# 1973–74 Oral Roberts Titans basketball team

The 1973–74 Oral Roberts Titans men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by fifth year head coach Ken Trickey, and played their home games at the Mabee Center as an NCAA Independent. For the first time in school history, they received a bid to the NCAA tournament playing in the Midwest region. The Titans defeated Syracuse in OT in the opening round and Louisville in the regional semifinals. In heartbreaking fashion, ORU was beaten by Kansas in OT in the Midwest regional final. They finished the season 23–6 and ranked number 18 in the final AP poll.
Senior Eddie Woods established the school record for career rebounds with 1,365.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 10, 1973* | Southwestern (TX) | W 105–76 | 1–0 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 10, 1973* | Hardin-Simmons | W 120–91 | 2–0 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 13, 1973* | San Diego State | W 95–78 | 3–0 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 15, 1973* | at No. 19 Jacksonville | L 86–91 | 3–1 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Dec 17, 1973* | Eastern Kentucky | W 80–70 | 4–1 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 19, 1973* | Cal State Hayward | W 88–62 | 5–1 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 21, 1973* | Los Angeles State | W 103–76 | 6–1 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 22, 1973* | Murray State | W 86–83 | 7–1 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 26, 1973* | vs. Weber State | W 82–79 | 8–1 | |
| Dec 28, 1973* | vs. Houston | W 118–108 | 9–1 | |
| Dec 29, 1973* | No. 14 USC | L 75–96 | 9–2 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 4, 1974* | at Pepperdine | W 87–74 | 10–2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 9, 1974* | Illinois State | W 94–91 | 11–2 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 15, 1974* | Nebraska–Omaha | W 111–79 | 12–2 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 17, 1974* | at Loyola–Chicago | W 105–90 | 13–2 | Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois |
| Jan 19, 1974* | at Virginia Tech | W 70–68 | 14–2 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Jan 21, 1974* | Lamar | W 109–75 | 15–2 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 26, 1974* | Texas-Pan American | W 107–90 | 16–2 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 2, 1974* | at No. 10 Long Beach State | L 89–98 | 16–3 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Feb 4, 1974* | Bowling Green | W 78–72 | 17–3 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 9, 1974* | Pepperdine | W 98–71 | 18–3 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 14, 1974* | at Oklahoma City | L 94–100 | 18–4 | Fredrickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Feb 16, 1974* | McNeese State | W 103–96 | 19–4 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 25, 1974* | Southern Illinois | W 102–88 | 20–4 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 2, 1974* | Oklahoma City | W 103–84 | 21–4 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 4, 1974* | at Tulsa | L 84–85 | 21–5 | Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 1974* | vs. Syracuse | W 86–82 $^{OT}$ | 22–5 | UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas |
| Mar 14, 1974* | vs. No. 16 Louisville Midwest Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen | W 96–93 | 23–5 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 16, 1974* | vs. No. 14 Kansas Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight | L 90–93 $^{OT}$ | 23–6 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. ||||||