FINAL SCORE: Loyola 86, Oral Roberts 76.
ORU hit a season-high 11 three-pointers, but couldn’t erase a 17-point deficit in the second half. Aaron Young a career-high – and game-high – 26 points. Bobby Word scored 22.
CBI QUARTERFINALS
MONDAY, 7 p.m. – ESPN3
GENTILE ARENA – Chicago, Ill.
25th meeting between the programs – Loyola holds 14-10 advantage, ORU has won last four.
The winner moves on to the semifinals. The tournament is re-bracketed at that point.
ORAL ROBERTS (19-14, 10-6 Summit)
• Beat UC-Santa Barbara, 91-87, in first round CBI game. Obi Emegano had a game-high 30 points.
• Golden Eagles are 5-10 on the road this season.
• Emegano has made 202 free throws this season (6th on ORU single-season list) and is two steals from being in top 10 in ORU single-season steals list.
LOYOLA (20-13, 8-10 Missouri Valley)
• Beat Rider, 62-59, in first round game.
• Started season with 11-2 record.
• Ramblers have shot 50 percent from the field in their wins and their opponents have shot 50 percent from the field in their losses.
• Montel James was named MVC Newcomer of the Year and averages 9.2 ppg and 4.4 rpg.
| 2014-2015 Team | Oral Roberts (Summit rank) | Loyola-Chicago (MVC rank) |
| Scoring Offense | 69.0 ppg (5) | 62.0 ppg (6) |
| Scoring Defense | 67.8 ppg (6) | 60.3 ppg (3) |
| Field Goal Percentage | .426 (7) | .470 (3) |
| Three-Point Percentage | .346 (7) | .391 (3) |
| Free Throw Percentage | .715 (3) | .679 (9) |
| Rebounding Margin | +0.2 (5) | -1.6 (8) |
| Turnover Margin | -3.3 | -0.06 (7) |
| 2014-2015 Individual | ||
| Points | Obi Emegano 18.5Â (2) | Christian Thomas 11.2 (13) |
| Rebounds | Korey Billbury 7.4 (3) | Christian Thomas 4.4 (-) |
| Assists | Korey Billbury 2.9 (10) | Earl Peterson 1.9 (-) |
| Steals | Obi Emegano 1.8 (2) | Joe Crisman 0.9 (-) |
| Blocks | Denell Henderson 1.4 (2) | Montel James 0.6 (-) |
| Three-pointers Made | Bobby Word 1.6 (12) | Devon Turk 2.0 (3) |