South Dakota swept Oral Roberts in Summit League basketball Wednesday as the Coyote men grabbed a home win while the USD women were winning on the road.
With five players in double-digit scoring and shooting 55.1 percent from the field, the South Dakota men’s basketball team topped Oral Roberts 82-70 inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
Matt Mooney led all scorers with 19 points while Tyler Hagedorn added 14 points and five rebounds as the Coyotes improve to 16-5 overall and 4-1 in Summit League action. Oral Roberts falls to 7-14 on the year and 3-3 in league action.
Four Coyotes scored in double figures as the USD women defeated Oral Roberts 73-68 in a tough second-half comeback in Tulsa.
South Dakota (14-5, 5-0 Summit) keeps pace atop the Summit League standings and reaches 5-0 in conference play for the first time in a decade, dating back to the Coyotes’ unbeaten run through the North Central Conference in 2007-08. Oral Roberts (11-8, 3-3) falls to the Coyotes for the fifth consecutive time.
Junior guard Allison Arens led the way with 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting for the game.
