Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Penn State Nittany Lions
· LEGENDS CLASSIC - REGIONAL GAME
48 - 86
Bostick, Wheeler, Penn State rout Oral Roberts 86-48
Tony Carr added 13 points and Josh Reaves chipped in all 10 of his in the first half for the Nittany Lions (6-1), who remained hot at home with a 5-0 start, and bounced back from an 11-point loss to No. 16 Texas A&M on Tuesday night in the Progressive Legends Classic championship game.
"I wanted to see how we responded and I think they did a really good job," Penn State coach Patrick Chambers said. "Leadership was there, discipline was there."
Emmanuel Nzekwesi led the Golden Eagles (1-5) with 11 points while Jontray Harris added nine.
THE BIG PICTURE
Oral Roberts: On the bright side, the Golden Eagles have a ways to go to equal last year's 1-8 start. And before Friday's rout, they had come closer to that elusive second win in two-possession games against Montana and Pepperdine.
BLOCKS AND STEALS
Penn State racked up 14 steals and forced 18 turnovers against Oral Roberts. Jamari Wheeler had five steals and Josh Reaves had four against the Golden Eagles. ... The Nittany Lions entered the game third in the nation in total steals with 63. ... The Nittany Lions blocked seven Oral Roberts' shots, led by Mike Watkins with three. Watkins moved to No. 4 all-time in program history with 111 blocks. He surpassed Jan Jagla (2002-04), who had 110 career blocked shots.
UP NEXT
Oral Roberts hosts Oakland on Monday.
Penn State travels to NC State on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 48 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:20 | John Harrar Defensive Rebound. | 48 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Austin Ruder missed Three Point Jumper. | 48 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Foul on Jamari Wheeler. | 48 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:47 | Deividas Zemgulis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler. | 48 - 86 |
Statistics
 ORU |
 PSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-57 | FG | 32-57 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 4-7 | FT | 13-19 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 29 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 36 |
Game Information
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: 4,463 | 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 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |