men's hoops saturday round-up: jaguars 2, dakotas 0....and oru 12, the rest 0.

Despite North Dakota State's best efforts tonight, the Summit League men's conference remains The Big Two and little eight. Oral Roberts University and IUPUI continue on a collision course that may not be settled until the conference championship. The Golden Eagles made easy work of IPFW tonight, winning 88-56. Moses Ehambe led all scorers with 21 points to end IPFW's one and only road winning streak at one for the season.

While road losses mount for the Mastadons, they've got one last legitimate shot at the #3 seed when they host Oakland next Saturday.

North Dakota State had IUPUI right where they wanted them, leading by 12 with about 5-1/2 remaining in the game. And then the Jags closed out the game with a 14-0 run, winning 69-67, thanks to a John Ashworth three pointer. While Ashworth provided the heroics, George Hill made his case for POTW by scoring 33 points.

Oakland took sole possession of third place, defeating Centenary 97-61 in Shreveport. It was the worst Gold Dome loss in school history for the Gents. Ouch. Derick Nelson scored 22 points to lead the Golden Grizzlies.

Rounding out Saturday action, Southern Utah defeated UMKC 78-73 and South Dakota State topped Western Illinois, 81-75 in the Pork (???) Classic. Seriously...pork???

The latest standings:
1. Oral Roberts—12-0/17-5
2. IUPUI—11-2/19-5
3. Oakland—8-5/13-11
4. IPFW—7-6/10-14
5. North Dakota State—6-7/12-12
5. Western Illinois—6-7/11-13
7. Southern Utah—4-8/6-17
8. Centenary—3-9/9-15
8. UMKC—3-9/8-17
10. South Dakota State—3-10/8-16

Thursday's game:
Oral Roberts @ Western Illinois, 7 p.m.
South Dakota State @ Southern Utah, 7 p.m.
Centenary @ IUPUI, 7 p.m.
North Dakota State @ UMKC, 7:05 p.m.