Box Score
The
Basics
Score:
IUPUI 85 - ORU 52
Records: IUPUI (14-13, 9-5) - ORU
(14-14, 8-7)
Location: The Jungle - Indianapolis,
Ind.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - A hot
shooting afternoon for the IUPUI Jaguars was too much for the Oral
Roberts University women's basketball team to overcome Saturday
falling 85-52 in Summit League action.
The Golden Eagles took an early lead but with 16:22 left in the
first half IUPUI responded with a 17-4 run and built a 14 point
lead. The Jaguars hot shooting would continue finishing the first
half making 16-of-31 at 51 percent and take a 47-21 lead at the
half.
ORU was out-rebounded for the first time in five games as IUPUI
dominated in the paint outscoring the Golden Eagles 36-24 in the
paint. The Jaguars also went 18-of-22 from the free throw line as
ORU finished 12-of-17 from the line.
Vicky
McIntyre led ORU with 16 points and 11 rebounds for her 22nd
double-double of the season while Bernadett
Balla added 13 points and seven boards off the bench.
Akilah Sims led all scorers with 30 points and six rebounds.
The Turning
Point
IUPUI went on a 17-4 run midway through
the first half to build a 14 point lead. From that point the
Jaguars went on to lead by as many as 38 points before taking an
85-52 victory.
The
Leaders
Oral
Roberts: Vicky
McIntyre scored 16 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead
ORU. Bernadett
Balla added 13 points off the bench.
IUPUI: Akilah Sims led all players
with 30 points and six rebounds. Nevena Markovic added 15 points
and seven boards.
Inside the Box Score
- IUPUI was just the third team to score 80
points or more against the Golden Eagles and first since Tennessee
on November 17 of this season.
- ORU was out-rebounded for the first time in five games and just
the third time in the last 13 games.
- Vicky
McIntyre recorded her 22nd double-double of the season and
ninth straight.
News &
Notes
- The Golden Eagles fall to 2-11 on the
road and have won four of their last six.
- McIntyre also extended her ORU record for rebounds and blocks
and now has 432 boards and 127 blocks. Her 127 blocks rank third on
the Summit League single-season list and is three behind second
place Brooke McAfee of IUPUI as McAfee also holds the top spot with
137 blocks.
- ORU splits the season series with IUPUI and has lost their last
two games in Indianapolis.
Up
Next
The Golden Eagles return home to host
IPFW in the regular season finale. ORU will honor five seniors at
the Mabee Center as tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
For the latest information on ORU women's
basketball, follow
@ORUWBB on Twitter or go to www.ORUAthletics.com.
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