The Game
The Coyotes stay at home to host Oral Roberts in the Black History Month Celebration game on Saturday.  
 
Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The game will be streamed on the Summit League Network available via the Midco Sports Plus app. Fans can also tune into the game on the Coyote Sports Network with John Thayer on KVHT 106.3 FM in Yankton/Vermillion, KQSF 95.7 in Sioux Falls, or by using the Varsity Network app.
 
The Coyotes
South Dakota (10-18, 3-10 Summit) is looking to bounce back from a close loss to Kansas City on Thursday.
 
Junior transfer Kaleb Stewart recorded his third 20+ point game of Summit play with 25 points on 54 percent shooting from the field. Stewart has scored in double-figures in 11 of 13 Summit games and is averaging 20.3 points per game in Summit play. He leads the league in three-point percentage (41.9) and three-point field goals made per game (2.6) in league play.
 
Senior transfer Lahat Thioune recorded his 11^th double-double of the season on Thursday with 11 points and 10 rebounds. His total ranks 26^th nationally and leads the Summit as he has four more double-doubles than any other Summit player.
 
The Golden Eagles
Oral Roberts (11-16, 5-9 Summit) is looking to snap a five-game skid and pick up its second win in the month of February.
 
Four of the five losses have been double-digit deficits except for Thursday. The Golden Eagles fell to Omaha 71-70 in Baxter Arena after a late comeback fell just short. Jailen Bedford led all scorers with 24 points on 50 percent shooting from the field and three point range.
 
Issac McBride leads Oral Roberts on offense with 20.1 points per game. McBride leads the league in free throw percentage in Summit play with 91.5 percent shooting at the line. The 6-1 senior is one of 30 Division I players averaging 20+ points per game. He has 15 20+ point games and 25 double-digit scoring games this season.

The Series
Saturday's matchup marks the 23rd meeting between South Dakota and Oral Roberts. The Coyotes traveled to Tulsa on Jan. 11 and fell to the Golden Eagles 84-66 in the first meeting of the season. Oral Roberts owns a 13-9 advantage over South Dakota in the series and has won the last three meetings.
 
Up Next
South Dakota stays in Vermillion for one last home game of the season. The Coyotes host North Dakota State on Feb. 29 and will honor Lahat Thioune in the senior night celebration.