NCAAB

Western Illinois Leathernecks at Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Illinois Leathernecks
8-6, 1-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 81
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
7-11, 5-2 Home

Nzekwesi powers Oral Roberts past Western Illinois, 81-66

The Golden Eagles, already off to their best start in league play in the last five seasons, knocked off Western Illinois for the ninth time in the last 12 meetings.

Oral Roberts (7-11, 3-0) hit 30 of 66 from the floor (45.5 percent), including 6 of 15 from beyond the arc, and got its cushion by going 15 of 16 from the free-throw line.

Nzekwesi, the Summit League Player of the Week, hit 8 of 18 from the field, including 1 of 3 from distance, and made 4 of 4 free throws. R.J. Fuqua was 6 for 6 from the line and finished with 18 points.

Dalan Ancrum scored 25 points to lead the Leathernecks (8-6, 0-2).

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Statistics

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26-58 FG 30-66
45 Field Goal % 45
7-21 3PT 6-15
33 Three Point % 40
7-8 FT 15-16
88 Free Throw % 94
25 Rebounds 44
7 Offensive Rebounds 19
18 Defensive Rebounds 25
12 Assists 9
7 Steals 10
5 Blocks 5
12 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
14 Fouls 12

Game Information

Venue: Mabee Center

Location: Tulsa, OK
Attendance: 2,146 | Capacity:

2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Tennessee State 15-5 - 23-10
Morehead State 15-5 - 20-13
Southeast Missouri State 14-6 1 20-13
UT Martin 13-7 2 22-11
SIU Edwardsville 12-8 3 19-13
Lindenwood 11-9 4 18-15
Little Rock 9-11 6 12-20
Tennessee Tech 8-12 6 13-18
Eastern Illinois 8-12 7 13-20
Southern Indiana 4-16 11 7-23
Western Illinois 1-19 14 5-26

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
Full Standings