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Date Posted: 05:42:57 02/15/04 Sun
Author: TD
Subject: +++Midconfans 2/15/04+++
In reply to: TD 's message, "+++Midconfans 2/15/04+++" on 00:00:46 02/15/04 Sun


Chicago State in thick of conference race--Daily Southtown (Chicago)

Chicago State holds off Mid-Con leader IUPUI--Indianapolis Star

Free throws help Valpo top UMKC--Kansas City Star
UMKC BOX SCORE

One run too much for Leathernecks--Macomb Journal(partial stories on website)

Valparaiso wins, takes over first in Mid-Con--NW Indiana Post Tribune

Centenary team doesn't act like Gentlemen--Daily Spectrum (Utah)

Tutt's effort helps Eagles snap streak--Tulsa World


Tutt's effort helps Eagles snap streak

By Staff Reports
2/15/2004

Freshman guard scores career-best 30 to dump Leathernecks.

MACOMB, Ill. -- Technical difficulties made it impossible for radio listeners to hear Oral Roberts' best five minutes of basketball this month.

Freshman Ken Tutt played the best five minutes of his stellar career. And nobody associated with ORU minded that they came against the Mid-Continent Conference's worst team.

Tutt scored 20 straight second-half points and finished with a career-high 30 as ORU pulled out a 74-66 win at Western Illinois on Saturday, snapping a four-game losing streak, its worst in 2 1/2 years.

"We had to win and get some confidence back and Ken put us on his back," said ORU coach Scott Sutton.

ORU (14-9, 7-5) had lost five of its last six games and hadn't won since Jan. 22.

The Eagles shot poorly in the first half and trailed 43-36 with 12:53 left, but Tutt's 3-pointer capped an 8-0 run that gave the Eagles their first lead of the second half.

He went on to make six more shots without a miss, including two 3-pointers and a free throw to complete a three-point play, for a 61-53 lead with 2:21 left.

An equipment malfunction caused KCFO's radio broadcast to be interrupted almost exclusively from the 6 1/2-minute mark to 1:24.

Tutt scored 15 points in that span, prompting ORU radio voice Dave Garrett to quip, "We may need a technical malfunction more often."

After missing 11 of his first 15 shots, Tutt finished 10-of-21 with five 3-pointers and 5-of-5 from the foul line.

"He was unbelievable," Sutton said. "We all struggled for the first 30 minutes. It seemed like we couldn't make a shot, and then Ken turned it on like he did at (Valparaiso). He's a great shooter and his teammates did a great job of getting him the ball."

Tutt scored 25 of his 28 points in the second half of Thursday's loss at Valparaiso.

He has scored 26, 28, 28, 28 and 30 points in his last five games.

Following a recent trend, the Eagles shot poorly overall, hitting 43 percent from the field.

Their last four games have been their worst in shooting percentage since November.

Nevertheless, they stayed in the running for a high seed in the conference tourney and probably ended Western's hopes of qualifying.

The Leathernecks (3-22, 1-12) trail Oakland by three full games for the eighth and last spot.

ORU moved into a three-way tie for fourth with Chicago State, which upset Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis, and Missouri-Kansas City, which lost at Valpo. ORU's sixth road win of the season tied for the most since 1983-84.

The Eagles have three of their last four at home, starting with Chicago State on Thursday.

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ORU 74, Western Illinois 66

ORAL ROBERTS (14-9, 6-6)
Min FG 3pt FT Reb
O-T F Pt.
Atkinson, f 36 4-9 1-5 2-2 1-8 2 11
Green, f 32 4-6 0-0 3-3 3-8 3 11
Gastel, c 6 1-3 0-0 1-1 1-1 3 3
Tutt, g 37 10-21 5-12 5-5 0-4 1 30
Bluitt, g 38 2-9 0-3 3-4 1-1 2 7
Thomas 16 3-5 1-1 0-0 3-5 2 7
Fowlkes 10 0-1 0-0 1-4 0-3 1 1
Charles 22 1-4 1-2 1-2 1-5 2 4
Ogunoye 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1 0
TEAM 1-3
TOTAL 25-58 8-23 16-21 12-39 17 74

Assists -- Bluitt 5, Atkinson 4, Green 4, Tutt 3, Charles 1, Thomas 1
Blocks -- None
Turnovers -- Green 5, Thomas 2, Charles 2, Tutt 1, Bluitt 1, Fowlkes 1, Atkinson 1
Steals -- Atkinson 1, Green 1, Tutt 1, Bluitt 1, Charles 1
Technical fouls -- None

WESTERN ILLINOIS (3-22, 1-12)
Min FG 3pt FT Reb
O-T F Pt.
Lewis, f 31 5-8 1-1 5-9 0-12 1 16
Archie, f 22 5-7 0-0 0-1 0-3 4 10
Gray, g 37 3-12 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 9
Carter, g 16 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 5 7
Welsh, g 33 1-1 1-1 3-4 0-1 2 6
Schmit 10 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 3
Lenoir 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0
Haywood 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0
Cole 24 5-10 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 12
Charles 17 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-3 0 3
TEAM 0-1
TOTAL 24-47 8-12 10-18 1-25 16 66

Assists -- Welsh 8, Gray 4, Charles 2, Lenoir 1, Schmit 1, Lewis 1
Blocks -- Charles 2, Lewis 2
Turnovers -- Gray 4, Cole 2, Welsh 2, Schmit 2, Archie 1, Carter 1, Lenoir 1
Steals -- Schmit 2, Welsh 1
Technical fouls -- None

Oral Roberts 27 47 -- 74
Western Illinois 31 35 -- 66

Attendance -- 1,151

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Up next

Vs: Chicago State
When: 7:05 p.m. Thursday
Radio: KCFO am970
TV: None

Mid-Continent Standings

Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Valparaiso 10 4 .714 13 10 .565
Ind.-Pur.-Indpls. 8 4 .667 16 8 .667
Centenary 8 4 .667 14 9 .609
UMKC 7 5 .583 12 11 .522
Oral Roberts 7 5 .583 14 9 .609
Chicago St. 7 5 .583 9 17 .346
S. Utah 4 8 .333 8 15 .348
Oakland, Mich. 4 9 .308 10 15 .400
W. Illinois 1 12 .077 3 22 .120



Saturday's games

Chicago State 76, IUPUI 72
Oral Roberts 74, Western Illinois 66
Centenary 86, Southern Utah 44
Valparaiso 70, UMKC 60






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