FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) _ Fred House scored 25 points to lead Southern Utah to a 73-62 victory over Oral Roberts in a Mid-Continent Conference semifinal Monday night.

The Thunderbirds (24-5) will face Valparaiso in the championship game Tuesday night.

Oral Roberts (10-19) got as close as 37-35 in the second half on a 3-pointer by Luke Spencer-Gardner, but Southern Utah used back-to-back 3-point baskets by House and Jeff Monaco to build a 10-point cushion with 13:13 to play. Oral Roberts got no closer than nine the rest of the half.

Monaco added 17 points and Justin Sant and Dan Beus scored 14 apiece for the Thunderbirds.

Spencer-Gardner and Markius Barnes led Oral Roberts with 11 points apiece. Matt Gastel and Josh Atkinson had 10 points each.

The Thunderbirds led throughout the first half, though the Golden Eagles did get as close as 24-23 on a Kyan Brown basket with 3:19 to play. Southern Utah closed the half with an 8-2 run for a 33-25 lead.