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The Basics
Score: North Dakota 57 – Oral Roberts 74
Record: UND (3-10, 2-2 SL) – ORU (6-6, 3-1 SL)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center)
 
TULSA, Okla. – Kevin Obanor's 1,000th career point highlighted a dominating Oral Roberts men's basketball victory, 74-57, over North Dakota Saturday night from the Mabee Center.
 
The Golden Eagles had a balanced offensive attack all night as four players scored at least 14 points, including Obanor, who posted a double-double for the fourth-straight outing. The redshirt junior reached the scoring milestone at the free throw line in the second half.
 
Max Abmas and Obanor connected on early triples as the Golden Eagles quickly moved in front, 6-0, before the Fighting Hawks responded by scoring the next seven points to switch momentum. RJ Glasper stopped the run posting five-straight points to regain ORU's lead and Carlos Jürgens made a jumper as the lead swelled to 16-9.
 
After UND pulled within three, it was all DeShang Weaver as the redshirt sophomore caught fire and scored 15-consecutive points for ORU helping push a three-point lead into a 34-20 advantage by connecting on three from downtown. Glasper knocked down another 3-pointer as the margin was as high as 18 in the half before the Golden Eagles took a 44-27 lead into intermission.
 
Abmas hit from 3-point range early in the second half as ORU built a 20-point advantage, 57-36, following an old-fashioned, 3-point play by Obanor. Both offenses started to cool in the middle stages of the frame and UND took advantage holding the Golden Eagles off the scoreboard for more than five minutes to climb back with an 11-0 run.
 
The Fighting Hawks whittled the lead down to single digits, 59-51, before ORU removed any doubt as to who was in control, tallying the next 12 points in a three-minute span to move ahead by 20. The home bench sealed The Summit League win and weekend split, 74-57.
 
Turning Point
From the 8:28 mark of the first half until the clock read 5:25, Weaver was on fire. His shooting prowess swung momentum as the Houston, Texas, native hit five-straight shots and a pair of free throws scoring 15 points in-a-row for the Golden Eagles in a 15-4 run giving the home side a 14-point lead.
 

With his 6th point of the night @_KevinObanor has reached 1,000 Points. He is one of 36 players in ORU history to do that. pic.twitter.com/E9HpJpJucx

— ORU Basketball (@ORUMBB) January 10, 2021

Individual Leaders
Oral Roberts: Glasper quietly turned in one of his best outings of the year posting 14 points to go with three rebounds, three assists and two steals.

North Dakota: Tulsa's own Caleb Nero led the Fighting Hawks tallying 17 points on 6-of-14 shooting playing in the Mabee Center for the first time this weekend since his prep days.

Inside the Box Score
- Obanor posted his fourth-consecutive double-double and seventh of the season totaling 14 points and 10 rebounds, with four board coming on the offensive glass.
 
- Abmas finished with a team-leading 16 points in a game-high 36:22 on the court, marking the first time in three games the sophomore left the playing surface during a game. He hit 4-of-6 from distance and shot 50 percent overall.
 
- Glasper recorded 14 points of 5-of-11 shooting and matched his career best converting four shots from long range on just six attempts.
 
- Weaver added 15 points off the bench, while Kareem Thompson led the team with four assists and chipped in five rebounds. Jürgens swiped a team-best three steals and had four rebounds in 17 minutes on the floor.
 
News and Notes
- Obanor's sixth point of the night pushed the redshirt junior to 1,000 career points becoming the 36th player in ORU history to reach the century mark. He's averaged more than 14 points per game in 69 outings and is the 19th-fastest to hit 1,000 points as a Golden Eagle. After Friday night's rebounding milestone, Obanor is the 18th player to join the 1,000-point, 500-rebound club.
 
- The Golden Eagles turned around their 3-point shooting from Friday hitting 10-of-15 from deep in the first half and closed the night 15-of-29, more than double the makes from distance compared to the previous night.
 
- ORU won the rebounding battle 38-32 and registered five blocks, all coming from a different player. The home side also held a lead for 38:51 of the 40 minutes played Saturday and never trailed by more than one point.
 
Up Next
The Golden Eagles are back on the road for their next two Summit League games heading to Denver to face the Pioneers Jan. 15-16 at Hamilton Gymnasium.
 
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