About Denver: The Pioneers come into Wednesday night's game having dropped their last four games. Denver fell in its last game at North Dakota State, 75-49 on Jan. 3, 2016. The Crimson and Gold are led by Nate Engesser, who is averaging 13.1 points a game off the bench. Joe Rosga is averaging 11.4 points, while Marcus Byrd is adding 8.5 points and Bryant Rucker is chipping in 8.3 points a game. DU has nine players averaging over 10 minutes per game. Denver was picked to finish eighth in the Summit League by league coaches, media and SIDs.

About Oral Roberts: Oral Roberts comes into Wednesday's contest with an 8-8 record, losers of six straight. The Golden Eagles fell in their last contest at home to South Dakota, 94-84, and played without Summit League Preseason Player of the Year Obi Emegano, who was out with concussion symptoms. ORU is led by Emegano who is averaging 23.5 points and 4.5 rebounds a game. Jalen Bradley is averaging 10.1 points a game, while Albert Owens is scoring 9.3 points and grabbing 4.7 rebounds a game. Oral Roberts was picked to finish third in the Summit League by league coaches, media and SIDs.

The Match-up: This is the sixth meeting between the teams. The teams split the two meetings last season with both squads winning on their home court. Denver defeated Oral Roberts 73-66 at Magness Arena on Jan. 21, 2015.

Broadcast Info: Wednesday evening's game will air live on ROOT Sports with Jerry Schemmel (PBP) and Greg Lackey (Game Anaylst) on the call. The game will also be available on Mile High Sports Radio AM 1340 with Raj Sharan calling all the Pioneer play-by-play action. The game will also be streamed via audio on Pioneer Vision. For more information and how to subscribe to Pioneer Vision please visit DenverPioneers.com.

Nifty Nate: Senior Nate Engesser is averaging 13.1 points a game on 55.6 percent shooting from the field and 48.5 percent from behind the arc. Engesser has tied his career high twice this season on Nov. 15, 2015 against Lipscomb and Dec. 13, 2015 against Weber State scoring 26 points. The senior has three games this season where he has drained six 3-pointers. Engesser knocked down a career-high seven 3-pointers against Belmont on Nov. 26, 2014. Engesser set career highs in assists (6) and steals (3) vs. Western Illinois on Jan 14, 2015. He tied his career high in assists by dishing out six against Omaha on Feb. 7, 2015 and steals (3) at Santa Clara. Engesser grabbed a career-high seven rebounds at Western Illinois on Feb. 21, 2015.

Byrd's Eye View: Redshirt senior Marcus Byrd is averaging 8.5 points on 47.9 percent shooting from the field and 3.3 rebounds a game. Byrd dished out a career-high eight assists against Lipscomb on Nov. 15, 2015. Byrd played a career-high 40 minutes at IUPUI on Jan. 10, 2015. Byrd played in his 100th career game at San Diego on Dec. 9, 2015.

The Long Ranger: The Pioneers have at least one 3-pointer in 300 straight games, dating back to Feb. 2, 2006.

Home League Openers: Denver is 7-1 in league home openers under head coach Joe Scott. The Pioneers defeated South Dakota State last season in their Summit League home opener.

Jumping Joe: Freshman Joe Rosga started his first college game of his career against Milwaukee and played a team-high 36 minutes, while scoring nine points. Rosga dropped in a season-high 23 points against Eastern Washington on Dec. 20, 2015. Rosga set a career best with four steals on Dec. 13, 2015 against Weber State. Rosga is averaging 11.4 points, 2.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds on the season.