The Basics
Score: OSU 55 - ORU 42
Records: OSU (3-0) - ORU (1-2)
Location: Gill Coliseum - Corvallis, Ore.

CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oral Roberts University men's basketball team couldn't find any offense in Corvallis, Oregon, Friday night at Gill Coliseum as the Golden Eagles fell 55-42 to Oregon State as part of the MGM Grand Main Event.

ORU moved to 1-2 on the season, but 1-1 in the tournament after knocking off Tulsa in the season opener at the Mabee Center. Bobby Word (11 points) and Korey Billbury (10 points) were the only two scorers in double figures for ORU. Olaf Schaftenaar (12 points) and Gary Payton II (10 points) led the Beavers.

In the loss, ORU set a couple of school marks that they would have rather not, including fewest field goals made (9) and field goal percentage (20.9 percent, 9-of-43).

Quote of the Game
"I don't want to take anything away from Oregon State. I thought they were the tougher team, they were better coached tonight, their guys played harder and they executed better. But that was disappointing that our guys came out and weren't ready to play." - Scott Sutton

Turning Point
After an 8-0 ORU run to make it a five point game with 5:26 to play, Malcolm Duvivier converted a 3-point play and Olaf Schaftenaar hit a triple to push the lead back to 11 points (48-37) with 4:30 to play. ORU couldn't get closer than six the rest of the way.

Individual Leaders
Oral Roberts: Bobby Word led the Golden Eagles with 11 points, five of which came from the free throw line. It was the first time this year and the second time in his career in which Word has been ORU's leading scorer. Korey Billbury added 10 points and Obi Emegano grabbed a team-high six rebounds to go with seven points.
Oregon State: Olaf Schaftenaar hit 4-of-5 shots from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers to score 12 points. Gary Payton II added 10 points, while Cheikh N'diaye and Langston Morris-Walker each had six boards.

Inside the Box Score
- OSU opened both halves with 10-0 runs. In the first half, the Beavers scored 10 points in the first 5:42 of the half and just eight points in the remaining 14:18. The second half turned into a 12-0 run.
- The second half was a game of runs, with ORU answering with a 9-2 run of its own to get back into the game at 32-29.
- OSU came right back with 10 straight to take its largest lead of the game, 42-29.
- Behind a full court pressure defense, ORU got turnovers and turned them into an 8-0 run to make it 42-37 with 5:20 to play.
- Despite having height advantage, including a seven-footer in Cheikh N'diaye, and 6-10 forwards in Daniel Gomis and Olaf Schaftenaar, OSU only out-rebounded ORU by one, 33-32.

News & Notes
- ORU started the game 1-11 from the field, but was only down one with 7:02 to go in the first half after hitting 10-12 from the free throw line.
- A Bobby Word 3-pointer with 6:11 to go on the clock in the first half gave ORU a 15-13 lead and marked the first time this season Oregon State had trailed.
- Dederick Lee made his first official start of his career. Lee was also in the starting lineup for the first exhibition game against East Central.
- ORU hit just three field goals in the first half, but led 20-18.
- ORU's nine field goals are the fewest in a game since hitting 13 shots against Missouri December 16, 2010.
- The Golden Eagles hit just 20.9 percent (9-43) of their shots, the lowest field goal percentage for a game since going 14-59 (.237) against Oklahoma State January 11, 1995.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles will travel to Las Vegas to finish the MGM Grand Main Event with contests against Louisiana-Lafayette (Nov. 25) and Milwaukee (Nov. 26).

For the latest information on ORU men's basketball, follow @ORUMBB on Twitter or go to www.ORUAthletics.com.

---www.ORUAthletics.com-