Scores

Final

SE Louisiana 59

(8-12, 6-4 Southland)

Oral Roberts 65

(14-8, 9-1 Southland)

8:30 PM ET, February 2, 2013

Mabee Center, Tulsa, OK

1 2 T
SELA 25 3459
ORU 29 3665

Top Performers

Southeastern Louisiana: B. Fortenberry 16 Pts, 3 Reb, 4 Ast

Oral Roberts: D. Bell-Holter 23 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Blk

Oral Roberts 65, SE Louisiana 59

Associated Press

TULSA, Okla. -- Damen Bell-Holter had 23 points and 10 rebounds Warren Niles added 20 points as Oral Roberts held off Southeastern Louisiana 65-59 Saturday night.

After Southeastern Louisiana scored 11 straight points to pull within 51-47 with 5:37 remaining, Niles converted a four-point play and Bell-Holter followed with a three-point play to help the Golden Eagles (14-8, 9-1 Southland) pull away for good and earn their sixth straight victory.

Dre Evans scored 17 points and Brandon Fortenberry had 16 for the Lions (8-12, 6-4), who had their three-game winning streak snapped.

Oral Roberts led 29-25 at halftime and scored the first eight points of the second half. The Eagles extended the lead to 51-36 with 8:05 remaining on a 3-pointer by Mickey Manghum and a steal and layup by Niles before Southeastern Louisiana responded with an 11-0 run capped by Evans' 3-pointer with 5:37 remaining.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SELA
ORU
Points 59 65
FG Made-Attempted 20-52 (.385) 22-54 (.407)
3P Made-Attempted 9-19 (.474) 3-11 (.273)
FT Made-Attempted 10-16 (.625) 18-25 (.720)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (0/0) 20 (0/0)
Largest Lead 2 15

Game Leaders

 
SELA
ORU
PointsD. Evans 17D. Bell-Holter 23
ReboundsR. Johnson 9D. Bell-Holter 10
AssistsB. Fortenberry 4S. Glover 4
StealsJ. Ricard 1W. Niles 4
BlocksJ. Ricard 1S. Glover 5
Team Stats: SE Louisiana | Oral Roberts

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 3, 2013 ORU 86, @SELA 72Recap
» Feb 2, 2013 @ORU 65, SELA 59Recap

Next 5 Games

SELA
ORU
02/09 @NICH 3:00pm
02/14 NWST 8:40pm
02/16 SFA 5:45pm
02/19 @MCNS 8:50pm
02/23 @WIN 4:00pm
 02/07 @NWST 8:30pm
02/09 @SFA 7:00pm
02/14 SHSU 8:30pm
02/16 AMCC 8:30pm
02/19 CARK 8:30pm
Complete Schedule: SE Louisiana | Oral Roberts

Southland Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Stephen F. Austin16-227-4
Northwestern State15-323-8
Oral Roberts13-518-14
Sam Houston State8-1017-17
McNeese State7-1114-17
Central Arkansas7-1113-17
Southeastern Louisiana10-813-18
Nicholls State8-109-21
Texas A&M-CC5-136-23
Lamar1-173-28
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