For most of the second half Sunday, Florida held Oral Roberts and NCAA history at bay.
But the Golden Eagles would not be denied, riding a late 9-2 run to take a late 77-76 lead and stun No. 7 seed Florida in a 81-78 win.
With the victory, Oral Roberts joins the 2013 Florida Gulf Coast as the second No. 15 seed in men's NCAA tournament history to advance to the Sweet 16. The win follows up ORU's stunning victory over No. 2 seed Ohio State in Friday's first round.
Oral Roberts pulled off the upset despite allowing Florida to shoot 55.2% from the field and losing the rebounding battle, 37-24. It made up the difference on the free throw line where ORU connected on 19 of 23 attempts (82.6%). Florida attempted only nine free throws, making seven.
Sophomore guard Max Abmas, the nation's leading scorer at 24.4 points per game, had another big game with 26 points and seven assists. He hit all 12 of his free throw attempts. Obanor one-upped him in the scoring column, tallying 28 points and 11 rebounds.