Oral Roberts 86, Ark.-Little Rock 60

Published Nov. 24, 2010 10:33 p.m. ET

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Warren Niles scored 25 points to lead Oral Roberts past Arkansas-Little Rock 86-60 on Wednesday night.

Dominique Morrison added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (1-3), who avoided their first 0-4 start since 2001-02.

Solomon Bozeman paced the Trojans (3-2) with 20 points.

Niles had 14 points in the first half to spark Oral Roberts to a 42-27 lead at intermission. UALR's Alex Garcia-Mendoza opened the second half with a 3-pointer, but the Golden Eagles scored the next five points and the Trojans never got closer than 13 the rest of the game.

Oral Roberts' biggest lead was 80-51 after a Niles dunk with 4:35 left.

UALR jumped to a 9-4 lead before Oral Roberts reeled off 13 consecutive points, keyed by Niles' five. The Golden Eagles' lead grew to 23-11 with 9:22 left in the first half.