SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Denver guard Tommy Bruner and Oral Roberts guard Issac McBride shared the latest TicketSmarter Summit League Men’s Basketball Peak Performer of the Week honor of the season, League officials announced Monday. The weekly honor is the fifth of the season for Bruner, while McBride was recognized for the third time.
Bruner opened the week by scoring 49 points and dishing out eight assists in a 111-110 double-overtime home win against South Dakota. His 49 points were the most by a Division I player in a game this season and fifth most by a Summit League player all-time and fourth most in a conference game.
The last Division I player to produce that many points and assists in a game was BYU’s Jimmer Fredette at Arizona on Dec. 28, 2009.
Bruner went toe-to-toe with South Dakota’s Kaleb Stewart, who churned out a career-high 44 points, in the first Division I dueling 40-point games in over three seasons. He scored 12 of his points in the final minute of the first overtime, including a four-point play in the waning seconds to force the second extra session.
In double-overtime, collected his third steal of the game in the closing seconds that set up Isaiah Addo-Ankrah’s game-winning three-pointer for the Pioneers.
The Columbia, S.C. native added 21 points in a 96-80 loss to Omaha the next time out as he finished with 20-plus points for the 16
th time this season. He added four assists and three rebounds against the Mavericks. His 35.0 ppg average in the Summit split has his national-leading average up to 26.1 ppg.
Reigning regular season and tournament champion Oral Roberts entered the week tied for last in the League standings but McBride led the Golden Eagles to back-to-back wins to level their record at 4-4.
McBride scored a game-high 22 points in a 74-67 win over Omaha, adding five rebounds and five assists as ORU snapped a three-game skid in League play. The Little Rock, Ark., native scored nine points in the final two minutes after the Mavericks had trimmed a 15-point deficit down to five.
After being held to just two first-half points against South Dakota State, McBride scored 17 after halftime to lead the Golden Eagles to an 87-82 win over the League-leading Jackrabbits.
McBride finished with 19 points, six assists and five rebounds and went 11-for-11 from the foul line. The Jacks’ had cut a 15-point deficit down to four at 75-71 with less than three minutes to play before McBride hit a jumper and made two free throws on back-to-back possessions to push the lead back to eight.
McBride averaged 20.5 ppg, 5.5 apg, 5.0 rpg and went 19-for-19 on free throws in ORU’s two victories that now have them in the middle of the standings that is only separated by three games from top to bottom.
Tommy Bruner, Denver
Sr | G | Columbia, S.C.
• Claimed a share of his fifth weekly honor of the season
• Averaged 35.0 ppg and improved national-scoring lead to 26.1 ppg with a Summit split at home
• Scored 49 points, a NCAA single-game best this season, during a 111-110 double-overtime win against South Dakota
• The 49 points were the fifth most in a game by a Summit League player all-time and fourth most in a conference game
• Added a team-high 21 points to post his 16
th 20-plus point scoring game of the season in a 96-80 home loss to Omaha
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
Sr | G | Little Rock, Ark.
• Claimed a share of his third weekly honor of the season
• Averaged 20.5 ppg, 5.5 apg and 5.0 rpg while making all 19 free throws in a pair of Summit wins
• Scored a game-high 22 points to go with five assists and five rebounds in 74-67 win over Omaha
• Tallied 17 of his 19 points in the second half of an 87-82 victory over League-leading SDSU
• Added six assists and five rebounds vs. the Jacks to go with an 11-for-11 effort from the foul line
Also nominated: Noah Feddersen (North Dakota State); Kaleb Stewart (South Dakota); B.J. Omot (North Dakota); Frankie Fidler (Omaha); Jayson Petty (Kansas City); Charlie Easley (South Dakota State).
2023-24 Men’s Basketball Peak Performers of the Week
November 13
Tommy Bruner, Denver
November 20
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
November 27
Treysen Eaglestaff, North Dakota
December 4
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
December 11
Tommy Bruner, Denver
December 18
Treysen Eaglestaff, North Dakota
December 27
B.J. Omot, North Dakota
January 2
Tommy Bruner, Denver
Frankie Fidler, Omaha
January 8
Tommy Bruner, Denver
January 15
Frankie Fidler, Omaha
January 22
Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
January 29
Tommy Bruner, Denver
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
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