TULSA, Okla.-After a day off in Sioux Falls, S.D., top ranked
Oral Roberts (27-5) will try to advance to the Summit League
Championship game for the second time in second year in a row and
the sixth time in the last eight years as they face the No. 4
Leathernecks of Western Illinois (16-13) on Monday at 6 p.m.
Monday's game will be broadcast live in the Tulsa area on
KYAL-FM 97.1. Free audio, will be made available through www.ORUGoldenEagles.com. The
game will also be broadcast by Midco Sports and picked up by Fox
College Sports and will also be shown locally in the Tulsa and
Oklahoma City area on Cox 3 (HD 703). The Summit League will also
be video streaming the tournament through a subscription service.
Fans can purchase a 24-hour tournament pass for $3.99 or a full
tournament pass for $9.99.
Both teams earned a spot in the semifinals after dramatic
last-minute finishes in the quarterfinals. For ORU, it was a made
free throw and a block with less than a second left that sealed the
victory, for WIU it was a rare four-point play in the final minute
taking them from a 51-50 deficit to a 54-51 lead that they were
able finish off at the free throw line. During the regular season,
ORU won both meetings, taking the first meeting 71-70 in double
overtime in Macomb. The Golden Eagles were able to pull away late
in the second meeting, winning 61-51 inside the Mabee Center. ORU
holds a 27-6 advantage all time over WIU, having won four straight
meetings. The last time the two teams met in the tournament was a
60-53 ORU victory in 2006.
Western Illinois started out the season as one of the league's
hottest teams, jumping out to a 9-5 record overall and 4-2 in the
Summit League with victories over North Dakota State and on the
road at Oakland. The double overtime loss to ORU sent them on a
three-game losing skid, as did a double overtime loss to Oakland on
February 4. They earned the regular season sweep of North Dakota
State to earn the #4 seed in the tournament, and finished off the
three-game sweep of the bison in the first round of the tournament.
A low-scoring offense that averages 62 points per game, the
Leathernecks are led by Ceola Clark's 13.7 and Obi Emegano's 13.5
points per game.
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