Howard 72, Oral Roberts 62

(Charleston, South Carolina-AP) -- Mario Grove had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead Howard over Oral Roberts 72-to-62 in the State Farm Good Neighbor Classic. <br><br>The Bison had all five starters score

Monday, December 30th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Charleston, South Carolina-AP) -- Mario Grove had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead Howard over Oral Roberts 72-to-62 in the State Farm Good Neighbor Classic.

The Bison had all five starters score in the double figures. Ron Williamson also led with 17 points.

Freshman Cameron Tragardh was the high scorer for the Golden Eagles with 16 points.

Oral Roberts trailed 42-to-31 less than three minutes into the second half, but tied the game at 48 in the last ten minutes. Grove had a dunk on Howard's next possession to put the Bison up for good.

The loss leaves ORU at 7-and-3.