Tulsa
Oral Roberts
Tulsa Travels Cross-town for PSO Mayor's Cup Game on Monday
11/27/2016 4:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
TULSA BASKETBALL
| GAME #5 ... TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (2-2) vs. ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES (1-4) | |
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| Date/Time: | Monday, Nov. 28, 2016 • 7:00 p.m. |
| Site: | ORU Mabee Center (10,575) |
| Coaches: | Tulsa – Frank Haith (Elon '88), 3rd year Oral Roberts – Scott Sutton (Oklahoma State '95), 17th year |
| TV: | ESPN3 |
| Radio: | Big Country 99.5 FM (Bruce Howard and J.R. Rollo) |
| Live Stats: | Live Stats |
| Series: | Tulsa leads series 32-19 |
| Twitter: | @TUMBasketball | @TulsaHurricane |
| Instagram: | TulsaMBasketball |
| Game Notes: | Tulsa | ORU |
THE GAME
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-2) renews its intracity rivalry against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (1-4) on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016 in the PSO Mayor's Cup . . . tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the Mabee Center (10,575) in Tulsa, Okla. . . . the game will be broadcast on ESPN3, and Big Country 99.5 FM/Golden Hurricane Radio Network . . . live stats will be available on TulsaHurricane.com.
THE SERIES
This will be the 52nd meeting between Tulsa and Oral Roberts . . . Tulsa leads the series, 32-19 . . . the Golden Eagles have won three in a row in the series, including 70-68 last season at TU and 77-68 in 2014 at ORU . . . the Golden Hurricane won four in a row in the series between 2008-12, including a 72-68 win in 2012 at the Mabee Center, and an 83-68 win in 2010 at the Reynolds Center . . . the first contest between TU and ORU took place March 4, 1974 – an 85-84 Hurricane win at the Fairgrounds Pavilion . . . TU is 17-6 all-time against ORU at home, and 5-2 in the Reynolds Center.
QUICK HITS
• Ten players have made their Tulsa debuts this season . . . they have accounted for 182 of Tulsa's 278 total points (65 percent) scored this season.
• Tulsa has outrebounded three of its first four opponents this season, and 2.2 rebounding margin.
• Tulsa has made 10 3-pointers in two of its first four games this season.
• Tulsa is playing its 106th season of basketball in 2016-17.
• Tulsa Head Coach Frank Haith is in his third season at Tulsa, and has led the Hurricane to 20 wins and a postseason appearance in each season.
• Tulsa features three players on its roster that appeared in a game at TU prior to this season – Pat Birt, TK Edogi and Sterling Taplin.
• Tulsa has 10 newcomers to its roster, including two juniors, one sophomore and five freshmen.
• Tulsa is in its third season as a member of the American Athletic Conference.
• In two seasons as a member of The American, TU finished second and tied for third place in the regular season, respectively.
• For the third straight year, all of Tulsa's conference games and non-conference home games will be televised on an ESPN network or CBS Sports Network.
