The Basics: Missouri State
Game Eight
Oral Roberts (2-5) vs Missouri State (4-3)
Date/Time: Sunday, December 1 / 3:00 p.m.
TV/Video: KGEB Tulsa TV 53 | Summit League Network
Live Stats: ORU Athletics
Tickets: ORU Athletics
Location: Mabee Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men's basketball team is back home at the Mabee Center on Sunday, December 1, at 3:00 p.m., hosting the Missouri State Bears.

Fans can tune into the game on GEB America and the Summit League Network or stay up to date on the action by following along on X @ORUMBB.

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Summit League Notes

Quick Hits
• ORU fell to Rogers State, 69-68, in its last outing on Monday night.
• Sophomore center Josh Jones recorded his first career double-double against the Hillcats with 16 points and 11 rebounds, both career-highs.
• Issac 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, the Bracketeer Preseason All-American Watch List, and the Lou Henson Early Season Watchlist.
• McBride moved to 12^th all-time in scoring last game, passing Emmanuel Nzekwesi. With 1,495 points in his ORU career, McBride needs just five more to reach the 1,500-point milestone.
• The Golden Eagles are 10-11 against the Bears all-time. Missouri State won last year's game 84-69 in Springfield.
• 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.
• Russell Springmann enters his second year at the helm for the Golden Eagles. The program went 12-19 in his first year as head coach and lost in the first round of the Summit League tournament.
 
Opponent Information: Missouri State
• Missouri State is 4-3 on the season and is currently on a two-game skid.
• Sophomore guard Dez White leads the Bears in scoring, averaging 17.4 ppg.
• MSU is led by Head Coach Cuonzo Martin, who posts a 268-201 career record in his 15 years of coaching.
 
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