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massner
Rachael Keating
90
Winner Western Ill. WIU 14-9,5-6 Summit League
85
Oral Roberts ORU 15-8,9-3 Summit League
Winner
Western Ill. WIU
14-9,5-6 Summit League
90
Final
85
Oral Roberts ORU
15-8,9-3 Summit League
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Western Ill. WIU 45 45 90
Oral Roberts ORU 22 63 85

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Leathernecks Outlast ORU in Gritty Road Win

Western defeated the Golden Eagles, 90-85.

TULSA, Okla. | The Western Illinois men's basketball team added another tick to the winning column Thursday (Feb. 3) after outlasting Oral Roberts, 90-85, on the road. The visiting Leathernecks yielded 63 second-half points to ORU but held the advantage on the scoreboard the entire time.  

"I liked the guys resolve," said head coach Rob Jeter. "To start the game the way we did and to hold them off showed great resolve. We are just trying to get better every day. We looked better tonight than we did in a long time."

Western's hot start included a sizeable 45-22 advantage at halftime; the team held the Golden Eagles to single digits for nearly nine minutes while padding a double-digit lead on the opposite end of the floor (20-8). In an offensive attack led by Luka Barisic, the graduate forward recorded 13 of his 22 points in the opening half -- his third game this season with 20-plus -- as the Leathernecks notched 17 field goals (with eight triples). Oral Roberts was on the attack in the latter frame but couldn't pull any closer than five points.

Will Carius (19), Trenton Massner (18), Colton Sandage (13), and Cameron Burrell (10) also finished in double figures. Barisic and Tamell Pearson led the team in rebounding with nine apiece, and Massner added a team-high five assists.

Western continues its road trip in a Saturday matchup at Kansas City. Tip-off is at 7 p.m.
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