Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Sam Houston Bearkats
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61 - 70
61 - 70
Sam Houston beats ORU 70-61 in Southland tourney
Paul Baxter's 3-pointer with 8:20 left in the game capped a 20-7 run and extended the Bearkats' (22-9) lead to 57-41.
The Golden Eagles (17-16) answered with a 10-3 stretch to close within nine points with 2:59 left. But Peters and Ransom combined to make 9 of 10 free throws in the final 1:18, advancing Sam Houston to a semifinal matchup with No. 2 seed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (17-14) on Friday.
Baxter was 3 of 3 from 3-point range while Ransom and Peters were each 3 of 5 from distance.
Korey Billbury had 20 points and seven rebounds to lead Oral Roberts, which returns to the Summit League in 2014-15 after a two-year run in the Southland Conference.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Korey Billbury made Dunk. | 61 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Jabari Peters made Free Throw. | 59 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Jabari Peters made Free Throw. | 59 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Foul on Adrion Webber. | 59 - 68 |
Statistics
 ORU |
 SHSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-53 | FG | 21-39 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 4-14 | 3PT | 9-13 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 69 |
| 9-14 | FT | 19-24 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 8 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Leonard E. Merrell Center
Location: Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,213 | Capacity:
Location: Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,213 | Capacity:
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |