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TULSA, Okla. -- Playing for their tournament lives, the IUPUI women's basketball team faces tough sledding against Summit League-leading Oral Roberts on Saturday.  Tip-off from the Mabee Center is slated for 3:05 EST, with Scott Taylor on the call on IUPUIJags.com.

IUPUI (2-21, 1-11 Summit) sits three games behind Southern Utah for the final spot in the upcoming Summit League Tournament with six contests remaining in the regular season.  Any combination of losses and SUU wins totaling four will eliminate the Jaguars from the postseason.

Still, the Jaguars are showing signs of progress, as Kerah Nelson continues her push towards All-Summit League honors.  The freshman leads the Jaguars with 13.4 points per game and has upped her play in conference action, posting 15.2 points per game - the sixth-best average in The Summit.

Oral Roberts (16-8, 10-3 Summit) has used their dribble-drive-motion, up-tempo offense, and a swarming, extended 2-3 zone to vault to the top of the conference standings.  The Golden Eagles feature the country's highest-scoring backcourt in Kevi Luper and Jaci Bigham, who average a combined 43.4 points per contest.  Luper is third in the country with 25.4 points per game, while pacing the NCAA with 4.3 steals per game.

While the Jaguars have won four of the last six meetings between the teams, the Golden Eagles pulled away after a tight first half to beat IUPUI, 85-60, on Jan. 18, at The Jungle.  Nelson led the Jags with 16 points, while Janna Eichelberger posted her second double-double of the year with 12 points and 11 boards.

Bigham finished with 21 points, while Luper and Savana Buck each posted 19.

Taylor's call will begin at approximately 2:50 EST, and fans can follow the game by clicking on any of the above links.