The Basics: TCU
Game Fourteen
Oral Roberts (5-8), (0-0) at TCU (7-3), (0-0)
Date/Time: Thursday, December 18 / 7:00 p.m.
TV/Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: TCU Athletics
Tickets: TCU Athletics
Location: Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena (Fort Worth, Texas)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The Golden Eagles will head from Springfield, Missouri, to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on the TCU Horned Frogs to close out a two-game road trip.

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Important Links
Summit League Notebook
Game Notes

Quick Hits
• ORU will head to Fort Worth, Texas, to face off against the TCU Horned Frogs on Thursday night.
• Head Coach Kory Barnett was named the 13th head coach of the Oral Roberts men's basketball program on March 8th, 2025.
• The Golden Eagles picked up their first win of the Kory Barnett era on 11/8/25, defeating John Brown 84-50.
• ORU has welcomed 12 newcomers this offseason (four freshmen and eight transfers).
• Luke Gray averaged 3.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg in 2024-25 while Chase Martin utilized a redshirt.
• ORU ranks 82nd in the country in strength of schedule and 85th in non-conference strength of schedule, per KenPom.
• In games won, the Golden Eagles are scoring 85.6 ppg while holding their opponents to just 63.4 ppg.
• On Tuesday, the Golden Eagles fell in a heartbreaker to Missouri State on the road as the Bears tipped in a layup off a missed three-pointer with just 3.6 seconds on the clock, falling 63-62.
• Five players finished in double figures (Dow, Turner, Harper, Gray, Naveh) as ORU took down Ecclesia last Saturday, 97-52, to pick up its third consecutive win at the Mabee Center.
• The Golden Eagles erased a 20-point halftime deficit (42-22) against Montana State on Dec. 6, outscoring the Bobcats 50-26 in the second half to secure a 72-68 victory.
• ORU shot 61.9 percent from deep vs Kennesaw State, its first time shooting 61.9 percent or better since playing Western Illinois on 2/27/20 (63%, 17-27).
• ORU had two double-doubles (vs Haskell) for the first time since facing off against NDSU on March 7^th, 2023 (Abmas- 26/10 assists, Vanover-10/10 rebounds).
• The Golden Eagles grabbed 20 offensive rebounds against John Brown earlier this year, their first 20+ OREB game since facing Haskell on November 18th, 2021.
• ORU recorded 12 total blocks against Oklahoma State, falling just one short of tying its single-game record.
• Connor Dow ranks first in the Summit League in three-point attempts (95), third in three-point percentage (35.8%) and second in three-pointers per game (2.62). Dow also ranks 40^th nationally in 3-point field goals made, with 33.
• Ty Harper has tallied double figures in all 13 games this season, reaching the 20-point mark six times.
• The Golden Eagles rank 31^st in the country in free-throw percentage and first in the Summit League, shooting 77.3 percent from the line this season.
• As a team, ORU ranks 75th in the country and first in the Summit League in three-pointers per game, knocking down 9.5 per game.

Opponent Information: TCU
• ORU is 1-4 vs TCU all-time and holds a 1-3 record vs the Horned Frogs on the road.
• The Horned Frogs took down #10 Florida 84-80 in the Rady Children's Invitational during Feast Week.
• TCU fell to the Michigan Wolverines, the No. 2 ranked team in the country on November 14^th, 67-63.
• On Tuesday, the Horned Frogs sparked a second-half comeback to take down Incarnate Word, 69-65.
• David Punch is leading the Horned Frogs in scoring, averaging 13.8 ppg.
• TCU ranks 26^th in the country in turnover margin (4.3) and 21^st in the country iun blocks per game (5.3).
• Head Coach Jamie Dixon is 183-129 during his 10 seasons at TCU and holds a 511-252 record over his 23 years as a head coach.
 
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