Purdue Fort Wayne
Oral Roberts
Oral Roberts Still Perfect in League Play
2/9/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 9, 2008
Tulsa, OK - Oral Roberts University dominated all facets of play Saturday night, moving to 12-0 in Summit League action with an, 88-56 win over IPFW at the Mabee Center.
ORU senior guard/forward Moses Ehambe was too much for the Mastodons to handle, pouring in a game-high 21 points, including three triples.
The Golden Eagles exploded out of the gate with a 13-2 run, putting the 'Dons behind the eight ball with just over six minutes gone.
Oral Roberts pushed that lead to 17 on a layup by Ehambe and went to the break up, 44-24.
At the beginning of the second half, IPFW cut the lead back to 13 on a 3-pointer by freshman guard Ben Botts.
Unfortunately for IPFW, every time they made a run, ORU had an answer. Junior guard Robert Jarvis knocked down at triple of his own, increasing the Golden Eagles lead to, 59-35.
ORU led by as many as 35 before winning the game by 32.
Ehambe led four Golden Eagles in double-digit scoring. Jarvis chipped in 15.
Botts was team-high for IPFW with 13. Junior guard Jakari Johnson tossed in 11 points while senior forward Jaraun Burrows added 10.
Oral Roberts (17-5, 12-0) controlled the glass, outrebounding IPFW, 43-26.
IPFW, who uses the three-pointer as a weapon, could only manage one on the evening, and the 'Dons turned the ball over 20 times.
The loss snapped IPFW's three-game winning streak and dropped them to 10-14, 7-6 in the Summit League.
IPFW returns to action next Saturday night in Rochester, Michigan taking on the Oakland Golden Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m.
~Dons~
