Oral Roberts 91, Oakland 77

TULSA, Okla. (AP) _ Luke Spencer-Gardner had 16 points to lead five Oral Roberts players in double figures in a 91-77 win over Oakland University on Thursday night. <br><br>Oral Roberts (4-9, 1-2) shot

Friday, January 5th 2001, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

TULSA, Okla. (AP) _ Luke Spencer-Gardner had 16 points to lead five Oral Roberts players in double figures in a 91-77 win over Oakland University on Thursday night.

Oral Roberts (4-9, 1-2) shot 73 percent from the field in the second half and came out of halftime with a 20-7 run.

Oakland (5-9, 2-1) pulled to within 11 twice, but couldn't get closer.

Oral Roberts led by as much as 12 in the first half behind Markius Barnes' 10 points and led 36-31 at halftime. Barnes hit the first four shots of the game, including a 3-pointer.

Oakland was led by Jason Rozycki with 22 points. Teammate Brad Buddenborg had 21 points. They combined for 28 of Oakland's 46 second-half points.

Spencer-Gardner's parents traveled all the way from their hometown of Melbourne, Australia, to see the game.

ORU's bench outscored Oakland 38-21. Charlie Ludwig came off the ORU bench to score 14 points, followed by Evan Black with 11.