Burns leads Oral Roberts over Houston Baptist 95-81

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Deondre Burns had 21 points and Max Abmas added 20 as Oral Roberts got past Houston Baptist 95-81 on Friday night.

Emmanuel Nzekwesi had 18 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for Oral Roberts (1-1). Sam Kearns added 11 points.

Jalon Gates had 25 points for the Huskies (0-2). Qon Murphy added 14 points. Ty Dalton had 14 points.

Ian DuBose, coming off a 20-point night in the Huskies' opener, scored only 9 points on 2-of-17 shooting.

Oral Roberts plays Tulsa on the road on Tuesday. Houston Baptist matches up against Texas Tech on Wednesday.