Valparaiso 70, Oral Roberts 67, OT

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) _ Shawn Huff scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Valparaiso to a 70-to-67 overtime victory over Oral Roberts. <br/><br/>Huff hit a 3-pointer with 2:10 remaining in

Thursday, February 1st 2007, 4:09 pm

By: News On 6

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) _ Shawn Huff scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Valparaiso to a 70-to-67 overtime victory over Oral Roberts.

Huff hit a 3-pointer with 2:10 remaining in overtime Thursday night to break a 67-67 tie and give the Crusaders (11-11, 5-3 Mid-Continent Conference) the winning margin.

ORU (15-8, 7-1) missed three 3-point shots and committed two turnovers during the final two minutes of overtime.

The Golden Eagles led 65-62 with 18 seconds left in regulation, but Huff hit a 3-pointer with five seconds remaining to force the extra period.

Caleb Green led the Golden Eagles with 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting but had eight turnovers.

Ken Tutt added 14 points and Adam Liberty scored 13 points for Oral Roberts.