Oral Roberts–Tulsa basketball rivalry

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PSO Mayor's Cup: Oral Roberts–Tulsa basketball rivalry


Oral Roberts Golden Eagles	Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Sport(s)

Men's Basketball

Total meetings

Series record

Tulsa: 32–18

First meeting

March 4, 1974
Tulsa 85 – Oral Roberts 84

Last meeting

November 15, 2014
Oral Roberts 77 – Tulsa 68

Longest win streak

Tulsa, 13

Current win streak

Oral Roberts, 2

Trophy

PSO Mayor's Cup

Oral Roberts

Tulsa

Locations in Oklahoma

The PSO Mayor's Cup is the name of the basketball rivalry between the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane and Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is also the name of the trophy given to the winning Men's and Women's teams.

History

Tulsa and ORU had their first meeting on March 4, 1974, which Tulsa won 85-84.^[1] The series has been hard fought since then, and Tulsa holds the edge in the overall series 32-18. The rivalry has been marked by remarkable runs either way: Oral Roberts won 8 consecutive match-ups in the late 1970s; directly following that streak, Tulsa won the next 13 in a row and 24 of 27 between December 8, 1980 and December 19, 2002.^[2] The rivalry has become more balanced in recent years, with each school winning 6 games over the past 12 meetings. The largest margin of victory was 45 points, by Tulsa over ORU in 1994. Another turning point in the rivalry was Tulsa's hiring of Bill Self away from Oral Roberts prior to the 1997-98 season.

The ORU and TU Women's basketball teams have faced off in the series since 1976. The ORU Women's team has dominated, 30-7, including a 20-game streak from 1976 through 1999.

The cross-town basketball series has been called the "PSO Mayor’s Cup" since 2012, with Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) serving as the title sponsor.

The 2014 PSO Mayor's Cup Men's game, held on November 15 at ORU's Mabee Center, was won by Oral Roberts by a score of 77-68, serving as the second straight win in the series by the Golden Eagles. The 2014 PSO Mayor's Cup Women's game, held on November 21, was also won by Oral Roberts by a score of 73-71.

Results

Scores of Men's games (1974–2013)

Winning team is shown in bold. Tulsa leads the head-to-head series with Oral Roberts 32-18.

Complete List of Scores

Date	Tulsa		Oral Roberts		Site	Notes about Game
March 4, 1974	Tulsa	85	Oral Roberts	84	[[Fairgrounds Pavilion - Tulsa University<ref>KRMG Broadcast</ref>]]	none
March 6, 1975	Tulsa	91	Oral Roberts	83	Mabee Center	none
December 10, 1975	Tulsa	69	Oral Roberts	70	Mabee Center	none
March 6, 1976	Tulsa	87	Oral Roberts	78	Tulsa Convention Cener	none
December 2, 1976	Tulsa	62	Oral Roberts	106	Mabee Center	none
January 8, 1977	Tulsa	62	Oral Roberts	80	Tulsa Convention Center	none
December 15, 1977	Tulsa	70	Oral Roberts	77	Tulsa Convention Center	none
January 30, 1978	Tulsa	54	Oral Roberts	56	Mabee Center	none
December 14, 1978	Tulsa	72	Oral Roberts	83	Mabee Center	none
February 15, 1979	Tulsa	86	Oral Roberts	91	Tulsa Convention Center	none
December 20, 1979	Tulsa	84	Oral Roberts	99	Tulsa Convention Center	none
February 18, 1980	Tulsa	86	Oral Roberts	88	Mabee Center	none
December 8, 1980	Tulsa	72	Oral Roberts	69	Mabee Center	none
February 28, 1981	Tulsa	81	Oral Roberts	70	Tulsa Convention Center	none
December 12, 1981	Tulsa	80	Oral Roberts	63	Tulsa Convention Center	Oil Capital Classic
February 25, 1982	Tulsa	91	Oral Roberts	70	Tulsa Convention Center	none
December 18, 1982	Tulsa	63	Oral Roberts	56	Mabee Center	Oil Capital Classic
February 2, 1983	Tulsa	101	Oral Roberts	71	Mabee Center	none
December 1, 1983	Tulsa	87	Oral Roberts	81	Tulsa Convention Center	none
January 12, 1984	Tulsa	84	Oral Roberts	78	Mabee Center	none
November 27, 1984	Tulsa	86	Oral Roberts	82	Mabee Center	none
January 14, 1985	Tulsa	71	Oral Roberts	61	Tulsa Convention Center	none
December 19, 1985	Tulsa	63	Oral Roberts	47	Tulsa Convention Center	none
January 2, 1986	Tulsa	81	Oral Roberts	65	Mabee Center	none
December 2, 1986	Tulsa	71	Oral Roberts	44	Tulsa Convention Center	none
January 5, 1987	Tulsa	55	Oral Roberts	59	Mabee Center	none
February 17, 1992	Tulsa	78	Oral Roberts	62	Mabee Center	none
December 12, 1992	Tulsa	104	Oral Roberts	81	Tulsa Convention Center	none
January 25, 1993	Tulsa	103	Oral Roberts	69	Mabee Center	none
December 6, 1993	Tulsa	94	Oral Roberts	74	Mabee Center	none
December 10, 1994	Tulsa	99	Oral Roberts	54	Tulsa Convention Center	none
December 30, 1995	Tulsa	78	Oral Roberts	90	Mabee Center	Bank IV Classic
January 11, 1997	Tulsa	77	Oral Roberts	70	Tulsa Convention Center	none
December 14, 1997	Tulsa	58	Oral Roberts	53	Mabee Center	none
December 13, 1998	Tulsa	73	Oral Roberts	68	Reynolds Center	none
December 11, 1999	Tulsa	59	Oral Roberts	60	Mabee Center	none
December 10, 2000	Tulsa	89	Oral Roberts	81	Reynolds Center	Overtime
December 1, 2001	Tulsa	73	Oral Roberts	66	Mabee Center	Overtime
December 19, 2002	Tulsa	90	Oral Roberts	80	Reynolds Center	none
December 6, 2003	Tulsa	81	Oral Roberts	87	Mabee Center	none
December 5, 2004	Tulsa	47	Oral Roberts	70	Reynolds Center	none
December 3, 2005	Tulsa	52	Oral Roberts	68	Mabee Center	none
November 28, 2006	Tulsa	75	Oral Roberts	57	Reynolds Center	none
November 27, 2007	Tulsa	70	Oral Roberts	84	Mabee Center	none
November 15, 2008	Tulsa	50	Oral Roberts	43	Reynolds Center	none
January 20, 2010	Tulsa	57	Oral Roberts	52	Mabee Center	none^[3]
November 16, 2010	Tulsa	83	Oral Roberts	68	Reynolds Center	none
December 22, 2012	Tulsa	72	Oral Roberts	68	Mabee Center	none
November 10, 2013	Tulsa	68	Oral Roberts	74	Reynolds Center	none^[4]
November 15, 2014	Tulsa	68	Oral Roberts	77	Mabee Center	none

References

↑ Bonham, Chad. Golden Hurricane Basketball at the University of Tulsa. Chicago: Arcadia, 2004, pg. 37.
↑ Oral Roberts Basketball Media Guide, pg. 151
↑ Bailey, Eric. Tulsa rallies to edge ORU in Mayor's Cup Tulsa World, January 20, 2010.
↑ Trammel, Jimmie. Tulsa World, November 11, 2013.

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Mabee Center (1972–present)

Rivalries	Tulsa

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball

Venues	Various high schools (1907–1947) Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976) Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998) Reynolds Center (1998–present)

Rivalries	Oral Roberts

Culture & lore	History "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15