The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles just couldn't handle the balanced offensive attack of the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats, who won Tuesday night to stay unbeaten.
No. 4 Arizona vs Oral Roberts final score: Arizona stays unbeaten, 89-64
Five Wildcats scored in double figures as Arizona remained one of the unbeaten college hoops teams.
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Arizona was led by Mark Lyons with 17 points and had four other players score in double figures. Forward Grant Jerrett had 15 points and Nick Johnson and Solomon Hill added 12, with Brandon Ashley chipping in 14. Arizona shot 57.4 percent from the field and went 8-of-16 from three-point range.
The Wildcats jumped out to a 12-4 lead five minutes into the game and never really looked back, going on to lead 45-31 at half. Both teams were a bit careless with the ball, combining for 37 turnovers in the game.
Golden Eagles guard Warren Niles led all scorers in the game with 22 points, but was partially offset by eight turnovers. Shawn Glover added 18 but the rest of Oral Roberts struggled. Forward Steven Roundtree was 5-for-12 from the field and forward Damen Bell-Holter shot 2-for-10. As a team, Oral Roberts shot just 38.3 percent from the floor.
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