Box Score THE BASICS
Score: Oral Roberts 63 – North Dakota State 78
Records: ORU (6-10) (4-4); NDSU (14-4) (9-3)
Location: Fargo, N.D. – Scheels Center 
 
FARGO, N.D. – Freshman Faith Paramore scored a career high 17 points in the Oral Roberts women's basketball team 78-63 loss in game two of the weekend series at North Dakota State Saturday evening in Fargo, North Dakota.

Making her first career start, Hannah Giddey put ORU up 4-0 early in the game after a bucket by Regan Schumacher in the opening possession. The Bison started the game hot from the field shooting 67 percent overall and 3-for-3 from long-range in the first six minutes. After trailing by as much as 12 in the first quarter, the Golden Eagles pulled to within six to close out the first trailing, 25-19.
 
NDSU went back up by nine early in the second, but Tierney Coleman hit a three-point jumper a few minutes later to bring it within two. Tierney Coleman then tied the game, 30-30, with six minutes left in the first half. The Bison went on a 7-0 run in the second to go up by nine, but the Golden Eagles pulled to within seven, 42-35, at the break. Schumacher scored 16 points in the first half as ORU shot 43.8 percent from the field.
 
The Golden Eagles came out in the second half and sparked a quick 5-0 run to pull to within two. The Bison went up by nine after back-to-back three-point baskets. ORU trailed by as much as 18 in the fourth as NDSU out-scored the Golden Eagles 20-13 in the final frame to win 78-63. Faith Paramore recorded a career high 17 points on 8-for-14 shooting and one free-throw.

THE LEADERS
Oral Roberts: Faith Paramore recorded a career high 17 points and Ariel Walker grabbed a career high six rebounds.
North Dakota State: Ryan Cobbins had a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.     
                                                                                                                                                  
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- ORU shot 41 percent overall in tonight's game.
- ORU was out-rebounded by NDSU, 41-29.
- The Golden Eagles had a 30 percent three-point average.
- ORU turned the ball over 10 times, but forced the Bison to turn the ball over 13 times.
- Tierney Coleman scored 14 points with two rebounds and one assist.
- Freshman Faith Paramore recorded a career high 17 points with one rebound and one assist.
- Regan Schumacher tallied 16 points with five rebounds and one steal.
- ORU had 18 bench points in tonight's game. The team recorded 34 points in the paint.
- Golden Eagles capitalized with 10 points off of turnovers.
 
Up Next
ORU will return to the Mabee Center February 13 and 14 to host the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Both games will tip at 2 p.m.  
 
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