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GAME #19 • JANUARY 31, 2013
NICHOLLS STATE (12-8, 4-5 SLC) ORAL ROBERTS (9-10, 6-3 SLC)
GAME #20 • FEBRUARY 2, 2013
56 84
SE LOUISIANA (9-12, 2-8 SLC) 48 ORAL ROBERTS (10-10, 7-3 SLC) 90
Luper, Bigham each hit 20-point mark as ORU avenges earlier loss to Colonels
ORU secures season sweep over SLU after opening game on 25-2 run
TULSA, Okla. - Kevi Luper scored 22 points and Jaci Bigham added 20 as Oral Roberts crushed Nicholls State, 84-56, at the Mabee Center. The win bumps ORU to 9-10.
TULSA, Okla. - Oral Roberts University dominated Southeastern Louisiana, smashing the Lady Lions by a 90-48 count in front of 1,075 fans at the Mabee Center.
The senior duo topped the 20-point mark in the same game for the first time since Nov. 27, 2010, a 93-86 loss to Houston.
Christian Key led the Golden Eagles with a career-high 22 points of 6-of-9 three-point shooting, and Kevi Luper added 19 points and five assists.
Luper added a season-high 10 rebounds, while Bigham notched seven assists and six steals.
Sarah Shelton tallied her fourth straight double-double, with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Jaci Bigham added 13 points and Taylor Cooper scored 12 All five ORU starters scored in double-figures for the first time since Nov. 16, 2010, a, 86-85 loss to Tulsa.
Also joining the double-double party was Sarah Shelton, who scored 14 points and snatched 10 rebounds. Taylor Cooper added 12 points, all in the second half.
Bigham added nine assists and now needs two helpers to match 2006 alumnus Leah Cannon for ORU’s career assist lead, at 603. ORU shot 50.0% as a team and hit 13 three-pointers, a season-high.
ORU shot 53.2% from the floor, with a 61.3% mark in the second half. Alisha Allen scored 18 points to lead the Colonels (12-8, 4-5 SLC). Jasmine Scott chipped in 14 points. Jaci Bigham tallied 20 points, seven assists and six steals as ORU overwhelmed Nicholls State to even the season series with the Colonels
The loss avenges a 69-66 setback ORU experienced at the hands of Nicholls on Jan. 5.
Bigham took the Golden Eagles on her back late in the half, scoring eight points as part of a 9-3 halfclosing run. A three-point play with less than a second left in the period gave ORU a 34-27 lead at the break.
ORU took control of the game with a 22-0 run early in the first half. Shelton scored the final six points of the run to give the Golden Eagles a 25-2 run with 10:11 left in the opening half.
Sarah Shelton was one of five starters in double-figures as the Golden Eagles rolled past Southeastern Louisiana
ORU held the Lions scoreless for 9:56 before SLU finally tallied their second basket of the game at the 8:53 mark.
ORU cranked it into high gear to start the second half, opening the period on a 10-2 run. Bigham was again the hub of the wheel, scoring the first two field goals of the run and assisting on the next two to give the Golden Eagles a 44-29 lead.
The Golden Eagles led 44-21 at the halftime break and stretched the advantage over the 30-point mark with 17:30 left in the game, as Key drained a three-pointer to give the home team and 55-23 lead. ORU’s largest lead came with :54 left, when Elisabeth Daniels hit a jump shot to give the Golden Eagles a 90-46 edge.
Misti Cussen’s team posted their largest lead with 1:43 left, as Krisztina Velkey canned a jump shot to make the score 84-51.
The victory is the largest of the season for ORU against a Division I opponent. The 42-point margin is the largest for the Golden Eagle program since a 103-53 drubbing of Southern Utah on December 3, 2011.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Nicholls vs Oral Roberts 01/31/13 5 pm at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center)
FINAL BOX SCORE
FINAL BOX SCORE
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Southeastern La. vs Oral Roberts 02/02/13 5 pm at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center) Southeastern La. 48 • 9-12 (2-8 SLC)
Nicholls 56 • 12-8 (4-5 SLC) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
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Player
21
Ellis, Syleida McCarthy, LiAnn Allen, Alisha Babin, KK Nash, Jenny White, Emani Pawlowski, Hope Luton, Erin Scott, Jasmine Carrier, LaDesha Guillory, JonMarie Team Totals
32 34 10 12 00 05 13 23 33 55
FG % 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%
f f f g g
0-0 1-4 7-16 2-11 3-6 1-6 1-2 0-0 5-10 0-0 0-0
0-0 0-2 0-1 0-6 2-4 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
20-55
2-16
0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 2-4 4-6 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 1 6 7 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 4 2 1 3 3 2 3 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 8 14-18 14 18 32 21
2nd half: 10-26 38.5% 2nd half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd half: 8-10 80.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
0 2 18 4 10 6 2 0 14 0 0
0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
0 3 6 5 3 6 4 0 1 1 1 1 56 11 31
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 5 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 1
##
Player
4 11 39 35 34 26 13 7 25 2 4
02
Gibson, Aja Simmons, Brandi Styles, Elizabeth Hoskins, Jameika Miller, Symone Hernandez, Erica Morris, Cierra Pool, Nanna Harvey, Bianca Reyes, Raven Team Totals
1 15 200
Game: 20-55 36.4% Game: 2-16 12.5% Game: 14-18 77.8%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
Min
Deadball Rebounds 2
45 11 23 24 13 20 30 33 44
FG % 1st Half: 7-31 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 FT % 1st Half: 6-7
22.6% 16.7% 85.7%
f f g g g
##
Player
03
Cooper, Taylor Shelton, Sarah Key, Christian Luper, Kevi Bigham, Jaci Velkey, Krisztina Buck, Savanna Daniels, Elisabeth Balla, Bernadett Achilefu, Felecia Team Totals
42 12 15 22 04 13 21 23 25
FG % 1st Half: 14-31 45.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%
f 4-6 f 6-13 g 2-5 g 10-17 g 7-14 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 33-62
0-0 0-0 2-5 1-4 3-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-17
1 4 5 2 7 3 10 3 0 1 1 3 3 7 10 1 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 11-20 15 23 38 14
2nd half: 19-31 61.3% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 8-15 53.3%
4-6 2-4 0-0 1-2 3-4 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
12 14 6 22 20 5 5 0 0 0
4 0 1 1 7 0 1 0 0 0
6 1 5 3 4 0 2 0 2 1
84 14 24
1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 2 0 3 6 0 1 0 0 0
Game: 33-62 53.2% Game: 7-17 41.2% Game: 11-20 55.0%
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Player
03
38 35 25 34 33 4 22 2 5 2
42
Cooper, Taylor Shelton, Sarah Key, Christian Luper, Kevi Bigham, Jaci Gade, Emma Velkey, Krisztina Buck, Savanna Daniels, Elisabeth Balla, Bernadett Achilefu, Felecia Team Totals
Deadball Rebounds 5
Officials: Laurie Porter, Lorenzo Alvarez, Randy Robertson Technical fouls: Nicholls-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 862 Score by periods Nicholls Oral Roberts
1st
2nd
Total
27 34
29 50
56 84
Last FG - NICH 2nd-00:49, ORU 2nd-01:43. Largest lead - NICH None, ORU by 33 2nd-01:43.
120
17-62
3-15
4-5 0-0 3-4 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
1 1 2 1 1 2 3 4 2 2 4 4 1 4 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 8 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 11-13 15 21 36 15
TP
A TO Blk Stl
8 6 8 11 2 3 2 8 0 0
0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
6 3 5 0 2 2 0 4 0 0
2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
48
8 22
4
7 200
Game: 17-62 27.4% Game: 3-15 20.0% Game: 11-13 84.6%
Min
27 15 31 26 28 15 16 26 9 7
Deadball Rebounds 0
Oral Roberts 90 • 10-10 (7-3 SLC)
Min
5 12 200
0-0 0-0 1-3 1-3 0-3 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2nd half: 10-31 32.3% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3%
Oral Roberts 84 • 9-10 (6-3 SLC) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
2-9 3-6 2-9 4-11 0-5 1-6 1-3 4-12 0-1 0-0
12 15 22 01 04 13 21 23 25
FG % 1st Half: 18-38 47.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f g g g
4-11 5-8 8-12 8-15 5-8 0-2 1-3 1-4 1-2 0-1 0-0
2-7 0-0 6-9 1-2 3-6 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0
2-2 4-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
0 8 8 2 3 7 10 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 4 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 5 1 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 33-66 13-29 11-12 13 32 45 18
2nd half: 15-28 53.6% 2nd half: 10-17 58.8% 2nd half: 6-6 100.0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
12 14 22 19 13 0 3 5 2 0 0
2 3 1 0 5 3 5 1 9 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
90 24 18
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Min
36 23 28 30 35 5 7 19 5 6 6
3 12 200
Game: 33-66 50.0% Game: 13-29 44.8% Game: 11-12 91.7%
Deadball Rebounds 0
Officials: Allyn Richardson, Cynthia Clark, Ty Bills Technical fouls: Southeastern La.-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 1075 Points NICH ORU
In Paint 24 42
Off T/O 26 33
2nd Fast Chance Break 10 2 12 14
Bench 22 10
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times.
2013 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
Score by periods Southeastern La. Oral Roberts
1st
2nd
Total
21 44
27 46
48 90
Last FG - SLU 2nd-00:20, ORU 2nd-00:54. Largest lead - SLU None, ORU by 44 2nd-00:54.
Points SLU ORU
In Paint 18 26
Off T/O 10 29
2nd Fast Chance Break 11 2 13 4
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 13 10