Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs UT Arlington Mavericks basketball preview & prediction
Tue, Nov 24 · 8:00 PM ET · College Park Center, Arlington, TX
Our play
Pace & total
possessions per 40 minutesProjected possessions: 72.7, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw season pace, UT Arlington is the faster team (76.7, #44 of 365) and Oral Roberts the slower (71.2, #161). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (weights 0.80 vs 0.66).
How this game plays
points this game from the four factors, vs an average D-I matchupShot diet
Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 61.1%#134 | 50.0%#75 | 58.0% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 0.0%#323 | 54.5%#289 | 38.2% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 0.0%#327 | 52.6%#310 | 34.7% |
| Three | 16.7%#355 | 34.1%#210 | 32.5% |
| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 54.9%#225 | 78.6%#352 | 58.0% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 36.4%#173 | 0.0%#1 | 38.2% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 16.7%#298 | 100.0%#352 | 34.7% |
| Three | 35.8%#117 | 33.3%#185 | 32.5% |
Zones from play-by-play shot descriptions; garbage time removed. Bars show the share of field-goal attempts in each zone; where a slice is too thin for its number, the shares are listed under the bar. FG% ranks: #1 = best for that side (most accurate shooting, stingiest defense).
Shot volume
Extra scoring chances from rebounds, turnovers and the foul lineUT Arlington has more extra scoring chances per game: −2.1 (#210 of 365) to Oral Roberts’s −3.3 (#227).
Grade = extra shots and foul-line trips per game compared with a D-I average team, built from six season rates. Cell shading is the national rank for each rate (greener = better for that team).
Rotation
Who has been playing, and who has not| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | G | Fr | 6'2" | 2-2 | 30.5 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 32.7% | 17.6% | 8.5 | 100.0% | 27.0% | Active | |
| 25 | F | Jr | 6'6" | 2-2 | 25.0 | 22.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 64.3% | 20.0% | 5.0 | 64.3% | 42.0% | Active | |
| 6 | G | So | 5'10" | 2-2 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 61.5% | 44.4% | 4.5 | 100.0% | 18.5% | Active | |
| 7 | G | So | 6'4" | 2-2 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 38.9% | 16.7% | 3.0 | 66.7% | 19.7% | Active | |
| 2 | G | Sr | 6'4" | 2-2 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 100.0% | 15.2% | Active | |
| 8 | G | Fr | 6'1" | 2-0 | 18.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 18.8% | 14.3% | 7.0 | 66.7% | 29.2% | Active | |
| 22 | G | Jr | 6'3" | 2-0 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 42.9% | 33.3% | 3.0 | 50.0% | 23.9% | Active | |
| 10 | G | Fr | 6'5" | 2-0 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 60.0% | — | 0.0 | 0.0% | 18.5% | Active | |
| 18 | F | Jr | 6'9" | 2-0 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 77.8% | — | 0.0 | 80.0% | 29.8% | Active | |
| 21 | F | So | 6'9" | 2-0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 6.5% | Active | |
| 43 | G | Sr | 6'6" | 2-0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | 100.0% | 17.9% | Active | |
| 23 | F | So | 6'6" | 2-0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5 | — | 25.2% | Active | |
| 11 | F | Fr | 6'9" | 2-0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.0 | 50.0% | 54.5% | Active | |
| 1 | G | Sr | 6'2" | 1-0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0 | — | 22.9% | Missed last |
Competitive minutes leave out garbage time (provisional rule: a second-half lead of 25+ inside 15:00, 20+ inside 10:00, 15+ inside 5:00 or 10+ inside 2:00, held to the end) and are shown per 40 minutes. Status says only whether a player appeared; the reason is not published.
Trends
Results against the closing spread and total, last ten games| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | Northwestern (OK) Rangers | H | W 94–39 | — | — | — | — | 129.2 | 53.6 | 72.7 |
| Nov 2 | C Arkansas | A | L 55–85 | +8.5 | L−21.5 | 154.5 | U140 | 77.2 | 119.4 | 71.2 |
| Mar 5 | N Dakota St | N | L 65–76 | +12.0 | W+1.0 | 147.5 | U141 | 96.9 | 113.3 | 67.1 |
| Mar 4 | Kansas City | N | W 84–62 | −8.5 | W+13.5 | 149.0 | U146 | 120.5 | 88.9 | 69.7 |
| Feb 28 | Kansas City | A | W 94–70 | −3.5 | W+20.5 | 149.5 | O164 | 127.7 | 95.1 | 73.6 |
| Feb 26 | Denver | H | W 102–80 | +2.5 | W+24.5 | 156.5 | O182 | 142.7 | 111.9 | 71.5 |
| Feb 21 | South Dakota | H | W 67–62 | +1.0 | W+6.0 | 151.5 | U129 | 92.2 | 85.4 | 72.6 |
| Feb 18 | Omaha | A | L 71–80 | +6.5 | L−2.5 | 152.0 | U151 | 107.6 | 121.2 | 66.0 |
| Feb 14 | S Dakota St | H | L 69–87 | +5.5 | L−12.5 | 147.5 | O156 | 104.3 | 131.5 | 66.2 |
| Feb 12 | Kansas City | H | W 69–60 | −6.0 | W+3.0 | 149.5 | U129 | 106.0 | 92.2 | 65.1 |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | Bethesda Flames | N | W 116–65 | — | — | — | — | 136.4 | 76.4 | 85.0 |
| Nov 8 | Hawai'i | A | L 62–71 | +8.0 | L−1.0 | 146.0 | U133 | 84.9 | 97.2 | 73.0 |
| Nov 6 | Portland | N | W 89–85 | +2.0 | W+6.0 | 150.0 | O174 | 110.8 | 105.8 | 80.3 |
| Nov 2 | UNT Dallas Trailblazers | H | W 89–56 | — | — | — | — | 117.1 | 73.7 | 76.0 |
| Mar 13 | Utah Valley | N | L 65–67 | +8.0 | W+6.0 | 136.0 | U132 | 104.2 | 107.4 | 62.4 |
| Mar 12 | Southern Utah | N | W 69–63 | −5.0 | W+1.0 | 141.5 | U132 | 96.7 | 88.3 | 71.3 |
| Mar 7 | Abilene Chrstn | A | W 64–57 | +1.0 | W+8.0 | 133.0 | U121 | 97.8 | 87.1 | 65.4 |
| Mar 5 | Tarleton St | A | W 65–60 | +1.0 | W+6.0 | 136.0 | U125 | 107.4 | 99.2 | 60.5 |
| Feb 26 | CA Baptist | A | L 56–68 | +6.5 | L−5.5 | 134.5 | U124 | 89.0 | 108.1 | 62.9 |
| Feb 21 | Utah Valley | H | L 54–66 | +5.5 | L−6.5 | 137.5 | U120 | 81.0 | 99.0 | 66.6 |
Records vs the closing line describe the past; ten games is a small sample.
Team comparison
national rank toned left for away, right for homeOffseason
roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input- Ofri Naveh 28.0 mpg, 10.8 ppg · transferred to MTSU
- Ty Harper 28.0 mpg, 17.2 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Jack Turner 16.7 mpg, 4.9 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams 16.2 mpg, 6.7 ppg · transferred to S Indiana
- Baron Smith Jr. 5.7 mpg, 1.2 ppg · transferred to Wagner
- Aaron Jacob 2.5 mpg, 1.3 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Cam Haffner from Western KY · 11.0 mpg, 3.8 ppg last season
- Amire Robinson from Nevada · 9.1 mpg, 2.6 ppg last season
- Alex Couto no D1 minutes last season
- Mihail Gavazov no D1 minutes last season
- Boden Williams no D1 minutes last season
- Marko Pavlovic no D1 minutes last season
Returns 52% of last season's minutes; lost 2 of its top 5 (1 transferred).
- Raysean Seamster 29.7 mpg, 12.2 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Marcell McCreary 29.3 mpg, 12.6 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Cash Chavis 27.1 mpg, 10.5 ppg · transferred to North Texas
- Bahsil Laster 19.3 mpg, 7.3 ppg · transferred to Norfolk St
- Marcus Rigsby Jr. 17.2 mpg, 4.5 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Tyran Mason 16.9 mpg, 6.5 ppg · transferred to ETSU
- Tycen McDaniels from Alcorn St · 27.3 mpg, 12.0 ppg last season
- Mier Panoam from Xavier · 1.2 mpg, 0.2 ppg last season
- Niko Bundalo from Ole Miss · 1.0 mpg, 0.2 ppg last season
- Noah Shelby from Texas A&M · 0.6 mpg, 0.3 ppg last season
- Bryson McGlothin from Richmond · 0.4 mpg, 0.1 ppg last season
- Teodor Simic no D1 minutes last season
Returns 6% of last season's minutes; lost 5 of its top 5 (2 transferred). Teams returning under 40% of last season's minutes have historically fallen about 0.8 points of AdjEM (n=716 team-seasons, 2022-2026).
Head-to-head
this season and last| Date | Season | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Dec 22 | 2025-26 | UT Arlington 69 – 57 Oral Roberts |
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