TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Damen Bell-Holter had 23 points and 10 rebounds Warren Niles added 20 points as Oral Roberts held off Southeastern Louisiana 65-59 Saturday night.
After Southeastern Louisiana scored 11 straight points to pull within 51-47 with 5:37 remaining, Niles converted a four-point play and Bell-Holter followed with a three-point play to help the Golden Eagles (14-8, 9-1 Southland) pull away for good and earn their sixth straight victory.
Dre Evans scored 17 points and Brandon Fortenberry had 16 for the Lions (8-12, 6-4), who had their three-game winning streak snapped.
Oral Roberts led 29-25 at halftime and scored the first eight points of the second half. The Eagles extended the lead to 51-36 with 8:05 remaining on a 3-pointer by Mickey Manghum and a steal and layup by Niles before Southeastern Louisiana responded with an 11-0 run capped by Evans' 3-pointer with 5:37 remaining.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Southeastern Louisiana (8-12) | 25 | 34 | 59 |
| Oral Roberts (14-8) « | 29 | 36 | 65 |
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| Southeastern Louisiana Lions | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Johnson, F | 24 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| R. Woods, F | 24 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| B. Fortenberry, G | 37 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| J. Ricard, G | 33 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| D. Evans, G | 30 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Benton | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| T. Nelson | 14 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Campbell | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. James | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| O. Ochie | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Totals | 20-52 | 10-16 | 35 | 6 | 22 | 59 | |
| 38.5% | 62.5% | ||||||
| Oral Roberts Golden Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Glover, F | 32 | 2-12 | 2-4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| B. Conley, F | 19 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| D. Bell-Holter, C | 26 | 7-10 | 9-11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| W. Niles, G | 35 | 8-15 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| K. Billbury, G | 28 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Jackson | 26 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Manghum | 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| S. Roundtree | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 22-54 | 18-25 | 36 | 9 | 20 | 65 | |
| 40.7% | 72% | ||||||
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