TULSA, Okla. – A second half that saw the South Dakota men's basketball team shoot 75 percent from the field propelled the Coyotes to an 85-67 victory over Oral Roberts Wednesday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 
The win gives the Coyotes a Division I-era best 23 wins with its 23-6 record. The Coyotes also move within a half-game of first place in the Summit League with a 10-2 record. Oral Roberts falls to 10-19 overall and 4-8 in league play.
 
Tyler Hagedorn tallied a game-high 20 points with Matt Mooney adding 19 points and Triston Simpson 14 points.
 
The Coyotes trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half but used a 3-point basket from Mooney to enter halftime trailing by eight 41-33.
 
South Dakota went on a 19-4 run to open the second half, 22-4 with Mooney's first-half trey included, to open a 52-45 lead. The Coyotes grabbed the lead at 46-45 when Hagedorn scored on a post move with 15:20 remaining in the game.
 
The run concluded when Tyler Peterson found Simpson open for a jumper with 13:14 left on the clock and the seven-point advantage at 52-45.
 
The Coyotes missed just seven shots in the second half and built a lead as large as 21 points on a layup from Brandon Armstrong with 3:30 remaining in the game at 79-58. South Dakota then closed the game with the 85-67 win.
 
For the game, South Dakota shot 55.7 percent from the field on 34-of-61 field goal attempts. In the second half, the Coyotes shot 21-of-28 from the field for 75 percent.
 
Hagedorn tallied a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds, his third double-double of the season and fourth of his career. He scored his 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting and also dished two assists and tallied two steals.
 
Javan White tallied a double-double for Oral Roberts with 15 points and 11 rebounds while Austin Ruder scored 13 points. The Golden Eagles made 23-of-61 shot attempts for 37.7 percent from the field.
 
South Dakota closes its home schedule on Saturday against Omaha. Tip-off inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center is slated for 3:30 p.m. with Senior Day festivities happening prior to the starting line-ups.