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…
No. 15 Vanderbilt made a late game charge, but the Oklahoma Sooners were able to hold on to the lead for a one-point victory, 92-91, on Saturday in Nashville. OU snapped a nine-game losing streak, while the Commodores lost at home for only the second time this season. Oklahoma improved to 12-12 overall and 2-9…
No. 1-ranked Arizona remained undefeated by blasting the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 84-47, on Saturday in Tucson. The Wildcats are 23-0, 10-0 in Big 12 play, extending their best start in school history. Oklahoma State is now 16-7, 4-6 Big 12. Arizona’s start is the best in Big 12 history, bettering Kansas’ 22-0 opening run in…
It was a tight game throughout, but South Florida held off Tulsa down the stretch to beat the Golden Hurricane, 80-74, Sunday afternoon in Tampa. It was Tulsa’s second loss this season to the Bulls. Tulsa drops to 20-4 overall, 8-3 in the American, and South Florida is now 16-8, 8-3 American. Despite the loss,…
St. Thomas proved to be too much to handle for ORU, as the Tommies beat the Golden Eagles, 92-75 on Saturday in St. Paul, Minn. ORU’s record is now 5-20 overall, 0-10 in the Summit League. St. Thomas improved to 20-6, 9-2 in the Summit League, and is in second place in the conference standings….
Here are my observations while watching Super Bowl LX. Charlie Puth did a fine job with the National Anthem. Not overly dramatic or jazzed up, and just under two minutes. The way it’s supposed to be done. I enjoyed the Toyota commercial with athletes being encouraged by their younger selves. It was one of my…
Tylen Riley scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Tulsa Hurricane to a 93-83 win over Wichita State at the Reynolds Center on Sunday afternoon. It was the sixth straight win for the Golden Hurricane. Tulsa improved to 19-3 overall and 7-2 in the American. Wichita State dropped to 13-9, 5-4 American. The first…