# 1983–84 Oral Roberts Titans basketball team

The 1983–84 Oral Roberts Titans men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by 2nd year head coach Dick Acres, played their home games at the Mabee Center and were members of the Midwestern City Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 11–3 in MCC play to be crowned regular season champions. They won the Midwestern City tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. The Titans lost to No. 6 seed Memphis State in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 29, 1983* | | at Kansas State | L 74–82 | 0–1 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 1, 1983* | | at Tulsa | L 81–87 | 0–2 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 5, 1983* | | Oklahoma State | W 62–61 | 1–2 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 10, 1983* | | Texas A&M | W 84–66 | 2–2 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 12, 1983* | | Seattle Pacific | W 94–89 | 3–2 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 17, 1983* | | at Texas | W 74–59 | 4–2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 19, 1983* | | at Kansas | L 64–65 | 4–3 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Dec 27, 1983* | | at San Diego State | L 75–85 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California |
| Dec 30, 1983* | | at Bradley | L 52–70 | 4–5 | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| Jan 3, 1984* | | Texas–Arlington | W 114–87 | 5–5 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 3, 1984* | | Abilene Christian | W 105–80 | 6–5 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 7, 1984 | | at Saint Louis | W 79–73 | 7–5 (1–0) | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri |
| Jan 9, 1984 | | at Evansville | W 103–90 | 8–5 (2–0) | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Jan 12, 1984* | | No. 20 Tulsa | L 78–84 | 8–6 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 16, 1984 | | at Oklahoma City | W 82–80 | 9–6 (3–0) | Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Jan 21, 1984 | | Xavier | L 87–89 | 9–7 (3–1) | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 23, 1984 | | Butler | W 82–68 | 10–7 (4–1) | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 28, 1984 | | at Detroit | W 80–76 | 11–7 (5–1) | Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan |
| Jan 30, 1984 | | at Loyola–Chicago | W 87–82 | 12–7 (6–1) | Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 4, 1984 | | Saint Louis | W 72–61 | 13–7 (7–1) | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 6, 1984 | | Evansville | W 88–75 | 14–7 (8–1) | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 11, 1984 | | Oklahoma City | W 92–83 | 15–7 (9–1) | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 16, 1984* | | Southwest Missouri State | W 68–63 | 16–7 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 18, 1984 | | at Xavier | L 76–78 | 16–8 (9–2) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 20, 1984 | | at Butler | W 105–100 | 17–8 (10–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Feb 25, 1984 | | Detroit | W 104–75 | 18–8 (11–2) | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 27, 1984 | | Loyola–Chicago | L 76–82 | 18–9 (11–3) | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| MCC tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1984* | | vs. Oklahoma City Quarterfinals | W 79–78 | 19–9 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 9, 1984* | | vs. Evansville Semifinals | W 101–91 | 20–9 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 10, 1984* | | vs. Xavier Championship game | W 68–66 | 21–9 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1984* | (11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) No. 16 Memphis State First round | L 83–92 | 21–10 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time. ||||||