The Basics: Texas A&M-Texarkana
Game Thirteen
Oral Roberts (3-9), (0-0) vs Texas A&M-Texarkana (8-4), (7-3)
Date/Time: Monday, December 30 / 7:00 p.m.
TV/Video: Summit League Network
Live Stats: ORU Athletics
Tickets: ORU Athletics
Location: Mabee Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
 
TULSA, Okla. – After three-straight games on the road, the Oral Roberts men's basketball team returns home to the Mabee Center for a matchup against Texas A&M-Texarkana on Monday, December 30 at 7:00 p.m.

Fans can tune into the game on 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 86-74 in its last outing at Oklahoma State seven days ago.
• Issac McBride scored 27 points, finishing one shy of his season-high 28 that he scored against Northern Arizona on 12/4/24.
• Freshman Luke Gray reached double digits for the first time in his collegiate career, scoring a career-high 12 points.
• Darius Robinson Jr. reached double figures for the fifth time this season with a 10-point outing at OSU.
• Vermont transfer Jackson Skipper scored eight points and played 21 minutes, both of which were career-highs in an ORU uniform.
• Monday's contest is ORU's final non-conference game of the season.
• 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 ranks 11th all-time in scoring at ORU with 1,593 points.
• This is the first ever meeting between ORU and TAMUT.
• 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.

Opponent Information: Texas A&M-Texarkana

• TAMUT is 8-4 on the season, winning six of its last seven games.
• Deovaunta Williams leads the Eagles in points per game with 15.9.
• Texas A&M-Texarkana is led by Head Coach Darion Brown, who enters his first year at the helm.

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