Loyola Marymount 68, Oral Roberts 65

LOS ANGELES (AP) Matthew Knight had 23 points and Brandon Worthy scored 19 to give Loyola Marymount a 68-65 victory over Oral Roberts in the season opener for both schools. <br/><br/>Knight went 10-14

Saturday, November 11th 2006, 2:19 pm

By: News On 6


LOS ANGELES (AP) Matthew Knight had 23 points and Brandon Worthy scored 19 to give Loyola Marymount a 68-65 victory over Oral Roberts in the season opener for both schools.

Knight went 10-14 from the field and pulled down 9 rebounds, and Worthy had 7 assists last night.

Ken Tutt of Oral Roberts led all scorers with 26 points, and Caleb Green had 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.

Tutt made a 3-pointer to give ORU its biggest lead of the game, 44-37 with 16:12 to play in the 2nd half.

Worthy made a bank shot as he fell to the ground to pull Loyola Marymount within 50-49 with 9:17 to play.

Knight then made a layup after a behind the back assist from Adoyah Miller to give the Lions their first lead of the 2nd half, 51-50.

Worthy later used a steal, breakaway and 3 point play to give Loyola Marymount its biggest lead, 64-57, then made a pair of free throws to put the Lions up 66-60 to seal the win.
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