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GAME #23 • FEBRUARY 14, 2013
GAME #24 • FEBRUARY 16, 2013
A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI (3-21, 2-11 SLC) 59 ORAL ROBERTS (13-11, 10-4 SLC) 81
SAM HOUSTON STATE (13-11, 9-3 SLC) 40 ORAL ROBERTS (12-11, 9-4 SLC) 90 Golden Eagles pound SLC leaders, set school record for lowest field goal percentage allowed
ORU takes Southland Conference lead with season sweep of Islanders
TULSA, Okla. - Oral Roberts University was in top form Thursday night, pounding Southland Conference leader Sam Houston State, 90-40, at the Mabee Center.
TULSA, Okla. - Oral Roberts University moved into the Southland Conference lead for the first time in four weeks as they topped Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 81-59, at the Mabee Center. Senior Kevi Luper scored 26 points in the win.
ORU held the Bearkats to a 19.6% field goal percentage, a new program record for lowest shooting percentage allowed in a game. ORU’s previous record came on November 29, 2003, when Bacone shot just 20.4% in a 119-29 Golden Eagle win.
ORU (13-11, 10-4 SLC) took advantage of earlier losses by Sam Houston State and Lamar to vault past both teams and into the SLC lead. Both the Bearkats and Cardinals are now 9-4 in league play, a half-game behind the Golden Eagles.
The Golden Eagles used a balanced scoring attack to rout Sam Houston. Jaci Bigham led the way with 17 points, while Taylor Cooper added 16, Christian Key had 15, Kevi Luper chipped in 13 and Savanna Buck scored 11 on the night. ORU put five players in double-figures for the second time this season.
Luper drained four three-pointers and was one of four ORU players in double-figures. Sarah Shelton added 16 points, while Jaci Bigham scored 12 points and dished nine assists.
Sarah Shelton led ORU with 10 rebounds. Buck added eight boards, while Bigham tallied a team-high five assists. Five Golden Eagles scored in double-figures in a 50-point victory over Sam Houston State, including Savanna Buck with 11 points
ORU closed the half on a 9-0 rally to take a comfortable lead into the locker room. Cooper scored the last five points of the period, giving the home team a 36-19 lead.
The Golden Eagles started the second half with a 7-0 run, blitzing the Bearkats and building a 24-point lead. Two free throws from Bigham at the 18:02 mark gave ORU a massive 43-19 edge. Bigham set a personal milestone at the 14:29 mark of the second half. The senior’s three-pointer gave her 1,414 points for her career, placing her 10th on ORU’s career scoring chart. ORU used a 14-0 run midway through the half to put the game out of reach. Bigham and Luper each hit a pair of three-pointers during the run, which gave the home team a 63-27 lead with 11:45 left. ORU’s largest lead came with :25 left, when a Bernadett Balla free throw gave ORU a 90-39 edge. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Sam Houston State vs Oral Roberts 02/14/13 5 pm at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center)
Martin, Britni Thomas, Sequeena Carter, Nyha Johnson, Jasmine Smith, Chanice Clavelle, Sally Anderson, Jasmin Beadle, Angela Davis, Clarke Wiley, Jazmin Barnes, Amanda Team Totals
30 33 03 34 01 04 12 14 21 23
FG % 1st Half: 5-26 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 FT % 1st Half: 8-11
19.2% 14.3% 72.7%
f f f g g
2-13 3-8 0-1 2-7 1-8 0-2 0-3 0-2 1-2 1-4 0-1
1-5 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1
10-51
2-15
5-5 3-4 0-0 3-4 4-4 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0
1 3 4 1 3 7 10 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 18-23 11 22 33 18
2nd half: 5-25 20.0% 2nd half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd half: 10-12 83.3%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
10 9 0 7 6 1 1 0 3 3 0
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 3 1 2 8 3 0 2 1 0 0
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
40
2 21
2
5 200
Game: 10-51 19.6% Game: 2-15 13.3% Game: 18-23 78.3%
Min
33 27 17 25 27 14 5 11 14 15 12
Deadball Rebounds 2
Oral Roberts 90 • 12-11 (9-4 SLC)
Player
03
Cooper, Taylor Shelton, Sarah Key, Christian Luper, Kevi Bigham, Jaci Gade, Emma Velkey, Krisztina Buck, Savanna Daniels, Elisabeth Balla, Bernadett Team Totals
42 12 15 22 01 04 13 21 23
FG % 1st Half: 10-33 30.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% FT % 1st Half: 13-17 76.5%
f f g g g
5-10 1-4 5-7 5-14 5-16 1-1 1-2 4-9 0-1 3-5
3-4 0-0 1-3 3-7 2-6 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
30-69
9-21
3-4 5-8 4-4 0-0 5-6 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 1-1
1 5 6 1 6 4 10 3 0 1 1 3 1 6 7 3 3 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 8 5 1 2 3 0 4 3 7 0 1 3 4 21-26 20 33 53 18
2nd half: 20-36 55.6% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0% 2nd half: 8-9 88.9%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
16 7 15 13 17 2 2 11 0 7
0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 4 0
3 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
90 13 10
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
0 2 1 1 3 0 0 3 3 0
Min
31 22 23 36 32 4 5 24 8 15
2 13 200
Game: 30-69 43.5% Game: 9-21 42.9% Game: 21-26 80.8%
Deadball Rebounds 2
1st
2nd
Total
19 36
21 54
40 90
Last FG - SHSU 2nd-05:56, ORU 2nd-00:25. Largest lead - SHSU by 5 1st-18:07, ORU by 51 2nd-00:25.
122
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Player
22
Plummer, Ashanti Darley, Ashley Blount, Janae Taylor, Verne'qua Gregory, Taryn Amboree,Trish Roberts, Alisa Dunn, Imani Anderson-Sparks, Mar Huff, Brandi Team Totals
03 10 24 33 01 05 11 12 23
FG % 1st Half: 6-27 22.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 14-20 70.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f g g g g
0-4 9-17 1-4 0-3 1-8 2-3 0-3 2-2 0-1 4-9
0-0 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
19-54
2-10
0-0 9-11 2-2 0-1 3-4 1-1 2-3 0-0 1-2 1-2
0 3 3 1 5 2 7 3 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 2 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 4 4 3 3 6 19-26 15 18 33 22
2nd half: 13-27 48.1% 2nd half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
0 27 4 0 5 6 2 5 1 9
0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
59
8 23
1 4 1 5 2 0 4 1 1 4
0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
Min
18 33 25 27 37 12 7 12 6 23
3 11 200
Game: 19-54 35.2% Game: 2-10 20.0% Game: 19-26 73.1%
Deadball Rebounds 3,1
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Player
03
Cooper, Taylor Shelton, Sarah Key, Christian Luper, Kevi Bigham, Jaci Buck, Savanna Daniels, Elisabeth Balla, Bernadett Team Totals
42 12 15 22 13 21 23
FG % 1st Half: 17-33 51.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% FT % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f 2-10 f 7-9 g 1-8 g 10-21 g 3-8 4-5 0-0 1-2 28-63
1-7 0-0 1-6 4-7 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 6-25
1 2 3 1 4 3 7 4 2 2 4 3 3 0 3 4 0 4 4 4 3 5 8 4 0 0 0 2 4 1 5 1 1 7 8 19-22 18 24 42 23
2nd half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd half: 10-12 83.3%
2-4 2-2 0-0 2-2 6-6 3-4 0-0 4-4
TP
A TO Blk Stl
7 16 3 26 12 11 0 6
3 0 1 2 9 0 0 0
5 4 1 2 1 3 2 1
81 15 19
0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0
1 1 1 5 1 3 0 0
Min
33 33 27 40 34 22 3 8
4 12 200
Game: 28-63 44.4% Game: 6-25 24.0% Game: 19-22 86.4%
Deadball Rebounds 1
Officials: David Scroggins, D'Lynn Schertz, Barry Hickingbotham Technical fouls: A&M - Corpus Christi-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 915
Officials: Eric Baker, Jeff Faulconer, Darcy Schlabach Technical fouls: Sam Houston State-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 695 Score by periods Sam Houston State Oral Roberts
The Islanders played ORU very tight in the second half, whittling the lead down to 13 points, at 61-48, on two Ashley Darley free throws with 8:37 left. But the Golden Eagles clamped down, and the Islanders would get no closer. ORU restored their 20-point lead on a Bigham basket to make the score 75-55 with 2:17 on the clock, and they went on to win by 22 points.
Oral Roberts 81 • 13-11 (10-4 SLC)
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
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ORU took their biggest lead of the half at the 1:57 mark, on a pair of Bernadett Balla free throws, and they held a 47-26 lead going into the halftime break.
A&M - Corpus Christi 59 • 3-21 (2-11 SLC)
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
Player
The Islanders didn’t record their first field goal until the 10:06 mark, but by that point ORU was already in charge. A Buck field goal with 9:33 left in the half gave the home team a 24-8 advantage.
FINAL BOX SCORE
Sam Houston State 40 • 13-11 (9-3 SLC)
10
ORU raced out to an early 13-2 lead.. A Luper basket gave the Golden Eagles an 11-point edge at the 15:03 mark of the first half.
Sarah Shelton scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds as ORU beat A&M-Corpus Christi and took the Southland Conference lead
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics A&M - Corpus Christi vs Oral Roberts 02/16/13 5 pm at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center)
FINAL BOX SCORE ##
Ashley Darley led the Islanders (3-21, 2-11 SLC) with 27 points and seven rebounds.
Points SHSU ORU
In Paint 10 32
Off T/O 8 22
2nd Fast Chance Break 4 0 17 2
Bench 8 22
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time.
2013 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
Score by periods A&M - Corpus Christi Oral Roberts
1st
2nd
Total
26 47
33 34
59 81
Last FG - AMCC 2nd-00:02, ORU 2nd-00:17. Largest lead - AMCC None, ORU by 28 1st-02:34.
Points AMCC ORU
In Paint 26 32
Off T/O 15 17
2nd Fast Chance Break 13 2 14 2
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 23 17