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For the first time in program history the Oral Roberts men’s basketball team has closed out the regular season undefeated in conference play to go 18-0 after a 69-65 victory at South Dakota State Saturday afternoon. ORU is the second team in Summit League history to manage the league’s regular season schedule unscathed. Saturday’s win…

Tulsa loses final home game of the season

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University of Central Florida was led by Taylor Hendricks with 25 points, as the Knights cruised past Tulsa, 68-49, Sunday afternoon at the Reynolds Center. Tulsa dropped to 5-23, 1-16 AAC, while UCF improved to 16-12, 7-9 AAC. Tulsa didn’t have the firepower it needed against the Knights as the Hurricane was missing 30 points…

OU beats no. 23 Iowa State

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Having lost nine of their previous 11 games, the Oklahoma Sooners turned it around on Saturday, with a 61-50 win against No. 23 Iowa State, in Ames, Iowa. The Sooners were led by Jacob Groves with 16 points, including 4 of 5 three-pointers. Tanner Groves added 9 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. The Sooners, whose…

K-State gets past OSU, 73-68

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14th ranked Kansas State earned its third straight win by beating Oklahoma State, 73-68 on Saturday. Markquis Nowell led the Wildcats with 22 points, eight assists and four steals. Keyontae Johnson added 17 points for KSU (22-7, 10-6 Big 12), who swept the regular-season series versus the Cowboys. Kalib Boone scored 14 of his 18…

Tulsa Running Back Deneric Prince in NFL Scouting Combine This Week

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It marks the fourth straight year a Tulsa player has participated in the combine TULSA, Okla. ––The University of Tulsa will have a participant at the NFL Scouting Combine for the fourth consecutive year as Golden Hurricane running back Deneric Prince will take part at this week’s 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. Prince is coming off…

ORU Men & Women ready for Summit Championship

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TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men’s and women’s basketball teams will take the floor at the Summit League Basketball Championships March 3-7 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The ORU men have drawn the No. 1 seed and will face the winner of the Friday, March 3 matchup between…

ORU Summit champ; NIL infraction

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To go undefeated through one’s entire conference schedule is no easy task, however, the ORU men’s basketball team did just that this season and for the first time in the program’s history. They are the only Division-I men’s basketball team do accomplish that feat this season. With an overall record of 27-4, the Golden Eagles…

ORU undefeated at home – wins Summit League

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For the first time in 26 years, the Oral Roberts men’s basketball team has gone undefeated at home after beating North Dakota State, 74-66, Saturday evening, in front of 8,012 fans at the Mabee Center. It was the final home game of the season for ORU and the Golden Eagles made history by going undefeated…

Temple controls second half to beat Tulsa

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Despite keeping it close at halftime, Tulsa was unable to stop the Temple offense in the second half as the Golden Hurricane men’s basketball team fell 76-53 in front of more than 6,900 fans at the Liacouras Center on Sunday afternoon. Temple (15-13, 9-6 AAC) shot 62.5 percent in the second 20 minutes, including 6-of-11…

OU loses Red River Showdown in OT

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Despite Grant Sherfield’s 3-pointer to force overtime and a last second shot in the extra period, Oklahoma men’s basketball dropped the Red River Showdown to No. 6/5 Texas 85-83 on Saturday afternoon. Sherfield recorded a team-high 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting. The Fort Worth, Texas product, buried a team-best four 3-pointers and dished out three…