Scores

Final

Sam Houston St 58

(17-16, 8-10 Southland)

Oral Roberts 55

(18-14, 13-5 Southland)

8:30 PM ET, March 14, 2013

Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX

1 2 T
SHSU 29 2958
ORU 36 1955

Top Performers

Sam Houston State: W. Bond 9 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Oral Roberts: D. Bell-Holter 9 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

Sam Houston St. 58, Oral Roberts 55

Associated Press

KATY, Texas -- Paul Baxter scored 13 points, and sixth-seeded Sam Houston State rallied in the second half to knock off third-seeded Oral Roberts 58-55 on Thursday night and advance to the Southland Conference tournament semifinals.

Terrance Motley added 12 points for the Bearkats (17-16), who allowed only 19 second-half points. Sam Houston State will face No. 2 seed Northwestern State on Friday with a spot in the final on the line.

Warren Niles had 19 points for the Golden Eagles (18-14), and Korey Billbury chipped in 12.

Oral Roberts shot 60 percent from the floor in the first half en route to a 36-29 halftime lead, but SHSU pulled ahead in the second half behind hot 3-point shooting. The Bearkats led 57-51 with under a minute to play.

SHSU nearly coughed up that lead, but a key Oral Roberts turnover with 9 seconds left helped the Bearkats secure the victory.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SHSU
ORU
Points 58 55
FG Made-Attempted 23-46 (.500) 17-43 (.395)
3P Made-Attempted 7-15 (.467) 2-12 (.167)
FT Made-Attempted 5-9 (.556) 19-25 (.760)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 14 (0/0)
Largest Lead 6 7

Game Leaders

 
SHSU
ORU
PointsP. Baxter 13W. Niles 19
ReboundsM. Holyfield 6D. Bell-Holter 8
AssistsD. Gatson 4D. Bell-Holter 2
StealsP. Baxter 2S. Roundtree 2
BlocksW. Bond 2D. Bell-Holter 1
Team Stats: Sam Houston State | Oral Roberts

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 19, 2013 ORU 65, @SHSU 61Recap
Feb 14, 2013 @ORU 74, SHSU 64Recap
» Mar 14, 2013 SHSU 58, @ORU 55Recap

Next 5 Games

SHSU
ORU
03/15 @NWST 8:30pm
 03/20 @UTA 8:30pm
03/25 UCI 8:00pm
03/27 @WEB 9:00pm
Complete Schedule: Sam Houston State | 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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