Preview: Oral Roberts at North Texas Women’s Basketball

DENTON, Texas (Interstat) — The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles look to snap a two-game skid when they visit the North Texas Mean Green in a nonconference women’s basketball matchup Thursday night at North Texas Coliseum.

Oral Roberts (5-6) is coming off a 79-65 road loss at Wichita State on Tuesday. North Texas (6-4) last played Sunday, falling 81-69 at Illinois.

The Golden Eagles will lean on guard Anna Trusty, who has been a consistent offensive force. She is averaging 19.0 points over her last six games, including a 23-point effort in the loss to Wichita State. Jalei Oglesby, who had 15 points and six rebounds in that game, provides a secondary scoring option.

North Texas counters with guard Tiffany Hammond, who led the team with 16 points at Illinois. Her production has been variable, but she posted eight points and five assists in a Dec. 6 win over Texas Southern. The Mean Green will need more from its offense after scoring 69 or fewer points in three of its four losses this season.

Oral Roberts’ offense has shown potency, scoring at least 89 points in three wins this season, but the Golden Eagles have struggled defensively in road losses to power-conference opponents Nebraska, Kansas and Wichita State.

North Texas has been strong at home, boasting a 4-1 record in Denton with the lone loss to Abilene Christian. The Mean Green’s defense has held opponents to 55 points or fewer in three of those home victories.

This is the final nonconference tune-up for North Texas before it hosts Santa Clara on Sunday. Oral Roberts continues its road swing before a break for the holidays.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CST.