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Recap - Oral Roberts Defeats Southwestern 79-62

Emmanuel Nzekwesi scored 24 points and added 12 rebounds for a double-double, leading Oral Roberts over Southwestern, 79-62, on Friday at Mabee Center.

Sam Kearns had 14 points for Oral Roberts and Carlos Jurgens chipped in with 11 points. Sam Kearns had 6 assists for them, while Emmanuel Nzekwesi was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.

Southwestern got 40 points from Cameron Hunt in a losing cause and another 5 points from Simpson Anderson. Cameron Hunt contributed 2 assists for them, while Cameron Hunt had 8 rebounds.

Oral Roberts was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored Oral Roberts as they grabbed 39 boards, while Southwestern only had 31