Tulsa 89, Oral Roberts 81

(Tulsa-AP) -- Marcus Hill hit a game-tying layup with just three seconds left, then scored the first basket in overtime as Tulsa held off city rival Oral Roberts 89-to-81 today. <br><br>Tulsa made all

Monday, December 11th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Tulsa-AP) -- Marcus Hill hit a game-tying layup with just three seconds left, then scored the first basket in overtime as Tulsa held off city rival Oral Roberts 89-to-81 today.

Tulsa made all four of its field goals and 9 of 12 free throws in outscoring Oral Roberts 18-to-10 in overtime.

Tulsa squandered a 13-point second half lead in nearly losing to Oral Roberts for the second consecutive year.

The Eagles took their first lead of the second half at 65-to-63 with more than three minutes left on two free throws by Josh Atkinson. O-R-U grabbed a 71-to-69 advantage when Chris Cameron hit a 3-point shot with 19 seconds left.

Cameron poured in a career-high 19 on 7-of-11 shooting. He was 4-for-7 on 3-pointers.

Guard Dante Swanson tied David Shelton for game-high honors for T-U with 17 points each.

ORAL ROBERTS (3-4)

Barnes 6-20 6-8 19, Brown 3-5 0-0 6, Ludwig 1-4 0-0 2, Atkinson 6-12 3-4 15, Spencer-Gardner 5-9 0-0 12, Black 2-2 2-2 6, Cameron 7-11 1-1 19, Meloy 0-1 0-0 0, Charles 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 31-68 12-15 81.

TULSA (6-2)

Shelton 5-13 6-6 17, Johnson 5-12 5-6 15, Swanson 5-9 3-4 17, Harrington 4-9 4-8 13, Hill 5-12 3-5 13, Davis 0-0 2-2 2, Reed 0-5 0-0 0, Parker 3-5 2-2 10, Ingram 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 28-69 25-33 89.

Halftime-Tulsa 44, Oral Roberts 38. 3-point goals-Oral Roberts 7-21 (Barnes 1-7, Atkinson 0-2, Spencer-Gardner 2-3, Cameron 4-7, Meloy 0-1, Chalres 0-1). Tulsa 8-21 (Shelton 1-4, Swanson 4-5, Harrington 1-3, Hill 0-5, Reed 0-1, Parker 2-2, Ingram 0-1). Fouled out-Oral Roberts, Atkinson, Spencer-Gardner, Cameron. Tulsa, Swanson. Rebounds-Oral Roberts 35 (Brown 7), Tulsa 46 (Johnson 10). Assists-Oral Roberts 11 (Spencer-Gardner 4), Tulsa 14 (Harrington 5). Total fouls-Oral Roberts 26, Tulsa 14. A-8,355.