The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 70 – Omaha 71
Record: ORU (11-16), (5-9) – Omaha (14-15), (7-7)
Location: Baxter Arena (Omaha, Nebraska)

OMAHA, Neb. - The Oral Roberts men's basketball team outscored Omaha 12-4 over the last 2:37, but fell 71-70 to the Mavericks in Baxter Arena on Thursday night.

ORU led by nine in the first half and took a 38-35 lead into the halftime locker room. Omaha was able to build a nine-point lead with 3:44 to go, due in part to a team-high 19 points from Marquel Sutton. But, with just over two and a half minutes to play, the Golden Eagles went to work.

Isaac McBride and Kareem Thompson both scored at the rim before a Jailen Bedford three cut the deficit to just two points. Bedford would also cap off the scoring with a three at the buzzer, but it wasn't enough. Bedford led all scorers in the game with 24 points and added six rebounds, shooting 50% both from the field and from beyond the arc.

McBride followed with 14 points, three rebounds and three assists, while DeShange Weaver added 14 points, a team-high eight rebounds and a block. Sutton's team-high 19 points for Omaha came on 8-12 FG shooting, while Frankie Fidler led the Mavericks with a game-high 13 boards.

ORU showed improvement in a handful of ways, outrebounding Omaha by two and only turning the ball over nine times in the contest. The Golden Eagles led 6-5 in points off turnovers and 11-3 in second chance points. Defensively, ORU held Omaha to just 42% FG shooting and 31% from three.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles head to Vermillion, South Dakota next for a Saturday afternoon game against the South Dakota Coyotes. Join join Adam Hildebrandt with Behind the Mic coverage beginning at 12:35 Saturday afternoon, or watch on the Summit League Network.