Oral Roberts 83, SW Baptist 72

TULSA, Okla. (AP) _ Josh Atkinson and Markius Barnes scored 18 points each to lead Oral Roberts to an 83-72 victory over Southwest Baptist on Tuesday night. <br><br>Atkinson and Barnes had four 3-pointers

Wednesday, November 22nd 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

TULSA, Okla. (AP) _ Josh Atkinson and Markius Barnes scored 18 points each to lead Oral Roberts to an 83-72 victory over Southwest Baptist on Tuesday night.

Atkinson and Barnes had four 3-pointers each for the Golden Eagles (2-0), who made 11-of-19 3-point attempts.

Kyan Brown added 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds for ORU.

Robby Hoegh and Ryan Stock had 16 points each to pace the Bearcats (0-1), who played an NCAA Division I team for the first time since the 1986-87 season. All of Stock's points came in the second half.

Oral Roberts trailed 8-7 before going on a 9-0 run to take the lead for good. The Golden Eagles led 36-28 at halftime and 71-49 with eight minutes left.