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

Men's Basketball

First meeting

March 4, 1974
Tulsa 85, Oral Roberts 84

Latest meeting

December 5, 2015
Oral Roberts 70, Tulsa 68

Trophy

PSO Mayor's Cup

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Tulsa leads 32–19

Largest victory

Oral Roberts, 106–62 (1976)

Longest streak

Tulsa, 13 (1980–1986)

Current streak

Oral Roberts, 3 (2013–present)

ORU

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. The Mayor's Cup is sponsored by the Public Service Company of Oklahoma.

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 32–19. 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 8 games over the past 16 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.

Oral Roberts swept the PSO Mayor's Cup games again in 2015, this time at TU's Reynolds Center, with the Golden Eagle women winning 59–53 on November 20, and the ORU men taking their third in a row in the series, 70–68 on December 5.

Results

Scores of Men's games

Oral Roberts victories	Tulsa victories

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	March 4, 1974	Fairgrounds Pavilion	Tulsa	85–84
2	March 6, 1975	Mabee Center	Tulsa	91–83
3	December 10, 1975	Mabee Center	Oral Roberts	70–69
4	March 6, 1976	Tulsa Convention Center	Tulsa	87–78
5	December 2, 1976	Mabee Center	Oral Roberts	106–62
6	January 8, 1977	Tulsa Convention Center	Oral Roberts	80–62
7	December 15, 1977	Tulsa Convention Center	Oral Roberts	77–70
8	January 30, 1978	Mabee Center	Oral Roberts	56–54
9	December 14, 1978	Mabee Center	Oral Roberts	83–72
10	February 15, 1979	Tulsa Convention Center	Oral Roberts	91–86
11	December 20, 1979	Tulsa Convention Center	Oral Roberts	99–84
12	February 18, 1980	Mabee Center	Oral Roberts	88–86
13	December 8, 1980	Mabee Center	Tulsa	72–69
14	February 28, 1981	Tulsa Convention Center	Tulsa	81–70
15	December 12, 1981	Tulsa Convention Center	Tulsa	80–63
16	February 25, 1982	Tulsa Convention Center	Tulsa	91–70
17	December 18, 1982	Mabee Center	Tulsa	63–56
18	February 2, 1983	Mabee Center	Tulsa	101–71
19	December 1, 1983	Tulsa Convention Center	Tulsa	87–81
20	January 12, 1984	Mabee Center	Tulsa	84–78
21	November 27, 1984	Mabee Center	Tulsa	86–82
22	January 14, 1985	Tulsa Convention Center	Tulsa	71–61
23	December 19, 1985	Tulsa Convention Center	Tulsa	63–47
24	January 2, 1986	Mabee Center	Tulsa	81–65
25	December 2, 1986	Tulsa Convention Center	Tulsa	71–44
26	January 5, 1987	Mabee Center	Oral Roberts	59–55

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
27	February 17, 1992	Mabee Center	Tulsa	78–62
28	December 12, 1992	Tulsa Convention Center	Tulsa	104–81
29	January 25, 1993	Mabee Center	Tulsa	103–69
30	December 6, 1993	Mabee Center	Tulsa	94–74
31	December 10, 1994	Tulsa Convention Center	Tulsa	99–54
32	December 30, 1995	Mabee Center	Oral Roberts	90–78
33	January 11, 1997	Tulsa Convention Center	Tulsa	77–70
34	December 14, 1997	Mabee Center	Tulsa	58–53
35	December 13, 1998	Reynolds Center	Tulsa	73–68
36	December 11, 1999	Mabee Center	Oral Roberts	60–59
37	December 10, 2000	Reynolds Center	Tulsa	89–81^OT
38	December 1, 2001	Mabee Center	Tulsa	73–66^OT
39	December 19, 2002	Reynolds Center	Tulsa	90–80
40	December 6, 2003	Mabee Center	Oral Roberts	87–81
41	December 5, 2004	Reynolds Center	Oral Roberts	70–47
42	December 3, 2005	Mabee Center	Oral Roberts	68–52
43	November 28, 2006	Reynolds Center	Tulsa	75–57
44	November 27, 2007	Mabee Center	Oral Roberts	84–70
45	November 15, 2008	Reynolds Center	Tulsa	50–43
46	January 20, 2010	Mabee Center	Tulsa	57–52
47	November 16, 2010	Reynolds Center	Tulsa	83–68
48	December 22, 2012	Mabee Center	Tulsa	72–68
49	November 10, 2013	Reynolds Center	Oral Roberts	74–68
50	November 15, 2014	Mabee Center	Oral Roberts	77–68
51	December 5, 2015	Reynolds Center	Oral Roberts	70–68
Series: Tulsa leads 32–19

References

↑ Bonham, Chad. Golden Hurricane Basketball at the University of Tulsa. Chicago: Arcadia, 2004, pg. 37.
↑ Oral Roberts Basketball Media Guide, pg. 151

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 2015–16

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 2015–16

University of Tulsa

Academics	Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Administration College of Engineering and Natural Sciences College of Law Graduate School Division of Continuing Education University School

Athletics	Golden Hurricane American Athletic Conference Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Reynolds Center Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Michael D. Case Tennis Center Softball Field Football Houston football rivalry Men's basketball Oral Roberts basketball rivalry (Mayor's Cup) Men's soccer Reynolds Rowdies Captain Cane Hurricane Fight Song Tulsa Alma Mater

Student life	Sound of the Golden Hurricane Collegian Nimrod Literary Journal James Joyce Quarterly

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