Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Richmond Spiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
59 - 52
Oral Roberts closes out 59-52 win over Richmond
Nzekwesi added eight points for the Golden Eagles (4-9), who got a clutch 3-pointer from D.J. Weaver to go up 57-52 with 34 seconds left.
Nathan Cayo had 17 points and eight rebounds for Richmond (4-6).
Oral Roberts did not trail in the first half and led 31-23 at halftime. Richmond rallied and led by two twice in the second half before Jake Wojcik's 3-pointer gave the Spiders their last lead, 49-48 with 2:27 remaining. ORU responded by scoring the next six points and after an exchange of buckets Weaver hit the back-breaker. Richmond misfired on two possessions and ORU missed the front end of a one-and-one before Nzekwesi closed the scoring with two late free throws.
Richmond is 14th in the country in overall field goal percentage but 193rd in 3-point percentage. The Spiders made just 4-of-30 3-pointers. Oral Roberts was 3 for 8 from the free throw line and Richmond made 8 of 14.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Sam Kearns Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jake Wojcik missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Emmanuel Nzekwesi made Free Throw. | 59 - 52 |
Statistics
 ORU |
 RICH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-48 | FG | 20-67 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 4-30 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 13 |
| 3-8 | FT | 8-14 |
| 38 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fouls | 10 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Richmond, VA
Attendance: 5,107 | 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 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |