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The Basics
Score: Tulsa 80 - Oral Roberts 87
Record: TU (4-3) - ORU (4-3)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The cross-town rivalry was renewed Monday night as Oral Roberts men's basketball took down Tulsa, 87-80, behind Max Abmas' 38 points at the Mabee Center.
 
DeShang Weaver delivered the decisive blow with 38 seconds remaining as he swatted away a TU layup and Abmas made all eight of his free throws in the final minute bringing the Mayor's Cup back to 81st and Lewis for the first time since 2015.
 
The offense came out on fire for the Golden Eagles as they combined to knock down five triples in the game's opening five minutes and used a 13-3 burst to jump in front, 19-7. Abmas and Weaver both scored five points during the run spanning 3:43. Carlos Jurgens caught the scoring bug as the redshirt junior tallied five straight and ORU stretched the advantage to 30-17 getting 3-pointers from six different players 10 minutes into the contest.
 
Jurgens added a pair of free throws and the Golden Eagles lead swelled to 35-20, but the visitors were able to fight back late in the frame. TU capitalized on an 8-0 run to make it a three-point game, 43-40, until Weaver ended the rally by converting at the rim following an offensive rebound with 21 seconds in the half giving ORU a five-point cushion at intermission.
 
Early in the second half, ORU got two, much-needed triples from Trey Phipps to erase a one-point deficit as the Golden Hurricane briefly moved in front, 47-46. The sophomore scored seven of the home side's eight points in the half to maintain the lead, 53-52. After the margin went back and forth, Abmas drained 3-pointers on consecutive possessions igniting the crowd for a 59-56 ORU advantage.
 
It was a 9-3 run for the Golden Eagles over a span of 3:13 as Abmas tallied seven points in the rally, including three free throws after being fouled beyond the arc, for a 71-66 edge. TU pushed back posting a 9-2 burst to take a 75-73 lead as the clock wound down to 2:46. A Weaver 3-pointer followed by another long ball from Francis Lacis gave ORU a four-point margin, 79-75, and Abmas did not miss at the charity stripe hitting eight in the final 47 seconds to secure the rivalry victory.
 
Turning Point
Back-to-back triples from Weaver and Lacis helped ORU turn aside a two-point deficit down the stretch and the defense held firm shutting down the Golden Hurricane to the finish.

Individual Leaders
Oral Roberts: Abmas took over from the opening tip scoring eight of ORU's first 11 points of the night. He finished with 38 points and matched his career high making seven 3-pointers on just 13 attempts.

Tulsa: Jeriah Horne played 36 minutes and tallied a career-high 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting and added a team-best eight rebounds.

Inside the Box Score
- Abmas recorded 30 or more points for the eighth time in his career thanks to a season-best 38 Monday. The junior added six assists and turned the ball over just once, while matching his career high by hitting 13 free throws.
 
- Weaver reached double-digit scoring for the fifth time this season tallying 10 second-half points and hit 3-of-5 from distance.
 
- Lacis paced the Golden Eagles pulling down 10 rebounds, four of which came on the offensive end, to go with six points.
 
- Jurgens closed the night with nine points, five rebounds and three assists.

News and Notes
- ORU shot 46 percent from 3-point range hitting 19-of-41 overall and seven different players all made at least one long ball.
 
- The Golden Eagles attempted only 14 shots inside the arc in a game that featured 12 lead changes, all of which came in the second half.
 
- ORU held a 16-6 edge in free-throws made converting 84 percent for the contest.

Up Next
ORU is back on the road for its next three games starting Thursday night at TCU with live audio available on ORUSN at 7 p.m.

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