Abmas leads Oral Roberts against Denver after 32-point game

Published Dec. 30, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

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Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (11-3, 2-0 Summit) at Denver Pioneers (10-5, 1-1 Summit)

Denver; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Oral Roberts visits the Denver Pioneers after Max Abmas scored 32 points in Oral Roberts' 92-89 win over the Omaha Mavericks.

The Pioneers are 5-1 on their home court. Denver leads the Summit averaging 41.3 points in the paint. Touko Tainamo leads the Pioneers scoring 10.0.

The Golden Eagles are 2-0 in Summit play. Oral Roberts ranks third in the Summit shooting 38.0% from downtown. Patrick Mwamba leads the Golden Eagles shooting 57.9% from 3-point range.

The Pioneers and Golden Eagles meet Saturday for the first time in Summit play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tommy Bruner is averaging 16.2 points and 4.4 assists for the Pioneers. Justin Mullins is averaging 12.1 points and 1.5 steals over the past 10 games for Denver.

Abmas averages 3.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Eagles, scoring 20.0 points while shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc. Connor Vanover is averaging 11.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.1 blocks over the last 10 games for Oral Roberts.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pioneers: 6-4, averaging 76.5 points, 31.6 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 5.1 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 50.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.6 points per game.

Golden Eagles: 9-1, averaging 90.3 points, 35.1 rebounds, 16.5 assists, 8.7 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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