The 2021–22 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Paul Mills, played their home games at the Mabee CenterinTulsa, Oklahoma, as members of the Summit League.
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| Conference | Summit League |
| Record | 19–12 (12–6 The Summit) |
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| Home arena | Mabee Center |
Seasons
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas* | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 Summit League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Golden Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 18–11, 10–5 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated North Dakotas[1] and top-seeded South Dakota State[2] to advance to the championship game. There they defeated North Dakota State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the South region, the school's first appearance since 2008.[3] In the First Round, they upset No. 2-seeded Ohio State in overtime, becoming the first No. 15 seed since 2016, and just the ninth overall, to win a first-round game.[4] In the Second Round, they defeated Florida, becoming just the second No. 15 seed to advance to the Sweet 16, the other being Florida Gulf Coastin2013.[5] In the Sweet 16, they matched up against Arkansas for their second meeting of the season, having played each other in the regular season, an Arkansas win.[6] After a potential game-winning three missed at the buzzer, Arkansas came away with the win, preventing Oral Roberts from becoming the first-ever No. 15 to advance to the Elite Eight.[7]
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 8:30 pm, Stadium |
at Colorado State | L 80–109 | 0–1 |
Moby Arena (7,287) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ORUSN |
Southwestern Christian | W 121–50 | 1–1 |
Mabee Center (3,714) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, ORUSN |
Haskell | W 89–46 | 2–1 |
Mabee Center (3,112) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| November 20, 2021* 3:15 pm, ORUSN |
at Central Arkansas | L 67–70 | 2–2 |
Farris Center (685) Conway, AR | |||||||
| November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, ORUSN |
Rogers State | W 91–31 | 3–2 |
Mabee Center (2,974) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| November 26, 2021* 3:00 pm, ORUSN |
Oklahoma State | L 77–78 OT | 3–3 |
Mabee Center (6,094) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ORUSN |
Tulsa PSO Mayor's Cup |
W 87–80 | 4–3 |
Mabee Center (1,016) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm, Big 12 Now |
at TCU | L 63–71 | 4–4 |
Schollmaier Arena (5,023) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
| December 4, 2021* 7:00 pm |
at Houston Baptist | W 85–67 | 5–4 |
Sharp Gymnasium (1,000) Houston, TX | |||||||
| December 11, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Missouri State | L 60–69 | 5–5 |
JQH Arena (4,002) Springfield, MO | |||||||
| December 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ORUSN |
UT Arlington | W 71–62 | 6–5 |
Mabee Center (3,238) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| Summit League regular season | |||||||||||
| December 20, 2021 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
at South Dakota | W 82–73 | 7–5 (1–0) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,516) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| December 22, 2021 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
at South Dakota State | L 76–82 | 7–6 (1–1) |
Frost Arena (1,955) Brookings, SD | |||||||
| December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ORUSN |
Denver | W 83–66 | 8–6 (2–1) |
Mabee Center (2,896) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| January 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN |
Omaha | W 107–62 | 9–6 (3–1) |
Mabee Center (2,136) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| January 6, 2022 7:00 pm |
at St. Thomas | W 81–66 | 10–6 (4–1) |
Schoenecker Arena (1,241) St. Paul, MN | |||||||
| January 8, 2022 2:00 pm |
at Western Illinois | W 87–86 | 11–6 (5–1) |
Western Hall (1,022) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| January 15, 2022 7:00 pm |
at Kansas City | W 84–72 | 12–6 (6–1) |
Swinney Recreation Center (766) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN |
North Dakota | W 80–76 | 13–6 (7–1) |
Mabee Center (3,819) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| January 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN |
North Dakota State | L 71–72 | 13–7 (7–2) |
Mabee Center (4,233) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm |
at Omaha | W 100–88 | 14–7 (8–2) |
Baxter Arena (1,688) Omaha, NE | |||||||
| January 29, 2022 3:00 pm |
at Denver | W 89–80 | 15–7 (9–2) |
Hamilton Gymnasium (839) Denver, CO | |||||||
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN |
Western Illinois | L 85–90 | 15–8 (9–3) |
Mabee Center (4,136) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN |
St. Thomas | W 88–66 | 16–8 (10–3) |
Mabee Center (4,412) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN |
Kansas City | W 91–86 | 17–8 (11–3) |
Mabee Center (4,453) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Dakota State | L 59–77 | 17–9 (11–4) |
Scheels Center (2,601) Fargo, ND | |||||||
| February 19, 2022 1:00 pm |
at North Dakota | W 87–73 | 18–9 (12–4) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,400) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN |
South Dakota State | L 102–106 OT | 18–10 (12–5) |
Mabee Center (4,894) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| February 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN |
South Dakota | L 87–92 | 18–11 (12–6) |
Mabee Center (5,364) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| Summit League tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (6) Western Illinois Quarterfinals |
W 80–68 | 19–11 |
Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,364) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
| March 7, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (2) North Dakota State Semifinals |
L 72–92 | 19–12 |
Denny Sanford Premier Center (10,418) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
