The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 79 – Denver 72
Record: ORU (14-5), (4-2) – Denver (7-12), (0-6)
Location: Hamilton Gymnasium (Denver, Colorado)
 
DENVER, Colo. – The Golden Eagles overcame a three-point barrage from the Pioneers, defeating Denver 79-72 on the road, picking up their 14^th win this season.
 
Makyra Tramble kept ORU in this one, scoring 17 points while shooting 6-12 (50%) from the field. Tramble also drained four threes, grabbed six rebounds and recorded two steals. Taleyah Jones and Jalei Oglesby followed close behind Tramble, scoring 15 and 14 points, respectively. Ruthie Udoumoh and Meghan Weinrich also ended the game in double-figures, scoring 12 and 10 points on the evening.
 
The Denver three-point attack thwarted ORU's defense in the first, knocking down seven threes. A four-point run from 6:27 to 4:35 helped ORU regain some momentum mid- quarter but ORU was left in a 20-28 hole after one.

A Makyra Tramble triple tied the game up with 7:03 left in the second quarter before Taleyah Jones made a layup to give the Golden Eagles their first lead of the game. ORU and DU continued to trade baskets until the Pioneers caught fire again, ending the half on an 8-1 run to put the Golden Eagles down 37-45.
 
Taleyah Jones kicked off the second half with back-to-back threes before Meghan Weinrich hit a jump shot to tie the game at 48 with 5:52 to go in the third. ORU extended their lead to two until the Pioneers sparked an 8-0 run to extend their lead to six (52-58). Jalei Oglesby closed out the quarter for ORU, scoring a layup before Denver charged down the court, hitting a last-second three-pointer (55-61).  
 
The Golden Eagles outscored the Pioneers 24-11 in the final quarter, holding Denver to just 4-15 (26.7%) shooting from the field and 0-4 (0%) shooting from the arc. ORU had a strong performance from the free throw line in the fourth, shooting 9-13 (69.2%) compared to their 18-30 (60%) total free throw percentage. Five offensive rebounds to Denver's one and 11 defensive rebounds to Denver's seven, helped the Golden Eagles gain extra scoring possessions to clinch their 14^th win of the season.

The Leaders
Oral Roberts: Makyra Tramble scored 17 points while shooting 6-12 (50%) from the field. She also grabbed six rebounds and two steals to go along with three assists.
 
Denver: Emma Smith and Mary Wilson each scored 21 points for the Pioneers, shooting a combined 12-21 from the three-point line.

Inside the Box Score

• ORU moved to 4-2 in Summit League play and 14-5 on the season with the win.
• Denver tallied their own season-highs in 3FG percentage and 3FG made, going 16-33 (48.5%) from beyond the arc.
• The Pioneers knocked down a program-record 12 threes in the first half.
• Makyra Tramble led the Golden Eagles in scoring for the second time this season.
• Tramble logged her 12^th game this season and 13^th of her career with 10+ points.
• Jalei Oglesby led the Golden Eagles in scoring off the bench, marking her 18^th game this season leading ORU is scoring off the bench.
• Taleyah Jones recorded her ninth straight game in double-figures while Jalei Oglebsy logged her eighth.
• The Golden Eagles recorded back-to-back games with five or more double-figure scorers.
• Taleyah Jones hit two milestones on the night, recording her 100^th career three-point field goal and her 100^th career steal.
• The Golden Eagles out-rebounded Denver 43-35.
• ORU dominated offensively off turnovers and in the paint, outscoring Denver 30-14 in the paint and 17-5 in points off turnovers.
• There were 13 lead changes in the matchup.
• Despite the win, ORU shot a season-high 30 free throws but recorded their seventh-worst free throw percentage of the season (60.0%). 

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