The Basics: Tulsa
Game Three
Oral Roberts (1-1) vs Tulsa (2-0)
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 13 / 7:00 p.m.
TV/Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Golden Hurricane Athletics
Tickets: Golden Hurricane Athletics
Location: Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men's basketball team heads across town for a Mayor's Cup battle with Tulsa on Wednesday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m. The Golden Eagles are seeking their fourth-straight win over TU.

Fans can tune into the game on ESPN+ or stay up to date on the action by following along on X @ORUMBB.

Important Links
Summit League Notes
ORU Game Notes

Quick Hits
• ORU captured its first win of the 2024-25 season defeating Ozark Christian 105-49 in the Mabee Center.
• Transfer forward Sam Alajiki scored a team-high 16 points and added three steals.
• Six Golden Eagles reached double figure scoring.
• ORU shot 60.3% from the floor, its highest clip in a single game since 2/27/2020.
• McBride was named the Summit League Preseason Player of the Year. This is the third time in four years that an ORU player has earned this award.
• On top of his Player of the Year accolade, McBride was also named to the Summit League Preseason First Team as well as the Bracketeer Preseason All-American Watch List.
• McBride currently ranks 14th all-time at ORU in scoring with 1,422 points in 98 games played.
• ORU is seeking its 4th straight Mayor's Cup victory, which would be its longest winning streak against TU since 1978-80.
• This will be the 59th meeting in the historic rivalry.
• ORU was picked to finish fifth in the Summit League Preseason Poll.
• The Golden Eagles welcome 10 newcomers (six transfers, four freshmen) to the 2024-25 squad.
• Of the 10 offseason additions, three of them are natives of Oklahoma. Jackson Skipper (Tulsa), Chase Martin (Jenks), and Luke Gray (Edmond) are all local to the Sooner State.
• ORU returns seven players from last year's team that went 12-19.
• Russell Springmann enters his second year at the helm for the Golden Eagles.
 
Opponent Information: Tulsa
 
• Tulsa is seeking its first win over ORU since the 2019-20 season.
• The Golden Hurricane lead the all-time series 36-22.
• Isaiah Barnes leads Tulsa in scoring averaging 18.0 ppg and 3.5 rpg.
• The Golden Hurricane are led by Head Coach Eric Konkol who posts a 23-40 record at TU.
• Tulsa was picked to finish 10th in the American Preseason Poll.
 
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