theeagleman5 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 The Aggies come to Mabee Center for what TheEagleman believes is the first time.....they are a decent team with a lot of size....four guys 6-8 or taller....they have very balanced scoring with four players averaging double figures.....this will be a tough test as Coach Sutton has stated....but NM State is winless on the road(4-5 overall) and the Golden Eagles are well rested....this is a big game for us and ORU needs to get back on the winning track having not won since before Thanksgiving.....we need a victory and will find a way to get one....gotta have big games from Billbury and Obi and some contributions inside from Henderson, Conley and Webber.......can we have a Bobby Word sighting, please?.....not sure but maybe he has been hurt?.....so, TheEagleman will go out on a limb here and predict ORU wins a back and forth game 75-70 to start off the 3 games in 4 night stretch.....a loss would really hurt here....ORU really needs to get back to the .500 mark before going to Norman on Tuesday.....otherwise it's going to be a loooooong December....GO BLUE!!!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 a Lee or Harris sighting would be nice. they have scored a combined 9 pts on 2 of 18 shooting. current line: ORU -1 (opened NMSU -2.5). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 TheEagleman likes some of that action....might grab ORU only giving up a point....I think the Good Guys will defend the home court tonight.....they have to have been chewing on that brutal loss at Weber State for the past 12 days.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 The Line is now up to ORU-2....must be those large wagers that ORUTerry and ORUALUM just put on the home team.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Two NMSU players are sitting out the game (Mullings and Tshildzi). The Tulsa World does not say why. It has been a long (17 days) since our last game that we could be a bit rusty. Let's hope not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Aaron Young starts at point guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 ORU down 36-32 at half after being ahead until the final minute....we need a big start in the first five minutes of the 2nd half.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Both teams playing good defense. ORU is a bit sluggish on offense and sloppy with the ball. Typical after a long layover. Lots of roster combinations in the first half - which probably contributed to ORU being a bit off on offense. Expect Sutton is trying to rest players as much as possible given the three games in four days. Their length is also bothering us. Henderson has looked good so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 the guy doing play by play on ESPN3 is pretty good...first time seeing him call an ORU game. turnovers are killing ORU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOLO_Gold Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I thought the same, Alum. He's great Anyone know why we haven't seen Drew Wilson tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUIllini Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Have I missed something? No Drew Wilson???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOLO_Gold Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Aaron Young!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Don't see on Drew on the bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 related to end of academic semester? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Aaron Young!! x3 Coach Sutton may have found his starting point guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORU82 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Congrats GOLDEN EAGLES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Nice win tonight - great shooting percentage and decent defense against a very LONG team. And, we virtually eliminated the turnovers in the second half. Wish we had hit more FTs down the stretch to put the game away earlier, but you can't get EVERYTHING you want. While the play-by-play guy had a decent pace to his call, his continuous mispronunciation of Obi's last name and renaming of Denell Henderson as "Darnell" drove me crazy. Manzer did another solid job as color man - and kept emphasizing "Uh-MEG-an-oh", but Mr. play-by-play never got the hint. We should expect more from a home-produced broadcast. Nonetheless, BIG win which will certainly raise our RPI and some eyebrows. And, our third win against a 2014 NCAA tourney team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOLO_Gold Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Don't expect to see Drew Wilson tonight. Suspended for violation of team rules. #orumbb— Geoff Haxton (@GeoffHaxton) December 14, 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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