Will any of the major state colleges in Oklahoma make the NCAA Tournament in 2022? It’s not looking hopeful. Oral Roberts University has the best opportunity. But after making the Sweet Sixteen last year (with wins over No. 7 Ohio State, Florida and a two-point loss to No. 10 Arkansas), ORU (18-9, 12-4 in the…
Oklahoma State (13-13, 6-8 Big 12) topped Kansas State 82-79 Saturday in Stillwater. “We didn’t have a whole lot of head hanging or wide-eye looks (today)”, coach Mike Boynton said. “The guys were determined that they were going to make plays when we needed them.” Avery Anderson finished with 20 points on 7-for-15 shooting. Players…
Tulsa recorded its first true road win of the season 65-57 over South Florida on Saturday afternoon in front of 2,085 fans in the Yuengling Center. The Golden Hurricane moved to 9-16 (3-11 American Athletic Conference) with the win, while the Bulls fell to 7-19 (2-12 AAC). Sam Griffin led all scorers with 23 points…
Oral Roberts won their seventh road game in league play Saturday with an 87-73 victory over North Dakota up north in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Max Abmas led ORU with 18 points while four other ORU players scored in double figures. The Golden Eagles scored 48 points in the paint compared to UND’s 20. ORU’s…
Oklahoma lost to Iowa State, 54-75, Saturday in Ames and lost started Elijah Harkless to a season-ending undisclosed injury. Iowa State was red hot. They shot 67.3% — the highest field goal percentage by a Big 12 school in three seasons. At one point, Iowa State made 18-of-21 shots. It was the worst conference loss…
Former University of Tulsa head basketball coach Tubby Smith, announced last week he is stepping down as head coach of the High Point University men’s team. Smith, won a national championship while coaching at Kentucky in 1998, and is being replaced by his son and current associate head coach G.G. Smith for the remainder of…
Darien Jackson and Jeriah Horne each scored 21 points to lead Tulsa for an 83-77 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats in front of a Legends Day crowd of 3,405 fan at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Jackson scored 17 of his points in the second half and ended the game tying his career-high which came…
There’s not a lot of difference between the top and the bottom teams in the Big 12 Conference. Oklahoma (14-11, 4-8 in the Big 12) missed a last second shot that would have forced overtime in a tight game at Kansas Saturday. The Jayhawks (20-4, 9-2) won 71-69. Kansas led by six points with less…
Moussa Cisse and Avery Anderson III each scored 18 points as Oklahoma State raced past West Virginia 81-58 Saturday in Stillwater. Cisse, who added 10 rebounds, hit 8 of 12 shots from the field for OSU (12-12, 5-7 in the Big 12) for his third double-double of the season. The front court for OSU overwhelmed…
After trailing by 14 in the first half, the Oral Roberts stormed back to defeat Kansas City, 91-86, Saturday at the Mabee Center. Five Golden Eagles scored in double-figures Saturday evening as Max Abmas once again led ORU with 19 points. Francis Lacis went 6-for-8 from the field for 18 points. Elijah Lufile had 17…