Oral Roberts 78, Centenary 65

Oral Roberts 78, Centenary 65

Published Jan. 22, 2011 10:16 p.m. ET

Dominique Morrison scored 18 points to lead Oral Roberts past Centenary 78-65 on Saturday night, stretching the Gents? losing streak to 26 - longest in NCAA Division I basketball.

Damen Bell-Holter and Warren Niles added 13 points each for the Golden Eagles (9-12, 6-3 Summit League), who have won four in a row.

Logan Lowery and Travis Sims scored 12 points each to lead the Gents (0-21, 0-9), who are in their final Division I season before moving to Division III.

Oral Roberts led 41-21 at halftime and increased its advantage to 57-33 on Morrison?s three-point play with 10:36 left. Centenary cut its deficit to 68-58 on Aaron Harwell?s basket with 2:44 remaining, but Morrison responded with a three-point play to ignite a clinching 8-0 run.

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Bell-Holter had a game-high eight rebounds as Oral Roberts outrebounded Centenary 43-28.

The Golden Eagles have 14 consecutive wins over the Gents.

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