Oral Roberts (26-4, 17-0) at South Dakota State (18-11, 13-4) – 3:00 PM ET (Midco Sports)
Today’s UTR Game of the Day goes to Brookings, South Dakota for a matchup between the hometown South Dakota State Jackrabbits and the Oral Roberts Eagles. Oral Roberts is one of two teams in the country vying for a perfect conference record (Eastern Washington being the other) and their toughest test remains today. The Eagles do have a faint chance at an at-large NCAA Tournament bid, though such a path requires a victory today. Max Abmas averages 22.6 points a game and 3.7 assists a game.
South Dakota State comes into today’s game on a 7-game winning streak; they are already assured of the #2 seed in the Summit League conference tournament that starts next weekend. SDSU lost their first meeting at Oral Roberts 79-40 earlier in the season. Zeke Mayo averages 18.3 points a game and 3.6 assists a game.