The Summit League issued a statement to The Forum confirming that the conference was reviewing the scuffle. It's not immediately known what discipline players and coaches may face in the wake of the scuffle. Congratulations to the Bison on a dominant performance. Dave Richman & I have spoken & I have the utmost respect for the Bison program. ORU nor NDSU want to be represented in a negative light. I am very saddened about what transpired at the conclusion of our game tonight v NDSU. Congratulations to the Bison on a dominant performance." Mills wrote in a Tweet after the game: "I am very saddened about what transpired at the conclusion of our game tonight v NDSU. MORE: The Jimmy Black Exception: This year's NCAA basketball championship point guard might not be a superstar But I also asked our guys to play until the end and we played to the end tonight." "Anything from our end, I will apologize to Oral Roberts and coach Mills. There are situations that are going to be learning experiences for myself and our group as we move forward," Richman said, according to The Forum. "That's not anything that I want this program to be a part of. Richman told the media after the game that there were two teams playing until the end and noted that "some things spilled over." MORE: NCAA's 'Bracket Reveal' will tell us more about Selection Sunday than you might imagine Golden Eagles center Elijah Lufile had to be pulled away from the mix-up before escaping the huddle of his teammates and charging back toward the Bison before he was again held back, getting knocked to the floor in the process.Īccording to the broadcast, it got to the point that security had to be called onto the court. It did not take long between a heated argument turned into pushing, shoving and a few punches being thrown between the players.
The fouls continued even at the 22-second mark with North Dakota State leading 74-56 and Oral Roberts needing to average nearly a point per second in order to make the come back. With 54 seconds left, the Golden Eagles started fouling despite trailing by 17 points. Oral Roberts maintained an aggressive defensive approach late in the game despite the outcome being all but certain. MORE: Dick Vitale released from hospital after vocal cord surgery, plans return to ESPN Paul Mills exchanged words with NDSU coaches and players.Įlijah Lufile was involved in the scuffle and had to be restrained from re-entering the fray. Running up the score, attempting a last-second basket with the game in hand is a big no-no, an unspoken rule in basketball.Īs the two sides were going through handshakes, a scuffle broke out between the teams after Oral Roberts coach Paul Mills got into a heated discussion with North Dakota State coach Dave Richman on the court.Ī last-second dunk resulted in words being exchanged & a scuffle between & NDSU during the postgame handshake. The buzzer signaling the end of the game went off as he slammed down a two-handed dunk that did not count toward the final score. The Bison were running away with a dominant victory against Oral Roberts in a 77-59 game, and as time was running out, Harden-Hayes picked up a steal and charged to the basket.
The Oral Roberts men's basketball team did not take too kindly to a late dunk from North Dakota State player Maleek Harden-Hayes.
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