The Basics
Oral Roberts at Missouri State
Date/Time: Saturday | December 12 | 7 p.m.
TV/Video: ESPN3
Audio: 1550 AM
Location: JQH Arena | Springfield, Mo.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Oral Roberts women's basketball team closes a five game road swing Saturday as the head east on I-44 to take on Missouri State at 7 p.m.
Thursday's game will tip off from Bud Walton Arena at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast nationally on the SEC Network and through the WatchESPN App. Phillip Dowden's radio call of the game can also be heard at 1550 AM in the Tulsa area and around the world for free through www.ORUAthletics.com.
| ORU at Missouri State | December 12 | JQH Arena (Springfield, Mo.) |
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at Missouri State
Saturday
December 12 | 7 p.m.
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Live Audio: 1550 AM
Play-by-Play: Phillip Dowden
TV/Video: ESPN3
Play-by-Play: Don West
Color: Carly Stubblefield
LiveStats: MissouriStateBears.com
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All-Time vs. MSU: ORU leads 9-7
At Springfield: ORU leads 5-4
Last Meeting:
11/24/14 - ORU 70, MSU 57
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Social: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram // Game Notes: ORU | Missouri State
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STORYLINES
► Oral Roberts closes out a five game road swing Saturday night at Missouri State. The Golden Eagles will try to snap five game skid after falling at Arkansas Thursday night. Saturday will be just the 17th all-time meeting between the Golden Eagles and Lady Bears while ORU holds a 9-7 advantage in the series.
► Two sophomores, Faith Ihim and Bria Pitts lead ORU in scoring with Ihim averaging 11 ppg while Pitts averages 10.4 ppg. Thursday's game at Arkansas was the first time both Pitts and Ihim were held to single digits in the scoring column.
► Pitts has been one of the best three-point shooters among Summit League players during the non-conference season. She is averaging 2.38 threes a game which ranks second among Summit League teams and is 103rd nationally.
► Bria Pitts has been one of the best three-point shooters for ORU as she ranks third in The Summit League and 74th nationally. She is currently shooting 38.8 percent from behind the line.
► Defensively, ORU continues to rank among the top teams in The Summit League ranking second with 10.1 steals per game and 61st nationally. The Golden Eagles also rank 11th in the country and lead Summit League teams in opponent's three-point percentage holding teams to 22 percent on the season.
► So far ORU has played just twice at home in December and November opening the season against Evangel on Nov. 14 and Nov. 24 against Little Rock. The Golden Eagles will play one more time at the Mabee Center before closing out the month on the road at Baylor and Kansas.
► Under Misti Cussen the Golden Eagles have continually played one of the toughest schedule's in the nation with games last season at Baylor, Tennessee, Kansas St and Wisconsin. On this year's schedule ORU will make trips to play three Big 12 teams (Kansas, Oklahoma St, Baylor), one team from the Big 10 (Michigan) and one from the SEC (Arkansas).
For the latest information on ORU women's basketball, follow @ORUWBB on Twitter or go to www.ORUAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading the Golden Eagles Front Row App at ORUAthletics.com/frontrow or in the App Store.
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