Summit League Tournament - Recap - Oral Roberts Defeats IUPU Fort Wayne 71-67
Summit League Tournament - Recap - Oral Roberts Defeats IUPU Fort Wayne 71-67
Warren Niles scored 17 points leading Oral Roberts to a 71-67 victory over IUPU Fort Wayne at Sioux Falls Arena on Saturday.
Oral Roberts won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the 11-point spread.
Michael Craion had 16 points for Oral Roberts and Roderick Pearson, Jr. chipped in with 15 points. Roderick Pearson, Jr. had 3 assists for them, while Damen Bell-Holter was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
IUPU Fort Wayne got 26 points from Frank Gaines in a losing cause and another 10 points from Trey McCorkle. John Peckinpaugh contributed 3 assists for them, while Frank Gaines had 9 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Oral Roberts were victorious, as the score was 32-23 at the break.
The rebound battle favored Oral Roberts as they grabbed 37 boards, while IUPU Fort Wayne only had 31.

