THE BASICS
Score: Oral Roberts 96 – Rogers State 74
Records: ORU (0-0); RSU (0-0)
Location: Mabee Center – Tulsa, Okla.

TULSA, Okla. – Tirzah Moore poured in a game-high 22 points and Delaney Nix added 21 as the Oral Roberts women's basketball team defeated Rogers State in an exhibition Friday night inside the Mabee Center.

Tirzah Moore shot 8-of-10 from the floor and also pulled down 12 rebounds to record her second double-double in as many exhibitions. The sophomore also dished out four assists to tie for the team lead. Nix had the hot hand from three-point range as the senior knocked down 7-of-14 attempts from deep. 

Forwards Trinity Moore and Ruthie Udoumoh joined Tirzah Moore and Nix in double-figures with 11 points apiece. Trinity Moore finished the night a perfect 3-for-3 from the three-point line.

In the opening quarter, neither side was able to create much separation as the Hillcats held a 10-9 lead at the first media stoppage at the 6:31 mark. After RSU took their largest lead of the contest, 15-11, with 2:53 remaining, the Golden Eagles registered seven of the final 10 points of the quarter to even the score at 18-18. Hannah Cooper tallied four of the seven points for ORU during the stretch. 

Nix knocked down back-to-back triples in the first 30 seconds of the second stanza to put ORU in front for the first time, 24-18. After RSU trimmed the deficit to five, 37-32, with 4:43 showing on the clock, the Golden Eagles closed the quarter on a 17-3 run to take a 54-35 lead into the break. Lauren Ramey sparked the run with a layup and Talia Pogi capped it off with back-to-back baskets. During the stretch, ORU held RSU scoreless for the final 3:16 of the period.

Out of the break, the two sides traded the first 20 points before a 6-0 run by the Hillcats trimmed the lead to 64-51 at the 3:57 mark. A Cooper layup put an end to the stretch and Trinity Moore followed with a step-back jumper to stretch the lead to 68-51 as 2:48 remained in the quarter. Out of the media timeout at the 1:55 mark, RSU netted the only basket as the Golden Eagles took a 70-56 lead into the fourth.

A Nix triple jumpstarted an 18-3 run to open the fourth as the ORU lead bloomed to 29, 88-59, the largest of the contest with 5:10 remaining. During the stretch, Nix knocked down three triples to pace ORU. After the two sides traded the next 12 points, the Hillcats ended the contest on a 9-2 run. Despite the stretch, the Golden Eagles went on to defeat RSU 96-74. 

THE LEADERS
Oral Roberts: Tirzah Moore led all players with 22 points, while Nix followed with 21. 

Rogers State: Tangee Gagau and Bailey Kliewer led the Hillcats with 18 points apiece. 
                                                                                                                                                  
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- ORU shot 54 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from deep.
- The Golden Eagle bench contributed 25 points on the night.
- ORU dominated the battle on the boards, 47-26.
- Cooper added 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting and dished out four assists.
- Udoumoh tallied a game-high three steals in the win.
- Pogi gave good minutes off the bench as the freshman netted seven points on 3-of-4 shooting.
- Makenna Winans recorded two of the team's five blocks.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles open their 2022-23 regular season on the road at No. 15 Oklahoma Monday, November 7 at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.

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