The Basics: St. Thomas
Game Twenty Five
Oral Roberts (5-19), (0-9) at St. Thomas (19-6), (8-2)
Date/Time: Saturday, February 7 / 7:00 p.m. CT
TV/Video: Summit League Network
Live Stats: St. Thomas Athletics
Tickets: St. Thomas Athletics
Location: Lee & Penny Anderson Arena (St. Paul, Minn.)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The ORU men's basketball program will head north to face off against the St. Thomas Tommies on Saturday, February 7^th at 7 p.m. CT.
 
Fans can watch the game on Summit League Network or tune into Behind the Mic with Connor Clark on X, Facebook and YouTube. Fans can also stay up to date on the action by following along on X @ORUMBB.

Important Links
Summit League Notebook
Game Notes

Quick Hits
• The Golden Eagles will take on the St. Thomas Tommies at the newly built Lee & Penny Anderson Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• 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.
• In games won, the Golden Eagles are scoring 85.6 ppg while holding their opponents to just 63.4 ppg.
• ORU ranked 66th in non-conference strength of schedule, per KenPom.
• Through nine games of Summit League play, ORU is averaging a League-leading 4.0 blocks per game.
• Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams is second in the League, averaging 1.8 bpg through his eight Summit League contests.
• Through 24 games played, Ty Harper ranks fifth in the Summit League in scoring, averaging 15.8 ppg.
• Ty Harper recorded back-to-back career-highs at South Dakota and SDSU, scoring 23 and 26 points, respectively.3
• Connor Dow has started every game for the Golden Eagles this season.
• Ofri Naveh notched his first career double-double against Omaha, racking up 22 points and 13 boards.
• 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.
• ORU shot 61.9 percent from deep vs Kennesaw State, its first time shooting 61.9 percent or better from beyond the arc 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 block short of tying its single-game record.
• Connor Dow ranks second in the Summit League in three-point attempts (164) and seventh in 3-point field goals made, with 54. His 164 attempts rank 69^th nationally.
• The Golden Eagles are 116^th in the country in free-throw percentage and second in the Summit League, shooting 73.9 percent from the line this season.

Opponent Information: St. Thomas
• ORU is 6-4 against the Tommies all-time and 2-2 on the road.
• St. Thomas ranks top 50 in the country in assist/turnover ratio (1.75), assists per game (17.0), effective FG percentage (58.8%), field goal percentage (50.4%) turnovers per game (9.8) and turnover margin (2.9).
• Nolan Minessale ranks fifth in the country in total points, with 497.
• In conference play, Nick Janowski is second in the League in scoring, averaging 21.1 ppg.
• St. Thomas is in its first year of DI membership.
• Head Coach Johnny Tauer is 310-113 over his 15 years at the helm of the Tommies.

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