Obanor scores 25 to carry Oral Roberts over Denver 91-82
DENVER -- — Kevin Obanor had 25 points as Oral Roberts topped Denver 91-82 on Saturday.
Kareem Thompson and RJ Glasper scored 15 points each for Oral Roberts (8-6, 5-1 Summit League), which earned its fourth consecutive road victory. Max Abmas had 14 points and six rebounds.
Denver scored 56 second-half points, a season high for the team.
Jase Townsend scored a career-high 35 points for the Pioneers (1-10, 0-4), whose losing streak stretched to 10 games. Sam Hines Jr. added 16 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.
The Golden Eagles improve to 2-0 against the Pioneers for the season. Oral Roberts defeated Denver 88-84 on Friday.
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2020-2021 Summit League Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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South Dakota State | 9-3 | - | 16-7 |
South Dakota | 11-4 | +0.5 | 14-11 |
North Dakota State | 11-5 | - | 15-12 |
Oral Roberts | 10-5 | 0.5 | 18-11 |
North Dakota | 8-8 | 3 | 9-17 |
UM Kansas City | 7-7 | 3 | 11-13 |
Western Illinois | 5-9 | 5 | 7-15 |
Omaha | 3-11 | 7 | 5-20 |
Denver | 1-13 | 9 | 2-19 |