky Kreuser misses three point jump shot
5:03
Tyree Eady offensive rebound
4:55
Max Abmas shooting foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
4:46
Jarius Cook misses two point layup
4:44
DeShang Weaver defensive rebound
4:34
+3
DeShang Weaver makes three point jump shot
34-16
4:23
Dezmond McKinney misses three point jump shot
4:21
Carlos Jurgens defensive rebound
4:09
+2
Max Abmas makes two point jump shot
36-16
4:09
Dezmond McKinney shooting foul (Max Abmas draws the foul)
4:09
+1
Max Abmas makes regular free throw 1 of 1
37-16
3:59
Francis Lacis shooting foul (Rocky Kreuser draws the foul)
4:00
TV timeout
4:00
+1
Rocky Kreuser makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-17
4:00
+1
Rocky Kreuser makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-18
3:47
+2
Max Abmas makes two point turnaround jump shot
39-18
3:15
Grant Nelson misses two point jump shot
3:13
Sam Griesel offensive rebound
3:15
Sam Griesel misses two point layup
3:13
Golden Eagles defensive rebound
3:14
Grant Nelson personal foul (DeShang Weaver draws the foul)
3:04
Francis Lacis misses three point jump shot
3:02
Rocky Kreuser defensive rebound
2:57
Sam Griesel misses two point layup
2:55
Carlos Jurgens defensive rebound
2:41
Max Abmas misses three point jump shot
2:39
Dezmond McKinney defensive rebound
2:26
+2
Rocky Kreuser makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyree Eady assists)
39-20
2:09
Francis Lacis misses two point layup
2:07
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
1:58
Grant Nelson misses two point jump shot
1:56
Max Abmas defensive rebound
1:47
+3
Kareem Thompson makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists)
42-20
1:28
Rocky Kreuser misses two point jump shot
1:26
Francis Lacis defensive rebound
1:00
+3
Carlos Jurgens makes three point jump shot (Francis Lacis assists)
45-20
0:47
Sam Griesel misses two point layup
0:45
Carlos Jurgens defensive rebound
0:37
Francis Lacis misses three point jump shot
0:35
Grant Nelson defensive rebound
0:08
Rocky Kreuser misses two point layup
0:06
Francis Lacis defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
ORU
Golden Eagles
30
NDST
Bison
52
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:47
Rocky Kreuser blocks Kevin Obanor's two point hook shot
19:45
Kevin Obanor offensive rebound
19:40
Jump ball. Francis Lacis vs. Tyree Eady (Bison gains possession)
19:40
Francis Lacis turnover (lost ball) (Tyree Eady steals)
19:25
+2
Tyree Eady makes two point layup
45-22
19:09
Max Abmas turnover (lost ball) (Rocky Kreuser steals)
18:57
Jarius Cook misses three point jump shot
18:55
Kareem Thompson defensive rebound
18:44
Francis Lacis turnover (bad pass)
18:11
Maleeck Harden-Hayes misses two point jump shot
18:09
Carlos Jurgens defensive rebound
18:09
Jump ball. Carlos Jurgens vs. Maleeck Harden-Hayes (Golden Eagles gains possession)
17:55
Kevin Obanor misses two point layup
17:53
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
17:42
Carlos Jurgens shooting foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
17:42
+1
Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 1 of 2
45-23
17:42
Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:42
Kevin Obanor defensive rebound
17:29
Kareem Thompson misses three point jump shot
17:27
Carlos Jurgens offensive rebound
17:27
Jarius Cook personal foul (Carlos Jurgens draws the foul)
