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Oral Roberts has had trouble this season playing against bigs that can spread the floor and hit from the outside. Both of St. Thomas’ bigs have that capability at times and to start the game the Golden Eagles took their chances by putting Connor Vanover on Brooks Allen. From the jump Allen made them pay…
Omaha defeated Kansas City to earn a trip to the conference tournament championship on Monday, 69-60. Omaha came out ready to go, while Kansas City had a bit of a slower start than the past couple of games. Grace Cave lit up the first quarter for the Mavericks, draining 10 points, six of which came…
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Better late than never is a slogan I live too literal by as I decided to put out a blog for the first time in forever. Talking, interviewing and tweeting live action is more my skills, but I felt compelled to share my first experience at the Summit League Tournament, posing as a media member….
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North Dakota State came into this season needing to replace a veteran backcourt with a bunch of players who had never played a division one basketball game. There were a lot of bumps in the road along the way as the young backcourt navigated the tricky waters that are division 1 basketball. There were even…
South Dakota State defeated Oral Roberts 87-60 in the semifinal round of the Summit League Tournament Monday, earning another trip to Tuesday’s championship game. Paige Meyer said the first few minutes were all over the floor, but they adjusted well.  “We knew we just kind of had to get composed and settle down a little…
With only seven active players, one would think a team could be overlooked. That is nowhere near the case at this year’s Summit League Tournament. Kansas City is on a tear through the tournament field. The No. 10 team defeated No. 7 Denver on a Sanaa’ St. Andre buzzer beater in the play-in round. The…
Sioux Falls, South Dakota–There will be 4 Summit League Basketball Teams left playing this season tomorrow, and St. Thomas is one of them. The Tommies rallied from down ten with around 12 minutes to go to win by seven over the Western Illinois Leathernecks. This group has earned the chance to play the number one…
The Omaha Mavericks defeated the North Dakota Fighting Hawks 84-81, marking the third upset in the Summit League Quarterfinals this weekend. The first quarter of play was fast and furious. Omaha’s Kennedi Grant led all scorers with seven, while Kacie Borowicz led North Dakota with five. The teams found themselves knotted at 15 after the…
North Dakota Head Coach Paul Sather said it best in his postgame comments when he said “Great energy, they were everywhere” he also said it was like “a Ford vs Ferarri”. We have seen all season how tough this Oral Roberts team is to beat. In fact no one in the Summit League has done…
Kelsi Musick became the third head coach on the weekend to get their first Summit League Tournament win. The No. 5 Golden Eagles defeated the No. 4 Coyotes 92-69 to advance to Monday’s semifinal. This win also broke USDs 19-game winning streak over ORU, dating back to 2016. The first two minutes and thirty seconds…
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