ORU Tops Kansas City 91-86, 5 Players With Double Digit Points

Oral Roberts (17-8, 11-3 Summit League) took down conference-foe Kansas City (16-10, 9-5) 91-86 on Saturday with a well-balanced offense that saw five Golden Eagles score in the double digits.

Saturday, February 12th 2022, 10:55 pm

By: Drake Johnson, N/A N/A

TULSA, Oklahoma -

Oral Roberts (17-8, 11-3 Summit League) took down conference-foe Kansas City (16-10, 9-5) 91-86 on Saturday with a well-balanced offense that saw five Golden Eagles score in the double digits.

Three of those players were ORU starters Lacis (18 points), Thompson (10), and Abmas (19). The other two came off the bench for the Golden Eagles, Lufile (19) and McBride (16),

ORU's balanced play was able to outlast the one-man scoring show that Kansas City's Evan Gilyard II was displaying (29 points, 11-22). Down 10 at the half, ORU outscored the Roos 56-41 to secure the victory at the Mabee Center.

Next on the schedule for ORU is North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Drake Johnson

Drake Johnson is a Digital Content Producer at Griffin Media. He joined the team in July 2021 after graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in journalism. Drake is a longtime Oklahoman, growing up in Owasso and graduating from OHS in 2016. When not covering the news, he enjoys watching the Sooners and OKC Thunder, plus spending time with family and friends in the state and traveling across the country.