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CONWAY, Ark. _ Finally, the University of Central Arkansas get to debut on the new Scottie Pippen Court on Saturday afternoon when they host the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at 3:15 p.m.

UCA (0-3) has been on the road for the first two weeks of the season, playing a demanding early season schedule against Saint Louis, Butler and defending NCAA national champion Baylor.

It won't get much easier against the Golden Eagles, who lost to the Arkansas Razorbacks in the NCAA Sweet 16 last spring and feature one of the top guards in the nation in junior Max Abmas.

The Bears have been turnover prone in their first three games, including a season-high 29 in Wednesday night's loss at Baylor. UCA must clean up that area against ORU, which is allowing just 68 points through three games, albeit against a fairly easy schedule. The Golden Eagles (2-1) are coming off an 89-46 victory over Haskell on Thursday, following a 121-50 win over Southwestern Christian. They opened with a 109-80 loss at Colorado State on Nov. 9. 

The Bears and Golden Eagles will be playing for the seventh time, but first since the 2013-14 season. The teams met four times from 2012-14 while ORU was part of the Southland Conference before it returned to the Summit League. ORU leads the overall series 4-2 but UCA is 2-1 in games played at the Farris Center. The Golden Eagles won the last two meetings in 2014.

The UCA-ORU game will follow the Sugar Bears' 1 p.m. matchup against UL-Monroe.