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The Basics
Score: Rogers State 63 – Oral Roberts 93
Record: RSU (0-2) – ORU (1-1)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center)
 
TULSA, Okla. – Kevin Obanor put together an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double and the Oral Roberts men's basketball team led wire-to-wire in its home opener taking down Rogers State, 93-63, Saturday night at the Mabee Center.
 
The Houston, Texas, native was efficient all night pacing the Golden Eagles offense with his inside presence and mid-range game, while Max Abmas and RJ Glasper each chipped in 17 points giving the home side its first win of the season.
 
Abmas got the scoring started knocking down a triple and ORU build a 9-2 advantage after a pair of free throws from Obanor. Carlos Jürgens converted all three free throws on a long foul as the lead stretched to double figures, 14-4.
 
Obanor capped another big run for the home side, this time a 10-0 burst that put the Golden Eagles ahead, 28-12, with five minutes to play before halftime. The Hillcats clawed back to get the deficit into single digits, but a pair of Abmas free throws put ORU in front by 11 at the break, 39-28, as the sophomore poured in 14 points in the first half.
 
In the middle stages of the second half, RSU connected on a shot from distance closing the gap to seven, 54-47. Glasper quickly matched the shot knocking down a triple of his own to regain the double-digit margin for ORU that kick started a 19-3 run over the next six minutes.
 
The Golden Eagles advantage swelled as high as 30 on back-to-back 3-pointers by Justin Lovvorn in the closing minutes before ending 93-63 in favor of ORU, finished off on an emphatic dunk from D'Mauria Jones.
 
Turning Point
After the Hillcats posted a mini run to get within seven points at the 12:28 mark of the second stanza, the Golden Eagles took charge and held their opponents to 1-of-7 shooting and three turnovers covering the next six minutes pushing out to an 18-point cushion.
 
Individual Leaders
Oral Roberts: Obanor tallied the 16th double-double of his ORU career, and second against RSU, in just 25 minutes of action.

Rogers State: Destin Eke led three Hillcats in double figures with 13 points and added nine rebounds, including five on the offensive glass.

Inside the Box Score
- Obanor converted 7-of-8 attempts at the free-throw line to go with a 5-of-9 shooting effort to a season-high 18 points. He is the first ORU player to record a double-double this season.
 
- Abmas matched his season best recording 17 points for the second-straight outing and added a team-leading four assists and three steals.
 
- Glasper registered his best offensive outing of the young season hitting 6-of-9 from the floor on his way to 17 points, while DeShang Weaver added 10.
 
- Lovvorn entered the game in the final minutes and drilled all three of his attempts from long range totaling nine points helping the team shoot 45 percent from distance.
 
News and Notes
- ORU had four players reach double-digit scoring on the way to a season-high 93 points and a win in its home opener for the 10th-straight year.
 
- The Golden Eagles turned 15 RSU turnovers into 26 points on the other end of the court.
 
- Nine different ORU players recorded at least one assist on the night totaling 19 assists on 31 made baskets.
 
Up Next
The Golden Eagles are back on the road heading to Wichita State for a non-conference tilt against perennial power Shockers Wednesday night at 6 p.m.
 
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