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IUPUI SEEKS SERIES SWEEP WITH SATURDAY NIGHT TIP AT ORAL ROBERTS

Jags won previous meeting between the two schools in overtime in Indianapolis

2/12/2010 3:46:24 PM

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TULSA, Okla. - Coming off the best shooting night in the program's Division I history, the IUPUI basketball team will be back to business on Saturday night when it invades the Mabee Center for an 8:05 p.m. EST clash with Oral Roberts. The Jaguars won the previous meeting with the Golden Eagles back on Jan. 14 in overtime at Conseco Fieldhouse, but hasn't beaten the Golden Eagles in Tulsa since 2004.

The Jags enter Saturday's game having won eight of their past nine contests.  

Head Coach Ron Hunter's team knocked down 69.8 percent of its field goal tries in the 88-77 win at Centenary on Thursday as sophomore Alex Young pumped in a career-best 30 points. The 6-foot-6 lefty hit 10-of-14 from the floor and 7-of-8 from the free throw line. 

It was far from a one-man show though as senior Robert Glenn went for 23 on 9-of-10 shooting and classmate Jon Avery tallied 13 off the bench. The Jaguars also hit a school record 66.7 percent from beyond the arc, connecting on 6-of-9 attempts. 

IUPUI (18-8, 11-2 Summit) entered the week ranked sixth in the country in field goal percentage and has since upped the ante to 50.3 percent following Thursday's win. Avery leads The Summit at 60.3 percent while Glenn is second at 59.7 percent. No other player in the league is shooting better than 54 percent overall. 

ORU suffered a 64-62 loss to Western Illinois on Thursday, despite double-doubles from Dominique Morrison (22 pts, 11 reb) and Kevin Ford (12 pts, 10 reb). The Golden Eagles shot just 38 percent overall while WIU drilled 8-of-12 (66.7 percent) from deep. 

Morrison leads the Golden Eagles in scoring at 15.7 points per game and Ford averages close to a double-double with 11.4 points and 7.8 rebounds a night. JUCO-transfer Michael Craion comes in scoring 12.5 points per game and rookie guard Warren Niles is netting 12.3 per. Niles torched IUPUI for 39 points in the previous meeting. 

ORU leads the all-time series 16-11, dating back to 1998.
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