'Jacks Travel To Oral Roberts, Saturday at 3:00
12/28/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 28, 2001
The Lumberjack basketball team takes to the road Saturday for the final non-conference game of the season, as they travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma to take on Oral Roberts University at 3:05 p.m.
The game was originally scheduled to begin at 7:05, but was moved to the mid-afternoon start two weeks ago.
SFA enters the game following a ten day break for the Christmas holidays, ORU has not played in seven days. The 'Jacks have won three in a row following conference wins over Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls State just prior to the break. SFA has also won six of its last seven games following an 0-2 start to the season.
ORU is 5-8 on the year, coming off a third place finish at the San Juan Shootout just prior to breaking for the Christmas holidays. The Golden Eagles have won three of their last four games, inlcuding a 115-62 win over UT-Arlington, in Tulsa.
F Percy Green continues to lead the Lumberjacks in both scoring and rebounding, averaging 16.2 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game so far this season.
The game can be heard in East Texas on KYKS-FM (105.1), starting with the pre-game show at 2:50.
