The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 62 – Missouri State 63
Record: ORU (5-8) Missouri State (5-5)
Location: Great Southern Bank Arena (Springfield, Missouri)
 
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Golden Eagles fell 63-62 to the Missouri State Bears on a last-second tip-in, moving ORU to 5-8 on the season.
 
ORU had three players score in double figures, led by Ty Harper, who had 20 points, Ofri Naveh who added 18 points and Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams chipped in with 10 points. Naveh also grabbed seven rebounds and two steals, while Yamanouchi-Williams went a perfect 8-8 from the line.
 
Oral Roberts made just five field goals in the first half, sitting in a six-point hole (30-24) heading into the break. Ty Harper flipped a switch in the second half, scoring 10 points in the first 8:02. The Golden Eagles narrowed their deficit to 53-48 before going on a 5-0 run to even the score at 53 all with 6:33 to go. In crunch time, the Bears outscored ORU 10-9 the rest of the way to hand the Golden Eagles the loss.
 
Box Score Highlights
Oral Roberts: Ty Harper – 20 Points, 7-13 FG, 3-6 3FG, 3 AST

Missouri State: Keith Palek III – 27 Points, 10-18 FG, 8 REB, 3 AST

Key Stats & Notes

• ORU hit seven shots from deep to score 21 of its 38 points in the second half.
• The Golden Eagles shot 9-20 (40%) from three-point range.
• Ty Harper, Ofri Naveh, and Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams accounted for 77 percent of the Golden Eagles' points.
• Ty Harper led the Golden Eagles in scoring, with 20 points.
• Harper scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half, shooting 7-10 from the field and 3-6 from deep.
• 11 ties ORU's second-lowest turnover count of the season.
• The Golden Eagles got a team-high seven rebounds from Ofri Naveh.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles will head from Springfield, Missouri, to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on the TCU Horned Frogs on December 18^th at 7 PM.
 
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