NCAAB Game Recap - Oral Roberts at Nebraska-Omaha
Sun Dec 30, 2018 5:30 PM EST

Bingha
52
Mich
74
F
UNH
68
Dart
76
F
Evans
67
Mia-O
70
F
HolyC
78
Iona
71
F
Navy
50
Corn
61
F
IUSB
76
CenMI
123
F
Wilbe
44
NCC
91
F
Oakl
76
YSU
74
F
Presb
72
JU
67
F
Leh
68
WVU
78
F
Rider
79
VCU
90
F
FIU
66
Ohio
68
F
(N/A)
55
Akr
82
F
TN-M
80
BGSU
94
F
Lipsco
67
Clem
84
F
N AL
70
E IL
81
F
App
55
StLou
83
F
IUPUI
64
WriSt
72
F
NM
103
(N/A)
47
F
Tows
61
W&M
71
F
Drex
75
Hof
89
F
JMU
65
Elon
68
F
UCRiv
64
W MI
73
F
MtStM
53
Minn
71
F
NMSt
88
ColSt
68
F
(N/A)
73
McNee
91
F
ChBap
65
NWSt
86
F
Lyon
47
CenAR
62
F
Del
82
NE
80
F(2OT)
IPFW
90
NDSU
87
F(OT)
Colum
54
NW
75
F
MTSU
60
URI
72
F
Denv
60
W IL
78
F
ORU
87
NebOm
84
F
(N/A)
65
ChaSo
111
F
Bama
79
SFA
69
F
WWood
56
MOSt
110
F
(N/A)
66
SIU-E
79
F
IL-C
58
NoKY
73
F
UMass
72
UGA
91
F
LIU
60
Ford
57
F
Detr
73
Clev
61
F
UCDav
55
USC
73
F

Dec 30, 2018, 5:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Oral Roberts

49

38

87

Nebraska-Omaha

38

46

84

Nzekwesi's 28 points, 14 boards lead Oral Roberts to win
Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:53 PM

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Emmanuel Nzekwesi had 28 points on 12-of-19 shooting and 14 rebounds, D.J. Weaver made seven 3-pointers and scored 21 and Oral Roberts beat Omaha 87-84 on Sunday.

Kevin Obanor made two free throws with 29 seconds left to give ORU an 87-83 lead. JT Gibson was off on a 3-pointer but Omaha had two more chances on the possession until he made 1 of 2 free throws with four seconds left. ORU missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and Gibson missed another 3.

Obanor, a freshman, had 19 points and eight rebounds for Oral Roberts (4-11). Sam Kearns added 11 points with seven assists and four steals.

Nzekwesi had 16 points and six rebounds in the first half to help build a 49-38 lead. Gibson had 10 points and six assists for Omaha in the half.

Gibson finished with 21 points, eight assists and three steals for the Mavericks (7-7). Zach Jackson added 19 points.

Leaders

Oral Roberts PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
E. Nzekwesi 28 0 2 14 0 2
D. Weaver 21 0 0 3 1 1
Nebraska-Omaha PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Gibson 21 0 8 3 3 0
Z. Jackson 19 0 0 7 0 0

Team Comparison

ORU NebOm
Points For 87 84
Field Goals 31/58-53% 31/66-47%
Three Pointers 10/24-42% 11/28-39%
Free Throws 15/18-83% 11/16-69%
Offensive Rebounds 9 7
Defensive Rebounds 28 16
Rebounds 37 24
Blocks 5 2
Steals 6 8
Turnovers 18 11
Personal Fouls 17 14
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - ORU Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sun Dec 30 ORU 87 @ NebOm 84 E. Nzekwesi 28 J. Gibson 21

Game Information

Stadium: Baxter Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 1,764
Game Time: