The Basics: Missouri State
Game Thirty-Three
Oral Roberts (24-8), (12-4) at Missouri State (25-8), (16-4)
Date/Time: Thursday, March 20^th / 6:30 p.m. (CT)
TV/Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Missouri State Athletics
Location: Great Southern Bank Arena (Springfield, Missouri)

TULSA, Okla. – The ORU women's basketball team will kick off their first ever WBIT campaign in Springfield, Missouri, as they look ahead to a matchup against the Missouri State Bears on Thursday, March 20^th at 6:30 PM in Great Southern Bank Arena.
 
Fans can tune into the game on ESPN+ or stay up to date on the action by following along on X @ORUWBB.
 
IMPORTANT LINKS
Bracket
Tournament Central
Tickets
 
LAST TIME OUT

• Jones (17), Robinson (17), Udoumoh (11) and Oglesby (11) each finished in double-figures in the Summit League Championship despite falling to #25 South Dakota State.
• Oglesby's 11 points put her just three away from 1,000 at ORU.
• Taleyah Jones recorded her 22^nd straight game in double-figures.
• Emily Robinson led the Golden Eagles in assists (6) for the 15^th time this season.
• ORU forced 17 SDSU turnovers to their eight.
• The last two Summit League Championship appearances for ORU have resulted in losses to South Dakota State (2010, 2024).
• The Golden Eagles shot their second-worst field goal percentage of the season (33.3%). 

 
QUICK HITS

• The Golden Eagles are making their first ever WBIT appearance.
• The program has made back-to-back postseason tournament appearances for the first time since 2010-11 and 2011-12.
• The Golden Eagles are 25-22 in postseason games all-time.
• Taleyah Jones and Jalei Oglesby each earned Summit League All-First Team selections.
• Oglesby and Jones are the only pair of Golden Eagles to make the Summit League All-First Team in the same season in program history.
• Jalei Oglesby garnered her second straight Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year Award.
• Oglesby became the second ever back-to-back Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year.
• Jalei joined Kansas City's Carlai Moore, who won the first two (back-to-back) awards in 2002-03.
• The Golden Eagles are one of two mid-major programs in the country who rank top 10 in scoring offense (ORU & Murray State).
• Jalei Oglesby has led the Golden Eagles in scoring off the bench in 31 of 32 games this season, leading ORU in scoring off the bench in 30 straight games.
• Oglesby has shot 54.8% from the field this season which ranks second in the Summit League and 33^rd nationally.
• As a team, ORU currently ranks first in the Summit League in bench points per game (26.1), scoring offense (83.2 ppg), steals per game (10.2 spg), turnover margin (5.34) and turnovers forced per game (18.75).
• ORU's 26.1 bench points per game ranks 20^th nationally while their team field goal percentage of 46.5% ranks 18^th nationally and second in the Summit League.
• Additionally, their 83.2 points per game this season ranks 8^th nationally.
• The Golden Eagles' 5.34 turnover margin ranks 27^th in the country.
• Five Golden Eagles are averaging double figures on the season, led by Taleyah Jones (18.3), Jalei Oglesby (17.3), Ruthie Udoumoh (12.2), Makyra Tramble (10.5) and Emily Robinson (10.0).
• The Golden Eagles have six players averaging 1+ steal a game (Udoumoh, Tramble, Weinrich, Robinson, Oglesby and Jones).
• Jones' 18.3 points per game ranks third in the Summit League followed by Oglesby's 17.3 points per game, which ranks sixth.
• Ruthie Udoumoh has been a dominant rebounder this year, averaging 8.2 rebounds per game which ranks third in the Summit League.
• Makyra Tramble ranks third in the Summit League in three-pointers made (62) and third in three-pointers per game (1.94).
• Tramble also ranks first in the Summit League in assist/turnover ratio (1.94) and first in steals per game (2.00).
• The Golden Eagles have had the same starting five in all 32 games this season. Tennessee Tech is the only other women's basketball program in the country to have the same starting lineup in every game this season.
• ORU has two sets of spouses on staff (Kelsi Musick & Josh Musick, Wayne Anderson & Cophie Anderson)

 
MILESTONE WATCH

• Jalei Oglesby is on pace to be the 25^th 1,000-point scorer at ORU, she currently has 997 points as a Golden Eagle.
• Oglesby is also three field goals away from reaching the top 10 in field goals made in a single season. She has made 238 field this season and would pass Elisha Turek (240, 2004-2005) with three more made baskets.
• Makyra Tramble is three triples away from breaking into the single season top 10 in three-point field goals list. Currently at 62, three more baskets from beyond the arc would put her at 65 on the season and she would pass the three former Golden Eagles tied at 64 3FGM.
• Taleyah Jones is 18 points away from reaching 603 points this season. Her 603^rd point would put her in the top 10 in points in a single season, passing Kisa Bradley. (602 points, 1995-96)

 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP

• Oral Roberts and Missouri State are tied in the all-time series, 10-10.
• Missouri State is 6-4 in the last 10 matchups between the two teams.
• The Bears won the most recent matchup back in 2017, 76-66.
• Lacy Stokes leads Missouri State in scoring, averaging 14.3 points per game, 4.6 rebounds per game and 4.1 assists per game.
• Stokes also averages 2.58 steals per game and has 85 total steals this season, ranking 24^th and 19^th in the country.
• Stokes (14.3 ppg), Daniels (11.9 ppg), Bekemeier (11.2 ppg) and Linthacum (10.9 ppg) each average double-figures.
• Head Coach Beth Cunningham boasts a 235-145 career record and 68-30 record at Missouri State.

 
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