The Basics
Score: Louisiana 76 - ORU 52
Records: UL (2-3) - ORU (1-3)
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena - Las Vegas, Nev.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Denell Henderson scored the team's first 10 points of the game and notched his first career double-double, but the rest of the Oral Roberts University men's basketball team struggled to find an offensive rhythm as the Golden Eagles fell 76-52 to Louisiana Tuesday night in the MGM Grand Main event.

ORU (1-3) shot just 26 percent for the game and missed 10 free throws in the loss. Henderson finished with 15 points and a career-best 10 rebounds, including seven offensive rebounds for ORU.

Kasey Shepherd gave UL (2-3) the spark it needed off the bench, hitting 7-of-8 from the field, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range en route to a 22-point effort.

Quote of the Game
"I think we have a lot of guys struggling with their confidence right now. When you are struggling offensively like we are right now, it is hard to play with the energy and effort that you need to grind out a game like this." - Scott Sutton

Turning Point
ORU cut it to an eight point game with 17:17 to go, but three consecutive layups sparked a 6-0 run. Included in that run was an offensive rebound off a missed free throw that led to Johnathan Stove's layup to make it 43-29 with 15:58 to play.

Individual Leaders
Oral Roberts: Denell Henderson finished with a team-high 15 points and 10 rebounds. The 10 rebounds were a career high and earned the senior his first double-double. Korey Billbury also hit double figures with 13 points. Obi Emegano matched his career high with seven rebounds, while Adrion Webber also had seven boards, the most of his career.
Louisiana: Kasey Shepherd had a game-high 22 points, while former Oklahoma State Cowboy Brian Williams had a team-high seven rebounds to go with his 11 points.

Inside the Box Score
- Louisiana out-rebounded ORU 42-34, although ORU had a 14-11 advantage in offensive rebounds.
- Louisiana dominated the points in the paint 55-15, 22 of which came from Kasey Shepherd.
- ORU had two players, Denell Henderson (15) and Korey Billbury (13) score in double figures, Louisiana had four.
- ORU had five blocks, three from Drew Wilson and two from Albert Owens.
- UL shot 51.8 percent (29-56) for the game, 50 percent (6-12) from 3-point range and 63 percent (12-19) from the free throw line.
- ORU shot 26.8 percent (15-56) from the field, 16 percent (3-18) from 3-point range and 65.5 percent (19-29) from the free throw line.

News & Notes
- Denell Henderson scored the first 10 points of the game for ORU.
- Louisiana entered Tuesday's game shooting .268 (15-56) from long range, but hit 4-of-8 attempts from behind the arc in the first half and finished 6-of-12 for the game.
- Tuesday marked the second game in a row in which ORU has shot less than 30 percent for the game. ORU was 9-43 (.209) against Oregon State and connected on just 15-of-56 (.267) against Louisiana.
- ORU was able to force 21 turnovers, but was only able to turn them into 10 points
- Henderson (10), Adrion Webber (7) and Obi Emegano (7) all either matched or tied their career bests for rebounds in a game.
- Aaron Young drained an early 3-pointer, his first points of the season.

Up Next
It will be a quick turnaround for the Golden Eagles as they get back on the court Wednesday at 3 p.m. (CT) to face Milwaukee in the final game of the Middleweight Division.

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