Brooklyn Meyer breaks single-game scoring record as South Dakota State beats Oral Roberts

TULSA — Madison Mathiowetz’s driving lay-up with 0.5 seconds left propelled the South Dakota State women to a thrilling 95-93 win over Oral Roberts on Thursday night at the Mabee Center, making sure a record-setting performance by Brooklyn Meyer didn’t go to waste.

In a game that featured 26 ties, 19 lead changes and never saw either team lead by more than five points, Meyer became the first player in Jackrabbit history to score 40 points in a game, finishing with a school-record 44 as the Jacks won their fourth straight game and improved to 21-6 on the year, 11-2 in Summit League play.

Meyer’s final two points came at the line and gave SDSU a 93-90 lead with 30 seconds left, but ORU’s Gentry Baldwin got a long 3 to rattle home with nine seconds left to tie it up.

Jacks coach Aaron Johnston called a timeout to draw up a winning play, and after taking the inbound pass at the top of the key Mathiowetz hesitated while getting a screen from Meyer, then sprinted around the pick and into the lane for the off-glass winner.

Mathiowetz had 23 points on the night, going 10-of-17 from the floor. Hadley Thul added 14 points and seven rebounds.

Meyer’s 44 points came on a 15-of-22 shooting effort. She was also 14-of-17 at the line and added four assists, three rebounds and three blocked shots.

The Jacks shot 58 percent from the floor as a team.

Meyer’s 44 points break the previous school record of 39 set by Karla Stevenson in 1986. Paige Meyer held the Division I record at 37 points.

ORU (13-13, 6-7) hit 11-of-20 3s and went 20-for-27 at the line to stay close. All five of their starters scored in double figures, led by Jalei Oglesby’s 19. Anna Trusty added 18, Baldwin 15, Ari Gordon 14 and Kayten Donley 12.

The Jacks will continue their road trip Saturday when they visit Denver.

Matt Zimmer is a Sioux Falls native and longtime sports writer. He graduated from Washington High School where he played football, legion baseball and developed his lifelong love of the Minnesota Twins and Vikings. After graduating from St. Cloud State University, he returned to Sioux Falls, and began a long career in amateur baseball and sports reporting. Email Matt at mzimmer@siouxfallslive.com.