The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 53 – TCU 72
Record: ORU (5-9) TCU (8-3)
Location: Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena (Fort Worth, Tex.)
 
FORT WORTH, Tex. – The Golden Eagles dropped their second-to-last game of non-conference play to the TCU Horned Frogs on the road, 72-53.
 
Ty Harper led the ORU offense with 16 points. Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams added seven points while Naveh, Kilups and Gray each finished with six points. The ORU bench tallied 17 points in the matchup.
 
Oral Roberts couldn't keep up with the high-powered TCU offense in the first half, falling behind 38-25 heading into halftime. TCU kept widening its lead after the break, holding a 61-38 advantage before ORU went on a 6-0 run, finished off by Luke Gray's three, to shrink the deficit to 61-44 with 5:41 to go in the game. TCU responded and outscored the Golden Eagles in the final five minutes, sealing the 72-53 loss.
 
Box Score Highlights
Oral Roberts: Ty Harper – 16 PTS, 2-6 3FG, 5 REB

TCU: David Punch – 17 PTS, 7-11 FG, 6 REB, 3 BLK

Key Stats & Notes

• Ty Harper led the Golden Eagles with 16 points.
• Cal Furnish set a career-high in assists, racking up five.
• ORU got a team-high five rebounds from Ty Harper.
• The Golden Eagles recorded an assist on 65 percent of made field goals.
• The ORU bench added 17 points to its scoring output.
• ORU knocked down five threes in the second half, scoring 15 of its 28 points.
   

Up Next
The Golden Eagles will take on the UT Arlington Mavericks at the Mabee Center on December 22^nd at 7 PM.

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