Scores

Final

Oral Roberts 65

(2-3, 1-2 away)

Sam Houston St 71

(3-2, 2-0 home)

1:30 PM ET, November 24, 2009

Moon Palace Resort, Cancun

1 2 T
ORU 30 3565
SHSU 34 3771

Top Performers

Oral Roberts: M. Craion 14 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl

Sam Houston State: A. Mitchell 16 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast, 3 Stl

Sam Houston St. 71, Oral Roberts 65

Associated Press

CANCUN, Mexico -- Corey Allmond scored 17 points and Ashton Mitchell added 16 to lead Sam Houston State to a 71-65 win over Oral Roberts in the Cancun Classic on Tuesday.

The Bearkats (3-2) trailed 51-48 with 9:36 left in the second half after a layup by Oral Roberts' Damen Bell-Holter and Kryon Stokes' jumper. Sam Houston State answered with 11 straight points, led by Allmond's 11 points during the run to pull ahead 59-51.

Kevin Ford's layup cut the margin to one point with 42 seconds left for the Golden Eagles (2-3). But the Bearkats secured the victory as Preston Brown followed with a three-point play and Lance Pevehouse added two free throws down the stretch.

Sam Houston State, which shot 28-for-56 from the floor, scored 21 points off of Oral Roberts' 17 turnovers.

Michael Craion led Oral Roberts with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
ORU
SHSU
Points 65 71
FG Made-Attempted 25-57 (.439) 28-56 (.500)
3P Made-Attempted 4-18 (.222) 1-12 (.083)
FT Made-Attempted 11-14 (.786) 14-18 (.778)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 8

Game Leaders

 
ORU
SHSU
PointsM. Craion 14C. Allmond 17
ReboundsM. Craion 10A. Mitchell 4
AssistsK. Stokes 4A. Mitchell 6
StealsM. Craion 2A. Mitchell 3
Team Stats: Oral Roberts | Sam Houston State

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 24, 2009 @SHSU 71, ORU 65Recap

Next 5 Games

ORU
SHSU
11/25 @FAMU 1:30pm
11/30 @UALR 8:00pm
12/03 UMKC 8:05pm
12/05 SUU 8:05pm
12/09 MIZZ 8:00pm
 11/25 @RID 4:00pm
11/30 MID 8:30pm
12/05 ULL 3:00pm
12/12 ECC 3:00pm
12/20 @AUB 2:00pm
Complete Schedule: Oral Roberts | Sam Houston State

Southland Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Sam Houston State14-225-7
Stephen F. Austin11-523-9
UTSA9-719-11
Southeastern Louisiana10-619-12
Texas-Arlington8-816-14
Texas A&M-CC10-617-15
Texas State9-715-16
Lamar5-1114-18
Nicholls State7-911-19
Northwestern State5-1110-19
McNeese State5-1110-20
Central Arkansas3-139-21
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