Tulsa Golden Hurricane hold off Oral Roberts in late surge

TULSA, Okla. (Interstat) — Denton Forsythe scored 22 points and Chris Loofe added 17 points and 11 rebounds as Tulsa beat Oral Roberts 80-71 on Wednesday at Donald Reynolds Center. Loofe made several late baskets, and Jaylen Lawal also scored 18 for the Golden Hurricane, who improved to 3-0. Boden Williams led Oral Roberts with 22 points, while Cal Furnish had 10 points and five assists and Luke Gray scored 17. Tulsa shot 25 of 55 from the floor and 23 of 28 from the free-throw line, while Oral Roberts was 23 of 64 overall and 10 of 32 from 3-point range. The Golden Hurricane held a 32-22 advantage in points in the paint and a 26-13 edge in fast-break points. Oral Roberts had 16 offensive rebounds and 13 assists, but committed 11 turnovers. Tulsa committed 16 turnovers. Tulsa also had eight assists and four blocks. Attendance was 4,066. Oral Roberts fell to 1-2.