The Basics
Score: ORU 102 - Omaha 86
Records: ORU (9-8, 3-1) - Omaha (7-10, 1-4)
Location: Mabee Center - Tulsa, Okla.

TULSA, Okla. - Led by Korey Billbury's career high 34 points, the Oral Roberts men's basketball team raced past Omaha Wednesday night at the Mabee Center. With the 102-86 victory, the Golden Eagles won their third straight game and moved to 9-8 (3-1 SL) and into a tie for first place in the Summit League.

In addition to Billbury's 34, Obi Emegano added 23 marking the second time this year in which ORU has had a 30-point and 20-point performance in the same game. Billbury also led ORU with seven rebounds and five assists. ORU topped the century mark for the first time since a 102-81 victory over UMKC February 10, 2011.

UNO (7-10, 1-4 SL) got 19 points from CJ Carter, while Mike Rostampour added 12 points and Marcus Tyus scored 11.

ORU trailed for the first 8:33 of the game, but used a 13-3 run to take the lead and never trailed again.

Quote of the Game
"Korey was terrific tonight and I'm really proud of him. It is a good example of hard work paying off because he's been living in the gym getting shots up for the last week and a half. You could tell every time he jumped up to shoot it that he was confident that it was going to go in. Overall it was a good win and the guys have to feel good going into Saturday night." - Coach Scott Sutton

Turning Point
With ORU up nine points with 18:11 to go in the game, Denell Henderson blocked Tre'Shawn Thurman's dunk attempt, leading to a Korey Billbury jumper to push the lead to double-digits for the remainder of the game. The block was part of a 7-0 run in just 22 seconds by the Golden Eagles.

Individual Leaders
Oral Roberts: Korey Billbury's dumped in career high 34 points, while also grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out five assists, all game highs. Obi Emegano added 23 points, Bobby Word scored 12 and Jabbar Singleton got a career high 10 points on a 3-4 shooting effort.
Omaha: CJ Carter scored 19 points while Mike Rastampour and Marcus Tyus scored 12 and 11 points, respectively. Jake White had a team-high five rebounds while Devin Patterson led the Mavericks with four assists.

Inside the Box Score
- ORU shot 60 percent (17-28) in the second half and 58 percent (36-62) for the game, its highest shooting percentage of the season.
- The Golden Eagles helped themselves at the free throw line, converting 20-22 trips, also the best percentage of the season. Omaha on the other hand hit just 12-20 from the free throw line in the game.
- ORU hit 10 3-pointers in the game, the fourth time this season to hit double-digits from long range.

News & Notes
- After trailing for the first 8:33 of the game, ORU used a 13-3 run to take a 28-23 lead.
- After Jake White's layup tied the game for Omaha at 28-28, ORU scored the next seven and never trailed again. ORU trailed for just 8:33 in the game and has not trailed for more than 9:22 in a game at home this season.
- A dunk by Korey Billbury to end the first half gave ORU its largest lead of the half (10) at 53-43. It was the fifth basket in the final five seconds of a half for ORU this year.
- The 53 points scored were the most for ORU in a first half since scoring 53 against Central Arkansas January 11, 2014.
- A 16-4 run in the second half put the game away for the Golden Eagles, pushing the lead to 70-51 after an Adrion Webber 3-pointer.
- ORU had not scored 100 points in a game since dropping 102 in a 102-81 victory at UMKC on February 10, 2011.
- In addition to Billbury's career night, Jabbar Singleton posted the first double-digit scoring output of his career.
- The Golden Eagles have now won 10 straight home games.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles will be back in action Saturday evening as they host preseason favorite IPFW at the Mabee Center for a 7 p.m. tip off.

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