Oral Roberts caps ideal Top run with title

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.– Max Abmas had 26 points and 11 helps and Oral Roberts overwhelmed North Dakota State 92-58 in the Top League tournament championship game Tuesday night to clinch an automatic berth into the NCAA tournament.Reserve Patrick Mwamba scored 17 of his 20 points in the very first half and Issac McBride, Connor Vanover and reserve DeShang Weaver each scored 10 points for Oral Roberts.Editor’s Picks Oral Roberts(30-4)ended up 18-0 in league play and won twice in the league’s postseason tournament. It’s the program’s seventh NCAA competition berth.The Golden Eagles stopped working to make the NCAA competition in 2015 following their 2021 go to the Sweet 16, which ended with a 72-70 loss to

Arkansas.When asked what it would take to duplicate the 2021 pursue beating the Bison, Abmas stated, “We’ve got to continue the intensity that we’ve

had in this( Top) competition.” Boden Skunberg scored 18 points, Andrew Morgan 13 and Damari Wheeler-Thomas 10 for the Bison(16-17).