THE BASICS
Score: Oral Roberts 63 – Kansas City 69
Records: ORU (12-12) (7-6); KC (19-5) (9-4)
Location: Swinney Center – Kansas City, Missouri
 
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Despite its second half comeback, the Oral Roberts women's basketball team fell to the Kansas City Roos, 69-63, Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri.
 
ORU had three score in double-digits Saturday afternoon. Tirzah Moore led the Golden Eagles with 18 points going 8-for-13 from the field. Keni Jo Lippe finished the day with 15 and Katie Scott ha 10.
 
The Golden Eagles started the game with a bucket by Tirzah Moore to earn an early lead. After tying the game three times, Kansas City went on a 7-0 run to close out the first 10 minutes. The Roos continued to shoot well in the second quarter and out-scored ORU, 22-12. In the final four minutes of the first half, KC went on a 14-3 run to take a 39-22 advantage into the locker room. Kansas City shot 67 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes of play.
 
Despite the 17 point deficit, ORU went on a 9-2 run to start the second half to pull to within eight with 6:34 remaining. Lippe knocked down a three-pointer to pull the team to within six with 2:09 to go and Scott hit a pair of free-throws to make it a five point game at the end of the third. The Golden Eagles went 8-for-11 from the field and out-scored Kansas City, 24-12 in the third frame. The Roos managed to go back up by 12 after three-consecutive three-pointers to start the fourth. With 3:16 to play, Lippe capped off an 11-0 ORU run to make it a one point game. However, down the stretch, Kansas City was able to pull away with a 69-63 victory to split the regular season.
 
Kansas City had five scored in double-digits. Kiara Bradley shot 7-for-14 from the field to lead the Roos with 19 points. Naomie Alnatas, the league's leading scorer, had 11 points and nine assists.
 
THE LEADERS
Oral Roberts:  Tirzah Moore scored 18 points and Ariel Walker had eight rebounds.
Kansas City: Bradley scored 19 points and nine rebounds.
                                                                                                                                                  
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- ORU shot 43.9 percent overall in tonight's game.
- ORU was out-rebounded by KC, 34-31.
- The Golden Eagles had a 30.8 percent three-point average.
- ORU turned the ball over 11 times, but forced the Roos to turn the ball over 13 times.
- Katie Scott scored 10 points with four rebounds and three assists.
- Tirzah Moore ended the night with 18 points and seven boards.
- Keni Jo Lippe captured 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals.
- ORU had 10 bench points in tonight's game.
- Golden Eagles capitalized with 15 points off of turnovers and 36 points in the paint.
 
Up Next
ORU will begin a three-game home stint starting with Western Illinois Monday, Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. at the Mabee Center.
 
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