The Basics: Denver
Game Nineteen
Oral Roberts (5-13), (1-4) vs Denver (6-15), (0-6)
Date/Time: Thursday, January 23 / 7:00 p.m.
TV/Video: Summit League Network
Live Stats: ORU Athletics
Tickets: ORU Athletics
Location: Mabee Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
 
The Basics: Omaha
Game Twenty
Oral Roberts (5-13), (1-4) vs Omaha (11-9), (5-0)
Date/Time: Saturday, January 25 / 7:00 p.m.
TV/Video: Summit League Network | GEB America
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 this week, hosting the Denver Pioneers on Thursday night and the Omaha Mavericks on Saturday night.

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

Important Links
Summit League Notes
ORU Game Notes vs Denver

Quick Hits
• ORU fell 84-70 to South Dakota State in its last outing on Saturday night.
• Issac McBride (26 PTS) led the Golden Eagles in scoring and notched his fourth-straight game of scoring 20+ points.
• Senior guard Jalen Miller scored a career-high 15 points and tied his career-high for threes in a game with three.
• Freshman JoJo Moore scored 15 points and added seven rebounds. He's reached double-digit scoring the last six games and has led ORU in rebounding for the last four.
• McBride leads the Summit League in scoring in conference games. He's averaging 26.6 PPG, over four points better than second place.
• He ranks first in the Summit in three-pointers per game (2.83) and 30th in the country in three-point percentage (43.2).
• 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 1,741 points.
• This is the 24th meeting between ORU and Denver. The Golden Eagles lead the series 13-10.
• The Golden Eagles rank second in the Summit League in three-point percentage (37.6%) and three-pointers per game (9.9).
• ORU was picked to finish fifth in the Summit League Preseason Poll.
• Russell Springmann is in his second year at the helm for the Golden Eagles.
 
Opponent Information: Denver
• The Pioneers are 6-15 on the season and winless in Summit League play.
• Nicholas Shogbonyo leads the team in scoring with 14.1 PPG and 4.6 RPG.
• Head Coach Jeff Wulbrun is in his fourth season with the Pioneers.
 
Opponent Information: Omaha
• The Mavericks are 11-9 on the season and a perfect 5-0 in Summit League play. They take on undefeated St. Thomas on Thursday night before heading to Tulsa.
• Marquel Sutton leads the team in scoring putting up 16.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
• Head Coach Chris Crutchfield is in his third season with the Mavericks.
 
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