Oral Roberts was led by Ty Harper’s career-high 29 points to defeat South Dakota, 67-62, on Saturday evening at the Mabee Center. With the win, ORU improved to 7-22 overall and 2-12 in the Summit League, while the Coyotes dropped to 14-15, 6-8 Summit League. The Golden Eagles opened the first half by taking a…
It was a tight game throughout, but Texas A&M held off a late surge from the Oklahoma Sooners to win 75-71, Saturday evening in Norman. The Aggies improved to 19-8 overall and 9-5 in the SEC, while the Sooners are now 13-14 on the year and 3-11 in SEC play. Texas A&M scored the first…
Colorado jumped out to an early lead and held off Oklahoma State in the second half to take an 83-69 win over the Cowboys on Saturday in Boulder. It was the Buffaloes third straight home win, and the Cowboys have now lost five in a row. Colorado improved to 15-12, 5-9 Big 12, and OSU…
It seems I write a column like this one every four years, and it stands to reason, the Winter Olympics come around every four years. As I’ve written before, I’m a fan of many of the sports featured in the Winter Games, and it may be because we don’t get to watch so many of…
Oklahoma used an 18-0 run early in the second half to take the lead and cruise to a 94-78 victory over Georgia on Saturday at Lloyd Noble Center, in Norman. It was a badly needed conference win for the Sooners, and their second consecutive conference victory. With the win, OU improved to 13-12 overall, 3-9…
TCU never trailed in the game, but it took overtime for the Horned Frogs to defeat Oklahoma State, 95-92 on Saturday in Stillwater. TCU won for the third straight time and improved to 16-9 overall and 6-6 in Big 12 Conference play, while OSU dropped their third straight game to fall to 16-9, 4-8 Big…
It was a back-and-forth game but in the end, Wichita State pulled away for an 81-77 win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in Koch Arena in Wichita on Saturday. Wichita State’s record improved to 16-10 overall and 8-5 in the American Athletic Conference. Tulsa dropped to 20-6, 8-5 American. There were several lead changes and…
The Golden Eagles fell 87-69 to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits on Hall of Fame night, Saturday at the Mabee Center. ORU is now 6-21 overall and 1-11 in the Summit League. SDSU improved to 12-15 overall, 5-7 Summit League. The Golden Eagles had three players finish in double figures, led by Ty Harper, who…
At halftime of the basketball game, the members of the 1973-74 ORU men’s basketball team were inducted into the school’s athletic hall of fame. The team that was led by head coach Ken Trickey, is the only men’s team at ORU to advance to the NCAA Tournament Elite 8.
Richard Fuqua has often been referred to as “the man who built the Mabee Center,” and now Oral Roberts University’s legendary basketball player has a practice court named in his honor. Fuqua, a native of Chattanooga, Tenn., played basketball at Riverside High School prior to attending ORU. He was recruited by the late Ken Trickey…