DENTON, Texas -

A six-point halftime gap was but a minor speed bump for Oral Roberts University as they topped the University of North Texas, 70-60, Wednesday afternoon at The Super Pit. With the win, ORU improves to 3-0 for the first time since 2007-08.

Kevi Luper battled through foul trouble to lead ORU with 22 points. As a team, the Golden Eagles shot 40.4%, but pulled away in the second half by shooting 54.2%.

Jordan Pyle added 15 points for ORU, and Jaci Bigham chipped in 12 for her first double-figures scoring game of the season.

Jasmine Godbolt led the Mean Green (2-1) with 17 points and nine rebounds, and Tamara Torru added 15 points. North Texas shot 42.6% for the game.

Pyle, Bigham and Dominique Allen led ORU with eight rebounds apiece. ORU lost the rebounding battle, 37-36, but forced 26 Mean Green turnovers.

ORU came out firing to start the first half and looked to be in control. A transition basket by Bigham gave ORU a 9-4 lead at the 15:45 mark, and a Luper basket stretched the lead to 21-17 with 8:16 to play in the half.

But North Texas came ready for a fight, and they would surge in front after Luper was whistled for her third personal foul at the 7:37 mark. The Mean Green went on a 9-3 run after the call and took a 30-24 lead on a Braylah Blakely basket with 3:24 on the clock. The home team carried a 34-28 lead into the halftime break.

ORU shot just 30.3% in the first half and turned the ball over 12 times. In addition to Luper's foul trouble, both Dominique Allen and Savanna Buck were saddled with three fouls at the halftime break.

A three-pointer by McCoy early in the 2nd half gave the Mean Green a 39-32 lead with 15:10 on the clock, but the seven-point deficit awakened the All-American Luper. The reigning Summit League Player of the Week scored ORU's next seven points, part of a 16-3 run that gave ORU a 48-42 lead with 11:13 on the clock.

The run wasn't over for ORU, as the Golden Eagles would get four straight free throws from Bigham midway through the half to take a 52-44 lead.

Later more free throws from Luper would send the lead to double-digits, and ORU took their largest lead, at 60-46, with 5:55 to play. The lead would remain in double-figures for the remainder of the game, and ORU would move to 3-0 on the season.

Luper fouled with 2:04 left in the game, and Buck was whistled for her fifth foul at the 1:05 mark, but both disqualifications came with the game already in hand for the Golden Eagles.

ORU is now 7-3 all-time against North Texas, and 2-1 in the Jerry Finkbeiner Era.

The Golden Eagles will be in search of their fourth straight win on Saturday, when they return to the Mabee Center to host Louisiana Tech. Tip-off between ORU and the three-time National Champions is set for 2:05 pm CT.