Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
50 - 84
50 - 84
Dixon has career-best 26, Missouri State thrashes ORU 84-50
Missouri State took control early, going ahead 32-19 midway in the first half, taking a 44-28 lead into the break. The Bears also won the second half 40-22 as four players finished the game in double figures. Ryan Kreklow had 13, Keandre Cook added 12 to go with seven rebounds and one blocked shot and Kabir Mohammed chipped in 11 points with seven boards. Josh Webster dished out nine assists.
Missouri State improved to 36-1 in home openers in Division I.
The Bears shot 56 percent (35 of 63) from the floor while limiting ORU to 17-of-58 shooting (29 percent). Oral Roberts made just 5 of 28 shots from distance.
Kerwin Smith and Emmanuel Nzekwesi paced ORU with 12 points apiece. Smith had nine rebounds and two steals.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Jan Wojcik Steal. | 50 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Emir Ahmedic Turnover. | 50 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Kabir Mohammed made Layup. | 50 - 84 |
| 2nd 1:00 | Carlos Jurgens made Free Throw. | 50 - 82 |
Statistics
 ORU |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-58 | FG | 35-63 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 5-28 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 11-18 | FT | 8-15 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 53 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Assists | 21 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 22 | Fouls | 22 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 34 |
Game Information
Venue: Great Southern Bank Arena
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 5,014 | Capacity:
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 5,014 | 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 | 6 | 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 |