Tulsa Tops Oral Roberts 80-71
Tulsa rallied from a halftime deficit to beat Oral Roberts in a nine-point win on Wednesday.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Basketball
Tulsa defeated Oral Roberts 80-71 on Wednesday, outscoring its opponent in the second half after trailing 39-37 at the break. Denton Forsythe and Jaylen Lawal each scored 18 points for Tulsa, which improved to 3-0.
Why it matters
The win gives Tulsa a 3-0 start while Oral Roberts falls to 1-2 early in the season. For Tulsa fans, the result points to a team able to recover from a first-half deficit.
Denton Forsythe scored 18 points with six rebounds and five assists, and Chris Loofe shot 6 of 6 from the field, while Boden Williams led Oral Roberts with 22 points. The stub does not provide advanced metrics or season-long averages for these players.
The players
University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane
The University of Tulsa's men's basketball program competes in NCAA Division I and plays its home games in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles
The Oral Roberts men's basketball program competes in NCAA Division I and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The details
Forsythe scored 11 points in the first half, and Lawal added 16 in the second half as Tulsa pulled ahead. Cal Furnish finished with 10 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals for Oral Roberts, and Luke Gray added 17.
Timeline
Wednesday: Tulsa defeated Oral Roberts 80-71.
Monday: Tulsa hosts Western Kentucky at home.
Saturday: Oral Roberts hosts Oklahoma City.
Season Trajectory
Tulsa's unbeaten start places it in a strong early position in the Tulsa-area rivalry this season. Oral Roberts, now 1-2, faces a stretch that will test whether it can recover before conference play.
Tulsa's 3-0 start matters for fans tracking early-season records and tournament seeding. Monday's home game against Western Kentucky is the next chance to see whether the team's second-half momentum holds.
The takeaway
Tulsa's second-half response shows a team that can win after falling behind. Watching whether that carries into Monday's home game will be the clearest test of the start.
What happens next
Tulsa hosts Western Kentucky on Monday, and Oral Roberts hosts Oklahoma City on Saturday.
Further reading
For more on the local teams, see Basketball coverage across Tulsa.
