# 2007–08 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by 9th year head coach Scott Sutton, played their home games at the Mabee Center and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 24–9, 16–2 in Summit League play to be crowned regular season champions. They won the Summit League tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the South region. The Golden Eagles lost to No. 4 seed Pittsburgh in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2007* | | Southwestern Oklahoma State | W 84–59 | 1–0 | Mabee Center (4,414) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Nov 13, 2007* ESPNU | | at Texas A&M NIT Season Tip-Off | L 53–67 | 1–1 | Reed Arena (8,442) College Station, Texas |
| Nov 14, 2007* | | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 81–86 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Reed Arena (NA) College Station, Texas |
| Nov 20, 2007* | | Louisiana-Lafayette | W 62–53 | 2–2 | Mabee Center (4,613) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Nov 24, 2007* | | at Lamar | W 65–57 | 3–2 | Montagne Center (2,679) Beaumont, Texas |
| Nov 27, 2007* | | Tulsa | W 84–70 | 4–2 | Mabee Center (7,436) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 1, 2007* | | at Arkansas | L 51–62 | 4–3 | Bud Walton Arena (15,335) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 6, 2007 | | North Dakota State | W 69–57 | 5–3 (1–0) | Mabee Center (4,159) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 8, 2007 | | South Dakota State | W 80–51 | 6–3 (2–0) | Mabee Center (4,502) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 18, 2007* | | at No. 4 Texas | L 56–66 | 6–4 | Frank Erwin Center (11,540) Austin, Texas |
| Dec 20, 2007* | | vs. Oklahoma State | W 74–59 | 7–4 | Ford Center (NA) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Dec 29, 2007* | | at Utah State | L 55–76 | 7–5 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,959) Logan, Utah |
| Jan 5, 2008 | | at Centenary | W 71–62 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 (3–0) | Gold Dome (541) Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Jan 10, 2008 | | at IPFW | W 68–56 | 9–5 (4–0) | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,221) Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Jan 12, 2008 | | at Oakland | W 66–60 | 10–5 (5–0) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,505) Rochester, Michigan |
| Jan 17, 2008 | | IUPUI | W 64–63 | 11–5 (6–0) | Mabee Center (6,977) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 19, 2008 | | Western Illinois | W 76–55 | 12–5 (7–0) | Mabee Center (6,610) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 24, 2008 | | at UMKC | W 75–47 | 13–5 (8–0) | Municipal Auditorium (1,503) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Jan 26, 2008 | | at Southern Utah | W 80–75 | 14–5 (9–0) | Centrum (3,816) Cedar City, Utah |
| Feb 2, 2008 | | Centenary | W 73–62 | 15–5 (10–0) | Mabee Center (7,213) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 7, 2008 | | Oakland | W 60–53 | 16–5 (11–0) | Mabee Center (5,255) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 9, 2008 | | IPFW | W 88–56 | 17–5 (12–0) | Mabee Center (8,139) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 14, 2008 | | at Western Illinois | W 76–71 | 18–5 (13–0) | Western Hall (587) Macomb, Illinois |
| Feb 16, 2008 | | at IUPUI | L 66–69 | 18–6 (13–1) | The Jungle (1,215) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Feb 19, 2008 | | Southern Utah | W 71–62 | 19–6 (14–1) | Mabee Center (4,212) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 21, 2008 | | UMKC | W 72–64 | 20–6 (15–1) | Mabee Center (4,108) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 23, 2008* ESPN2 | | Creighton O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters | L 64–65 | 20–7 | Mabee Center (8,152) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 28, 2008 | | at South Dakota State | W 67–52 | 21–7 (16–1) | Frost Arena (1,708) Brookings, South Dakota |
| Mar 1, 2008 | | at North Dakota State | L 55–68 | 21–8 (16–2) | Bison Sports Arena (4,833) Fargo, North Dakota |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2008* | | vs. Centenary Quarterfinals | W 84–56 | 22–8 | Union Multipurpose Activity Center (NA) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 10, 2008* | | vs. Purdue-Fort Wayne Semifinals | W 58–42 | 23–8 | Union Multipurpose Activity Center (NA) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 11, 2008* | | vs. IUPUI Championship Game | W 71–64 | 24–8 | Union Multipurpose Activity Center (4,217) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2008* | (13 S) | vs. (4 S) No. 17 Pittsburgh First Round | L 63–82 | 24–9 | The Pepsi Center (19,010) Denver, Colorado |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time. ||||||