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ORU's men's and women's teams are going to the NCAA Tournament

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Click Photo to Enlarge Moses Ehambe scored a game-high 25 points to lead ORU to its third straight Summit League Tournament title.

Moses Ehambe (Arlington, Texas) scored a game-high 25 points and Oral Roberts University closed with a 16-4 run as the Golden Eagles downed IUPUI, 71-64, to capture their third straight Summit League Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth, Tuesday at John Q. Hammons Arena.

The Golden Eagles (24-8) won their ninth straight tournament game and became the first Summit League team to win three consecutive titles since Valparaiso won six straight from 1995-2000. ORU gains the Summit League's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, which begins March 20.

One night after being held scoreless in a semifinal win over IPFW, Ehambe connected on 7-of-13 shots from three-point range and finished 9-of-15 from the field against the Jaguars (26-7), gaining Tournament MVP honors.

For the second-straight year, junior Rachel Watman dominated The Summit League championship game, scoring 23 points to push the No. 4-seeded Oral Roberts' Golden Eagles (19-13) to its second-consecutive league tournament title. With the win, ORU earns the program's fifth NCAA Tournament bid.

To add to her 23 points, Watman tacked on five rebounds and five steals which was more than enough to earn the Sydney, Australia native the Most Valuable Player honor. Sophomore Janae Voelker was named to the all-tournament team after a 12-point, five rebound performance. Voelker tied her career-high of four three-point field goals in a game. Junior Demesha Heard scored 10 points in the win.

The men's team will find out when and where they play on Sunday.

The Lady Golden Eagles will have to wait until March 17, known as "Selection Monday", to find out its destination and first-round opponent in the NCAA Tournament, which begins Saturday, March 22.