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Oral Roberts beats IPFW 62-58

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TULSA, Okla. (AP) Obi Emegano scored 15 points with four rebounds and four assists as Oral Roberts beat IPFW 62-58 on Saturday night.

Aaron Young added 14 points and three assist for the Golden Eagles (10-8, 4-1 Summit League) and Denell Henderson had eight points and six rebounds. The team sank 38.5 percent from the field overall and 76.5 percent from the line.

Oral Roberts took an 11-9 lead with 12:17 left in the first period on a three-point play by Emegano. But IPFW went 7-2 to finish out the half to a 27-23 advantage at the break.

In the second period, the Golden Eagles went ahead 40-37 on 3 by Young with 12:19 left, then took the lead for good on a Henderson jumper followed by a 3-pointer by Emegano to go up 58-53 with 1:22 to play.

Steve Forbes led the Mastodons (8-10, 1-4) with 22 points and 10 rebounds.