Holt's game-winner leads South Dakota past Oral Roberts, 77-76

Updated: Feb 24, 2024, 05:28 pm

VERMILLION, S.D. -- — Bostyn Holt led South Dakota with 25 points, including the game-winning layup with five seconds remaining, and the Coyotes knocked off Oral Roberts 77-76 on Saturday.

After Holt capped the scoring, Oral Roberts called a timeout before Issac McBride missed a layup to end it.

Holt also had five rebounds for the Coyotes (11-18, 4-10 Summit League). Lahat Thioune added 19 points while shooting 8 of 15 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line, and he also had nine rebounds. Kaleb Stewart was 4-of-9 shooting (2 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.

McBride finished with 19 points for the Golden Eagles (11-17, 5-10). DeShang Weaver added 13 points for Oral Roberts. In addition, Jailen Bedford finished with 12 points and six rebounds. The loss is the sixth straight for the Golden Eagles.

Holt scored 10 points in the first half and South Dakota went into halftime trailing 38-32.

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