TULSA—Robert Jarvis (Humble, Texas) scored 17 second-half points to help Oral Roberts University rally from a seven-point halftime deficit for a 58-42 win over IPFW in the Summit League Tournament semifinals, Monday at John Q. Hammons Arena.

The win puts the Golden Eagles (23-8) into the finals for the fourth straight year. No. 1 seed ORU will be seeking its third straight tournament title and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Seeing his first action since suffering a high ankle sprain in the final seconds of a Feb. 23 loss to Creighton, Jarvis jumped-started a stagnant ORU offense and saved the day in the second half. His three-pointer with 16:44 left pulled ORU within 30-26, and less than a minute later he nailed another trey to make it 30-29 with 16 minutes to go.

But fifth-seeded IPFW (13-18) didn't bend much. The Mastodons responded to Jarvis' flurry with an 8-1 run, gaining a 38-31 advantage on a jumper by Chris Perkins with 11:50 to go.

A basket and a pair of free throws by Shawn King (Bequia, St. Vincent) made it 38-25, and a three-point play by Adam Liberty (Oklahoma City, Okla.) pulled ORU within one at 39-28 with 8:49 left.

The Golden Eagles took their first lead of the at 7:17 on a layup by Marcus Lewis (Long Beach, Calif.) at 7:17, but Demetrius Johnson tied it at 40 by making one of two free throws just nine seconds later.

Following Johnson's free throw, the Golden Eagles held IPFW scoreless for more than five minutes, allowing the offense to take control for good.

Tied at 40, the Golden Eagles went on a 10-0 run, capped by a Jarvis steal and breakaway layup to make it 50-40 with 2:20 left. IPFW finally ended the drought on a jumper by DeWitt Scott at 2:10 as the Mastodons made it an 8-point game, 50-42.

But Jarvis and the ORU defense sealed the game in the final two minutes. Jarvis scored five straight from the line for a 55-42 lead with 1:16 left, and a steal and fast-break dunk by Kelvin Sango (Tulsa, Okla.) gave ORU a 57-42 lead with less than a minute to play. Sango added one free throw with 46 seconds left to finish the scoring.

IPFW controlled play in the first half, leading by as many as 11 points (24-13) with 1:31 left in the half. Jarvis gave ORU a bit of a spark in the final moments of the half, though, hitting a floater in the lane with four seconds left to trim IPFW's lead to 24-17 at the break.

Jarvis finished with a team-high 19 points, going 5-of-12 from the field, including 3-of-8 from 3-point range. He was 6-of-8 from the line, adding three rebounds, two steals, and two assists in 26 minutes.

King recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, also swatting three shots. Lewis scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

Burrows led all scorers with 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting. He added 10 boards and three blocks, but was the only Mastodon in double figures.

The Golden Eagles shot just 36.2 percent from the field and 59.1 percent (13-22) from the line, but limited IPFW to 34.7 percent shooting while dominating the boards to the tune of a 45-30 advantage.

ORU faces either No.2 seed IUPUI or No. 3 seed Oakland in the Summit League Tournament championship game, 6 p.m., Tuesday. The game will be televised live on ESPN.

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