# 2006–07 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by 8th year head coach Scott Sutton, played their home games at the Mabee Center and were members of Mid-Continent Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 12–2 in league play to be crowned regular season champions. They won the Mid-Continent Conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the East region. The Golden Eagles lost to No. 3 seed Washington State in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2006* | | Langston | W 97–69 | | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Nov 4, 2006* | | Central Oklahoma | T 69–69 | | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Non-Conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2006* | | at Loyola Marymount | L 65–68 | 0–1 | Gersten Pavilion (2,855) Los Angeles, California |
| Nov 15, 2006* | | at No. 3 Kansas | W 78–71 | 1–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| Nov 21, 2006* | | Louisiana-Lafayette | W 54–51 | 2–1 | Mabee Center (5,214) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Nov 25, 2006* | | Oklahoma Panhandle | W 91–41 | 3–1 | Mabee Center (4,571) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Nov 28, 2006* | | at Tulsa | L 57–75 | 3–2 | Reynolds Center (6,819) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 2, 2006* | | Akron | L 59–61 | 3–3 | Mabee Center (5,201) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 4, 2006* | | Lamar | W 88–63 | 4–3 | Mabee Center (4,771) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 9, 2006* 12:00 p.m. | | at Georgetown | L 58–73 | 4–4 | Verizon Center (7,164) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 16, 2006* | | at Chattanooga | L 72–76 | 4–5 | McKenzie Arena (2,815) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 19, 2006* | | Montana | W 69–58 | 5–5 | Mabee Center (6,054) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 22, 2006* ARSN | | at Arkansas | L 58–68 | 5–6 | Bud Walton Arena (16,152) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 28, 2006* | | vs. Seton Hall BYU Holiday Classic | W 76–74 | 6–6 | Marriott Center (1,045) Provo, Utah |
| Dec 29, 2006* 8:30 p.m. | | at BYU BYU Holiday Classic | L 62–72 | 6–7 | Marriott Center (9,397) Provo, Utah |
| Dec 30, 2006* | | vs. Liberty BYU Holiday Classic | W 90–58 | 7–7 | Marriott Center (10,103) Provo, Utah |
| Mid-Con Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 4, 2007 7:05 p.m. | | Western Illinois | W 65–46 | 8–7 (1–0) | Mabee Center (5,682) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 6, 2007 | | Valparaiso | W 75–60 | 9–7 (2–0) | Mabee Center (7,913) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 11, 2007 | | at Southern Utah | W 69–61 | 10–7 (3–0) | America First Event Center (3,122) Cedar City, Utah |
| Jan 13, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | at UMKC | W 75–68 | 11–7 (4–0) | Municipal Auditorium (1,776) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Jan 18, 2007* | | Chicago State | W 59–53 | 12–7 | Mabee Center (6,534) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 20, 2007 | | at Centenary | W 89–66 | 13–7 (5–0) | Gold Dome (Centenary) (838) Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Jan 25, 2007 6:00 p.m. | | Oakland | W 73–63 | 14–7 (6–0) | Mabee Center (7,706) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 27, 2007 7:05 p.m. | | IUPUI | W 77–66 | 15–7 (7–0) | Mabee Center (7,651) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 1, 2007 | | at Valparaiso | L 67–70 $^{OT}$ | 15–8 (7–1) | Athletics-Recreation Center (3,976) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Feb 3, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | at Western Illinois | W 67–60 | 16–8 (8–1) | Western Hall (1,116) Macomb, Illinois |
| Feb 8, 2007 7:05 p.m. | | UMKC | W 74–68 | 17–8 (9–1) | Mabee Center (5,682) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 10, 2007 | | Southern Utah | W 79–57 | 18–8 (10–1) | Mabee Center (8,172) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 15, 2007 | | Centenary | W 85–80 | 19–8 (11–1) | Mabee Center (5,637) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 17, 2007* | | Utah State ESPN BracketBusters | L 65–71 | 19–9 | Mabee Center (9,987) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 22, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | at IUPUI | W 83–73 | 20–9 (12–1) | IUPUI Gymnasium (1,444) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Feb 24, 2007* 6:00 p.m. | | at Oakland | L 84–85 $^{OT}$ | 20–10 (12–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,612) Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Mid-Con Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2007* | (1) | vs. (8) Centenary Quarterfinals | W 79–59 | 21–10 | Union Multipurpose Activity Center (3,657) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 5, 2007* 6:00 p.m. | (1) | vs. (4) IUPUI Semifinals | W 75–54 | 22–10 | Union Multipurpose Activity Center (4,147) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 6, 2007* 6:00 p.m. | (1) | vs. (2) Oakland Championship game | W 71–67 | 23–10 | Union Multipurpose Activity Center (4,877) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2007* 1:30 p.m., CBS | (14 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 13 Washington State First Round | L 54–70 | 23–11 | Arco Arena (15,884) Sacramento, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time. ||||||