The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 76 – Wichita State 65
Record: ORU (9-3), (0-0) – Wichita State (6-7), (0-0)
Location: Mabee Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The ORU women's basketball team secured their ninth win of the season and sixth at the Mabee Center, defeating the Wichita State Shockers, 77-65.
 
Ruthie Udoumoh and Jalei Oglesby led the Golden Eagles' offensive efforts, recording 19 points each. Udoumoh shot 7-11 from the field and 5-6 from the stripe, racking up nine rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Oglesby shot 8-17 from the field, carding five rebounds, two assists and one steal. Taleyah Jones wasn't far behind the duo, tallying 16 points and six rebounds of her own.
 
ORU kicked off the game in a tight contest with the Shockers. Back-to-back triples from Emily Robinson and Taleyah Jones helped the Golden Eagles stay in front of Wichita State to begin the game. Jones also hit a career milestone in the first, scoring her 1,000^th career point off a late layup. Jones' seven points in the quarter gave ORU a once 12-7 advantage but Wichita State wasn't far behind the Golden Eagles after one (19-15).

A slow second quarter from ORU allowed the Shockers to gain some momentum, outscoring the Golden Eagles 21-20 in the period. 11 points off four Wichita State turnovers seemed to keep ORU in check in the second, despite allowing a 9-0 run with 5:34 to play in the half. A 39-36 lead was maintained heading into the break.
 
Ruthie Udoumoh kicked off the second half with two straight baskets, followed by an Emily Robinson three and a jumper from Jalei Oglesby. After extending their lead to six over the first 6:17 of the third quarter, ORU went scoreless but held the Shockers to just two points in the final 2:50. The Golden Eagles only gave up 10 points in the quarter, limiting Wichita State to 5-13 shooting from the field 0-4 shooting from beyond the arc. A defensive quarter helped ORU grow their lead to eight (54-46) heading into the final quarter of action.

Eager to seal the deal, ORU used Ruthie Udoumoh to their advantage, outrebounding the Shockers 9-6 in the fourth. Gentry Baldwin hit a three to kick off the scoring for the Golden Eagles followed by six straight points from Udoumoh. ORU gained their largest lead of the game with 6:49 to play, up 14. Udoumoh scored 10 of the Golden Eagles' 23 points in the quarter, propelling them to their ninth win of the season heading into the Christmas break.

The Leaders
Oral Roberts: Ruthie Udoumoh and Jalei Oglesby each scored 19 points to lead ORU. Udoumoh shot 5-6 from the stripe, racking up nine rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Oglesby shot 8-17 from the field, carding five rebounds, two assists and one steal.
 
Wichita State: Princess Anderson scored 13 points on 5-11 shooting for the Shockers. She also tallied three steals and one steal.

Inside the Box Score

• Ruthie Udoumoh played in her 100^th career game tonight between her time at OSU and ORU.
• Udoumoh recorded her first game of the season leading ORU in assists, setting a new season-high with four.
• Udoumoh also tied her season-high in points, with 19.
• Taleyah Jones tied her season-high in rebounds, bringing down six.
• Tyla Heard set a new career-high in rebounds, grabbing seven.
• In the win, ORU recorded their second-highest three-point field goal percentage (45.5%) this season.
• Perimeter defense was on point tonight, holding the Shockers to just 3-16 (18.8%) shooting from beyond the arc.
• In their last two games, the Golden Eagles have held both Missouri and Wichita State to 3-16 shooting (6-32 combined).
• ORU is now 9-0 when outrebounding their opponent.

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