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Thanks to South Dakota and Denver both losing today, it’s all spelled out for ORU now on Senior Day: Win, and it’s a 7-vs-2 game on Saturday vs. North Dakota. Lose, and it’s the 8-vs-9 play-in game vs. South Dakota on Friday. Simply put: the postseason starts Sunday at 2pm vs. UMKC in the Mabee Center.

There seems to be no game plan. Just playground basketball. Terribly disappointing.

Clearly the typical players have lost hope. I don’t understand why they don’t play more bench players. Every time he has done it in past games it’s provided a spark. Springmann is lost, so much talent but can’t put it together. Coaching…

They did it!!! ....crushing KC by 94-56. Now let's see if ORU can do some damage in Sioux Falls....

I watched part of the Roo's dismantling of Denver Thursday night: they REALLY rebound well. Man for man, they have the best athletes in the league. An ORU victory Sunday would rival the Tulsa and South Dakota State games as the most impressive win of the year.

Denver has done their part by losing their last two games. Now we just need to win!

Just want to honor the seniors with some lasting memories of them: McBride: He has always been a scorer since day one but over time has improved in many areas: playmaking, defense, rebounding and leadership. My favorite memory is him bringing in 7'5 plastic man (you guys never get tired of that one) Connor Vanover. Trey: He is such a hard worker and gives his all when on the court. Trey hit some big 3s this year to help beat Tulsa and @Montanta State. If they ever have a remake of the movie Hooisers then he could be in it. Kareem: He is just a winner from the day he came to Tulsa. Often overlooked but always made winning plays. He was huge in the 2021 Summit League tournament that started the big run to the Sweet 16. DJ: The ironman of all ironmen. He has played in more games than anyone else in school history. It all started back in early November 2018 at Missouri State when he had 6 points and 3 blocks. DJ has been clutch with key 3s so many times: Florida in the tournament, @SDSU last year, and in the Mayor's Cup this year. With one more block DJ will become just the 4th player in school history to reach 150.

Been like that ALL year. The regression the players on this squad have seen is incredible. I doubt opposing teams even needed watch film on ORU. This year was an opportunity wasted with this roster.

I was way off on the dream, must have been the pizza! Seriously, big shout out to the Tulsa area fans that supported ORU all year. They stayed until the end and were the true MVP's all season. Not sure what has happened to the team but I thought they lost confidence dating all the way back to the blowout loss versus Ok State. It just seemed like they never were the same after that. Remember they trailed KC in the first conference game by 30 and looked lost even back then. It has pretty much been that way the rest of the season. Did they have a post game honoring the seniors because they did not show it on the Summit League Network? It seems like the seniors usually come out with their families and receive a jersey in a plaque. Wonder what happened this year?

So far today, we are looking really bad. Can’t hit the broad side of a barn door.

Virtually the same result Saturday in a 9-3 loss: not enough pitching, not enough hitting, and shockingly poor defense after such a promising start so far in the field. Hopefully Sunday won't bring a three-peat...

ORU is -2.5...Vegas knows something because that line makes no sense....KC has won 5 in a row and we have lost 6 in a row...so TheEagleman will make a pick that also makes little sense...ORU comes out on Senior Day and shows some pride in the home finale...we block out...we rebound and play a little D....well...not much D but this team outscores the visitors before a howling Sunday throng at Mabee Center....... ORU 85 KC 80....Go Blue!!