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Leathernecks Head to Oral Roberts for Final Regular-Season Series

The Leathernecks are off to Tulsa Saturday and Sunday.

Who | Western Illinois (7-12, 5-7 Summit) at Oral Roberts (11-10, 8-5 Summit) 
When | Saturday, Feb. 27 & Sunday, Feb. 28 | 4 p.m.
Where | Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center) 
TV | ORU Sports Network   
Twitter | @WIU_MensHoops #TRADITIONofTOUGH 

Schedule Update
With the cancellation of the women's series between WIU and ORU, the men's contests will now tip-off at 4 p.m. 

Quick Hits
- The Leathernecks are in the midst of a five-game win streak; they haven't won three straight Summit League games since the 2012-13 season, where they won six in a row
- Will Carius has scored 20-plus points in four straight games and is averaging a team-best 18.0 PPG in league play 
- Cameron Burrell recorded back-to-back double-doubles in Western's sweep over Denver 
- The trip to ORU will mark the final regular-season series of the year; The Summit League Tournament (March 6-9) will be played inside the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.   

Sweep 
Western Illinois brought out the brooms in the series against Omaha and Denver. The team hadn't previously swept a league opponent since the 2016 season, where it recorded 86-71 and 63-60 decisions over Oral Roberts.

Summit League Top 10 Rankings (Conference-Only Stats)
- Points | Will Carius (18.0 PPG / Seventh)
- Rebounding | Cameron Burrell (6.8 RPG / Seventh) & Tamell Pearson (6.5 RPG / Ninth) 
- Offensive Rebounding | Tamell Pearson (2.4 RPG / Fourth)
- Field Goal Percentage | Will Carius (49.3 % / Sixth) 
- 3-PT Field Goals Per Game | Will Carius (2.6 PG / Third)
- Blocked Shots |Tamell Pearson & Adam Anhold (9 / T6)

Summit Standings
With two regular-season games remaining, the Leathernecks currently sit seventh in league standings; the top eight teams earn a trip to the Summit League Tournament.

The Leathernecks missed the postseason a year ago but made waves in 2019 after upsetting the top-ranked South Dakota State, 79-76. The decision marked the first time in SL men's tournament history that a No. 8 seed defeated the No. 1. Western went on to play North Dakota State in the semifinals, where it fell, 76-73.  
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