There was a lot on the line Saturday night including sole possesion of first place in Conferfence USA. When the smoke cleared, it was the Miners on top of the heap. Jeremy Williams had 15 points and Derrick Caracter added 12 points and 12 rebounds as UTEP beat Tulsa 73-59.

Listen here as head coach Doug Wojcik talks about the game from the locker room.  

Christian Polk and Arnett Moultrie had 10 points each for the Miners (17-5, 8-1 C-USA), who won their seventh straight game.

Jerome Jordan had 20 points and five rebounds for Tulsa (18-5, 7-2).

The score stayed close until UTEP took control midway through the second half. Julyan Stone gave the Miners the lead for good, 38-37, with a jumper, starting a 23-10 run that resulted in a 59-47 advantage with 5:59 remaining.

Moultrie had 11 rebounds.

Here is today's video from UTEP. This is outside the arena and some practice as well.

On Saturday night, UTEP hosts Tulsa for a battle for first place in the C-USA standings. Both teams picked up key home wins on Wednesday, positioning them for the weekend showdown. The Miners came-from-behind to defeat Houston, 65-58, for their sixth-straight win. The Golden Hurricane also fell behind early, but edged visiting Marshall by a score of 73-69. Saturday's game will certainly be played in front of a packed Don Haskins Center and an ESPN2 national television audience. Tip-off is 10 p.m. EST/9 p.m. CST/8 p.m. MST.

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ESPN2 will also showcase Memphis, coming off a big 85-75 C-USA win over UAB, as the Tigers step out of conference play to host No. 13 Gonzaga at FedExForum. Start time for that game is 4 p.m. EST/3 p.m. CST .

Saturday gets started early with two matinee games on the schedule. UAB is on the road to face Rice, while Tulane hosts SMU. Both games tip at 2 p.m. CST.

Southern Miss rides a three-game win streak into Houston for a 5 p.m. CST tip in a game that will be regionally-televised on CSS. East Carolina visits Marshall for a 7 p.m. EST start. The game will be televised in both markets and can be found on WSAZ/WTAP in the Huntington-Charleston-Parkersburg, W.Va. area, while WITN will carry the game in North Carolina.

EAST CAROLINA (7-15, 1-7 C-USA)
• Next Game: Feb. 6 at Marshall - 7 p.m. ET (WITN)
• Junior G/F Jamar Abrams scored a game-high 28 points, but the Pirates lost to UCF, 67-56, Tuesday night.
• Junior point guard Brock Young came just short of a triple-double against the Knights with nine points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Young's career assist total is now a school record 442 to move into 10th place on the C-USA career chart. He became the 19th player in C-USA and second in school history to amass 400 career assists.
• Sophomore F Darrius Morrow notched his seventh career double-double, second of the season, with a game-high 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, but the Pirates dropped a 69-58 decision to Rice on Saturday.

HOUSTON (11-10, 4-4 C-USA)
• Next Game: Feb. 6 vs. Southern Miss - 5 p.m. CT (CBS C)
• Senior G Aubrey Coleman, who leads the nation in both scoring and steals, tossed in a game-high 23 points, grabbed seven rebounds and tallied three steals, but Houston dropped a 65-58 decision at UTEP on Wednesday.
• Classmate Kelvin Lewis added 16 points and eight boards. The UTEP game was Lewis' 84th-consecutive game played as a Cougar and his 57th-straight start.
• Coleman put up a season-high 37 points, and grabbed 13 boards, in the Cougars' 81-66 win over visiting Marshall Jan. 30. It was Coleman's fifth double-double of the season and 19th of his career. He scored 28 points in the second half.
• Head coach Tom Penders has compiled 639 career victories and ranks 26th on the NCAA all-time career win list for coaches.

MARSHALL (15-7, 4-4 C-USA)
• Next Game: Feb. 6 vs. East Carolina - 7 p.m. ET (WSAZ/WTAP)
• Senior F Tyler Wilkerson scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed seven boards, but the Herd dropped a 73-69 decision Wednesday at Tulsa.
• Freshman Hassan Whiteside added 10 points and five blocked shots, bringing his season blocks total to 118 (a school record). Whiteside, the nation's leading shot blocker, is just 25 shy of the C-USA single-season blocks record, currently held by Tulsa's Jerome Jordan.
• Marshall had a balanced scoring attack, led by senior Chris Lutz with 13 points, but Marshall dropped an 81-66 decision at Houston on Jan. 30. Sophomore G Damier Pitts added 12 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. Junior F Antonio Haymon came off the bench to add 12 points and eight rebounds. Whiteside also contributed 12 and eight, as well as four blocks.
• Pitts has been suspended indefinitely from the team due to a violation of team rules. There is no time table in place for Pitts' return to the program.

MEMPHIS (16-6, 6-2 C-USA)
• Next Game: Feb. 6 vs. (13) Gonzaga - 3 p.m. CT (ESPN2)
• After 31 lead changes and 10 ties, Memphis emerged with an 85-75 win over UAB Wednesday. Sophomore Wesley Witherspoon scored a career-high 29 points to lead the Tigers. Witherspoon scored six unanswered to put Memphis ahead 75-69 with just over a minute left to play.
• Sophomore G Elliot Williams was the other Tiger in double figures, notching 25 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and 11-of-12 from the charity stripe. Junior F Will Coleman provided a huge spark off the bench for the Tigers, grabbing nine boards and a career-high seven blocks.
• Memphis' 54 second-half points ties the season high for most points scored in a single half (also scored 54 against UALR on Dec. 12).
• Memphis set the all-time NCAA mark for consecutive conference regular-season victories with an 80-68 win over Rice on Jan. 16. The 52 wins passes Kentucky's record of 51 consecutive victories from 1950-54.

RICE (7-14, 1-7 C-USA)
• Next Game: Feb. 6 vs. UAB - 2 p.m. CT
• Freshman F Arsalan Kazemi registered his sixth double-double with game-highs of 19 points and 13 rebounds, but the Owls dropped a 79-74 overtime decision to Tulane on Wednesday. Kazemi, the first Iranian-born player to play in the NCAA, is averaging 11.1 ppg and a team-leading 8.9 rpg. (third in Conference USA). He was featured on ESPN's College GameDay on Saturday, Jan. 30.
• Junior C Trey Stanton added 16 points, while freshman G Tamir Jackson chipped in 13 points against the Green Wave.
• Jackson and Stanton scored 18 points apiece as the Owls earned their first C-USA win with a 69-58 victory over East Carolina on Jan. 30. Jackson remains the Owls' leading scorer, averaging 11.9 ppg. (18th in C-USA). He also leads the team with 68 assists and 41 steals (sixth in C-USA).

SMU (10-11, 3-4 C-USA)
• Next Game: Feb. 6 at Tulane - 2 p.m. CT
• Senior G Derek Williams scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds, but SMU dropped a 56-53 decision at Southern Miss Tuesday. Junior F Papa Dia chipped in 11 points and nine rebounds, just one shy of recording his seventh double-double of the season.
• The loss snapped a four-game win streak for the Mustangs.
• Williams scored 25 points and Dia added a career-high 23 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Mustangs to a 70-60 victory against Memphis on Jan. 30. Williams hit 14-of-15 from the free-throw line. The game marked the fourth time this year that SMU has had two 20-plus point scorers, accomplishing that three times in the last four games.
• Sophomore F Robert Nyakundi scored a game-high 18 points as he made his third start in a row and the Mustangs earned a 65-43 victory over UCF on Jan. 27. Williams registered his first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 10 assists. UCF's 43 points allowed are the second-fewest allowed by SMU in a C-USA game.

SOUTHERN MISS (13-8, 3-4 C-USA)
• Next Game: TONIGHT vs. SMU - 7 p.m. CT
• Junior F Gary Flowers scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles to a 56-53 win over SMU Tuesday. It was Southern Miss' third-straight win and snapped the Mustangs' four-game win streak. Flowers currently ranks fourth in C-USA for blocks (2.0 per game), sixth in rebounding (8.0 rpg) and ninth in scoring (14.4 ppg).
• Southern Miss used a big rebounding advantage (44-19) and sophomore G Angelo Johnson scored a career-high 20 points to defeat Tulane, 58-40, on Jan. 30. The victory snapped a 10-game road conference losing streak. Senior F Buchi Awaji came off the bench to add 13 points and four rebounds.
• Horton needs just 22 more points to reach 1,000 for his career.
• Head Coach Larry Eustachy is in his sixth season as the leader of the Southern Miss basketball program and needs just two more victories to record his 350th career win.

TULANE (7-14, 2-6 C-USA)
• Next Game: Feb. 6 vs. SMU - 2 p.m. CT
• Freshman G Jordan Callahan scored eight of his career-high 18 points in overtime and junior Johnny Mayhane posted a career-best 18 points as the Green Wave came back from 13 points down in the second half to beat Rice, 79-74, Wednesday. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak.
• Callahan and Mayhane were two of four Green Wave players to score in double-figures. Redshirt freshman Kendall Timmons added 14 points, five rebounds and four blocked shots, while junior G Kris Richard scored 10 points. As a team the Green Wave shot 52.0 percent from the floor in the game, including 52.4 percent in the first half.
• Callahan broke the career-high he set Jan. 30, when he scored 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, in a 58-40 loss to Southern Miss.
• Tulane is still without starting PG Kevin Sims, who suffered a non-displaced fracture in his right ulna bone in the first half of the UAB game on Jan. 9. Sims, who is averaging 12.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 2.9 apg, will have the fracture re-evaluated before a return to play date is set.

TULSA (18-4, 7-1 C-USA)
• Next Game: Feb. 6 at UTEP- 9 p.m. CT (ESPN2)
• Senior C Jerome Jordan tallied 24 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks to lead the Golden Hurricane to a 73-69 victory over Marshall on Wednesday. It was Jordan's 22nd career double-double and fifth of the season.
• Sophomore F Steven Idlet registered his fourth double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Marshall.
• Tulsa has posted a 14-0 home record this season. Dating back to last year, the Hurricane has now won 22 consecutive home games, which ranks third nationally. The last home loss came against Memphis, a 55-54 last second loss on January 13, 2009.
• Senior G Ben Uzoh scored nine points in the game, which was enough to move him into ninth place on the C-USA career scoring chart. With 1,764 career points, Uzoh passed former Charlotte standout DeMarco Johnson.

UAB (18-4, 6-2 C-USA)
• Next Game: Feb. 6 at Rice - 2 p.m. CT
• Junior G Elijah Millsap not only leads the conference in rebounding at 9.6 rpg, but he is also the only guard ranked among the nation's top-50 rebounders this season (currently ranked 36th).
• UAB has held five of its last seven opponents to under 62 points in a contest coming into Saturday's matchup against Rice.
• After 31 lead changes and 10 ties, UAB lost an 85-75 road game to Memphis. With 14 points on the strength of four three-pointers from junior G Jamarr Sanders, UAB held a 32-31 lead into the break. All five starters for UAB notched double-figure scoring, led by 18 from Millsap. Sanders finished with 16, Howard Crawford added 13 points and senior G George Drake chipped in 10 points.
• Junior G Aaron Johnson, playing with a broken nose, scored 12 points and dished out eight assists at Memphis. He needs just six assists to move into eighth among the school's all-time assist leaders (359).

UCF (11-11, 3-5 C-USA)
• Next Game: Feb. 10 at Memphis - 7 p.m. ET (CSS)
• Junior G Taylor Young scored a career-high 16 points to lead the Knights to a 67-56 C-USA victory over host East Carolina Tuesday. Young shot 4-of-6 overall and made all three of his 3-point attempts. He also connected on five free throws down the stretch. Sophomore G Isaac Sosa came off the bench to finish with 14 points for the Knights.
• The victory was No. 275 at UCF for head coach Kirk Speraw, making him the winningest coach in school history. Speraw registered his 350th career win earlier this season with a 59-50 victory over Drake on Nov. 22.
• Freshman F Keith Clanton paced the Knights with a game-high 17 points and six rebounds, and classmate Marcus Jordan added 10 points and five assists, but UCF dropped a 55-50 decision to Tulsa on Jan. 30.
• Jordan scored a career-high 23 points to help UCF post a big C-USA road win Jan. 20 as the Knights defeated Houston, 78-71. A total of 9,460 fans, the second-largest crowd in UCF Arena history, were on hand.

UTEP (16-5, 7-1 C-USA)
• Next Game: Feb. 6 vs. Tulsa - 8 p.m. MT (ESPN2)
• Junior F Derrick Caracter, the reigning C-USA Player of the Week, hit 10-of-12 field goals for 22 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead the Miners to a 65-58 win over Houston. It was UTEP's sixth straight win, with its last loss to the Cougars on Jan. 13.
• Junior G Christian Polk banked in a three-pointer to start the second overtime, giving UTEP a 66-63 lead that it never relinquished en route to a 74-65 double overtime win at No. 25 UAB on Jan. 30. It was the first time the Miners beat a ranked team since topping No. 20 Fresno State, 80-61, on Feb. 17, 2001 in El Paso.
• Caracter posted his fifth double-double of the season with 20 points and 13 rebounds against UAB as the Miners won three-straight conference road games for the first time since Feb. 2005. Caracter is averaging 14.3 ppg and 8.9 rpg for the Miners. He does not appear in the C-USA rankings as he has not yet played in 75 percent of games this season, but would rank 12th in scoring and tie for second in rebounding.

 

Tulsa heads to UTEP for a HUGE game. Here is s little video from the Friday travel day. Saturday's practice and a tour of the Don Haskins Arena is coming up!

First place is on the line tonight, that should be enough to get everyone fired up! Tulsa will be at UTEP. Here is a short video of the Friday travel day with Saturday't shoot around and arena tour upcoming! Enjoy!

 

 

It wasn't easy. Tulsa was down by as many as 15 points but came back to beat Marshall 73-69. Jerome Jordan scored 24 points uncluding the last four of the game in the win. The final minute was FAST AND FURIOUS, in case you missed it, here is video of the last minute of the game.

 

Tulsa trailed by as many as 15 in the first half before scratching their way back to beat Marshall 73-69 Wednesday night at the Reynolds Center. The Hurricane takes their home court winning streak to 22 games, 4th best in the nation.

Listen here as TU head coach Doug Wojcik talks about the game and another big win!

Jerome Jordan scored a season high 24 including 10-13 from the free throw line and grabbed 12 rebounds. Justin Hurtt aded 18 for Tulsa and Steven Idlet scored 11 before he fouled out.

Coming off it's first ever win at UCF, Tulsa finds itself tied for first place in Conference USA as February begins. The Hurricane won't be able to take a breath as dangerous Marshall comes to call on Wednesday.The Herd began as one of C-USA's surprise teams before losing four in a row leading up to this game. Marshall will being the "other" best bigf man in the league in freshman Hassan Whiteside. Whiteside averages five blocks per game to go alonng with 13 points and nine rebounds.

Monday, TU head coach Doug Wojcik held a news conference to discuss his team, this weeks games and what February may bring. The reporters are not near a mic so you won't hear the questionss. But you can listen to the entire Monday news conference right here.

OK fans, here is the video from the news conference. The audio on here is not as good but like I said, still working to learn to mesh the two.

Steven Idlet and Joe Richard will be up tomorrow.

OK TU fans, it was a good win on Saturday at UCF. In a season where the Hurricane has gotten a lot of monkeys off their back, this was one more. TU got another amazing performance from Benn Uzoh in the win.

Take a look below at the video of the last few possesions. The clock in the upper left shows the time.

Enjoy!

 Justin Hurtt had 16 points and Ben Uzoh 15 as the Golden Hurricane held on for a 55-50 victory over the UCF Knights in front of 6,632 fans on Saturday afternoon at the UCF Arena.

Tulsa improved to 17-4 overall and 6-1 in Conference USA action, while UCF dropped to 10-11 and 2-5. The Hurricane captured the season series against the Knights and gained its first win in Orlando in five games.

Listen here as coach Doug Wojcik talks about the game from the locker room.

 

Uzoh knocked down a 15-foot jumper from the right corner with the shot clock running down to put the Hurricane ahead 53-48 with 2:06 left in the game. UCF then cut the Tulsa lead to 53-50 on free throws by Keith Clanton and Marcus Jordan.

After a Tulsa turnover with 0:33 left on the clock, the Hurricane got the ball back when the Knights turned the ball back over to Tulsa. Jerome Jordan, who finished with 10 points, knocked down two free throws at the 0:19 mark giving the Hurricane a 55-50 lead. Three desperation three pointers missed the mark for the Knights to end the game.

 

Tulsa and UCF will meet for the second time this season on Saturday afternoon, as the Golden Hurricane visit the Knights for a 4 pm tip off with pre game at 3:30 on KRMG. Last time out, TU lost to UAB and UCF is coming off of 65-43 loss at SMU. 

 

Tulsa leads the overall series 6-4 after a 90-70 win in Tulsa two weeks ago, but in Orlando, UCF leads the series 4-0. Three of those four meetings have gone down to the wire, as two were decided by one and two points, and a third went to triple overtime, a six-point UCF win.

Watch the video below for a brief tour of the happenings here in Orlando.

In the earlier game, junior Justin Hurtt scored a career-best 22 points, while 7'0" senior Jerome Jordan added a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds, and fellow senior Ben Uzoh added 16 points.

Uzoh leads the Hurricane in scoring with a 16.4 average and in assists at 4.1 per game, while Jordan averages 14.6 points and is the team-leader in rebounds at 8.3 and blocks with 2.8 per game. Hurtt is next in scoring for Tulsa with a 14.1 average.

UCF's A.J. Rompza tallied 19 points in 21 minutes against the Hurricane in the first meeting. A.J. Tyler and Isaac Sosa lead the Knights in scoring with averages of 10.3 and 10.0 points, respectively.

The Tulsa-UCF game will be televised in Tulsa on Cox-Channel 3 and can be heard on KRMG Radio 740 AM/FM 102.3.

Tulsa returns home to face one of C-USA's most surprising teams and one of the league leaders in the Marshall Thundering Herd on Wednesday night at 7 pm. The Herd has suffered two last second losses against 6-0 UAB and 5-1 Memphis in its' last two contests.

Elijah Millsap had 19 points and 12 rebounds and helped pull No. 25 UAB out of a lengthy offensive funk and lead the Blazers to a 65-55 victory over Tulsa on Tuesday night.

The Blazers (18-2, 6-0 Conference USA) blew a 16-point halftime cushion but rebounded from a 12-minute span without a basket in time to survive a matchup of the only two remaining C-USA teams without a league loss.

Millsap broke that frigid spell with a basket and free throw with 6:16 left to halt a 19-2 run that had given the Golden Hurricane (16-4, 5-1) a 46-44 lead. Then he added a one-handed fastbreak dunk off a bounce pass from Aaron Johnson a minute later and was fouled then, too.

UAB senior George Drake hit eight-straight free throws in the final 5:39 and finished with 17 points. The Blazers made their first 16 attempts from the foul line after halftime to hold on when the jump shots stopped falling. Check here to hear coach Wojcik's postgame interview with Rick Couri.

Jamarr Sanders added 12 points for the Blazers, who went 19-of-20 from the line in the second half.

They shot 55 percent to take a 38-22 halftime lead, but made just 4 of 19 attempts after that (21 percent).

Jerome Jordan led Tulsa with 20 points and eight rebounds. Ben Uzoh added 17 points and made all three of the Golden Hurricane's 3-pointers. No. 2 scorer Justin Hurtt missed all seven field goal attempts and finished with two points, nearly 13 below his season average.

Tulsa shot 38 percent and had 17 turnovers, 14 in the first half.

After briefly taking the lead, the Golden Hurricane didn't manage another basket until UAB had already put the game out of reach with a 16-4 run.

The Blazers have won seven straight games and finished with a more comfortable win after the last three had come by a total of four points in the school's best start. They re-entered the Top 25 this week for the second time this season, having quickly lost to Virginia after that first appearance.

This one didn't come without a scare. Bishop Wheatley scooped up a loose ball under the basket for a layup, his only basket of the game, for a 46-44 lead with 6:31 left.

Millsap's answering drive ended an 11:57 drought without a field goal. UAB scored just six points in the first 13 minutes of the second half and made one of their first 15 shots.

Tulsa was off to its best start since going 29-3 on its way to a run to the round of eight in the NCAA tournament in the 1999-2000 season.

 

Three more mid-week games are scheduled for Wednesday night. Marshall and Memphis, two of three teams currently tied for third place in the C-USA standings, meet in Huntington, W.Va. That game tips at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST and will be televised to a national audience on CBS College Sports.

UTEP, the other team tied with Marshall and Memphis, welcomes Tulane to El Paso for a 7:05 p.m. MST contest. The Miners are on a three-game roll of their own, including two big road wins at Memphis and UCF. The Knights hit the road to play at SMU on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. CST.

EAST CAROLINA (7-13, 1-5 C-USA)
• Next Game: Jan. 30 vs. Rice - 7 p.m. ET
• Sophomore F Darrius Morrow scored 17 points to lead East Carolina to a 61-46 win over Tulane Sunday, ending a five-game losing streak and giving the Pirates their first Conference USA win of the season. The win also snapped a 10-game C-USA losing streak dating back to last season, and gave ECU its first win at Fogelman Arena in seven visits.
• Junior PG Brock Young added eight assists for the Pirates. Young holds the East Carolina school record with 430 for his career. He needs just 11 more to move into the C-USA Top 10 list.
• Young became the 19th player in C-USA and second in school history to amass 400 career assists. He also became the second player in ECU history with 400 assists and 100 career steals.

HOUSTON (10-9, 3-3 C-USA)
• Next Game: Jan. 30 vs. Marshall - 7 p.m. CT (CSS)
• Senior G Aubrey Coleman led all scorers with 32 points on 12-of-21 shooting, but the Cougars were defeated by host Memphis, 92-77, Saturday. Coleman, the nation's leading scorer, has now scored 30 or more in four games this season. Junior F Maurice McNeil registered his fifth double-double of the season with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
• Senior G Kelvin Lewis competed in his 82nd-consecutive game and made his 55th-straight start at Memphis. He now has 1,234 career points to rank 23rd on the UH scoring chart.
• Coleman hit the 1,000-point mark for his two-year Cougar career in a 75-65 win over UTEP on Jan. 13. Coleman has now scored 1,107 points in 50 games in a Houston uniform.
• Head coach Tom Penders has compiled 638 career victories and has moved into 26th place on the all-time career win list for coaches.

MARSHALL (15-4, 4-1 C-USA)
• Next Game: Jan. 27 vs. Memphis - 8 p.m. ET (CBS College Sports)
• Senior F Tyler Wilkerson led the offensive charge for the Herd, tallying 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting and adding six rebounds and four blocked shots, but Marshall dropped a 61-59 decision to UAB on Saturday.
• Freshman Hassan Whiteside collected his 10th double-double of the season (tying UAB's Elijah Millsap for the most in C-USA) with 11 points and 13 rebounds along with five blocks.
• Whiteside set the Marshall school record for most blocks in a season as he improved his season total to 102, breaking Omar Roland's previous mark of 101 set during the 1989-90 season.
• Whiteside shared Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic MVP honors with WVU's Da'Sean Butler following the annual game, played in front of 12,380 fans in Charleston, W.Va. on Jan. 16.

MEMPHIS (14-5, 4-1 C-USA)
• Next Game: Jan. 27 at - 7 p.m. CT (CBS College Sports)
• Junior G Roburt Sallie and sophomore Wesley Witherspoon scored 20 points apiece and combined for 13 rebounds as the Tigers defeated Houston, 92-77, Saturday night at FedExForum. Witherspoon has now tallied double figures in nine of the last 11 games and Sallie's 20 points tie a season-high. Senior G Doneal Mack, who recently reached the 1,000- point mark, added 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting to go along with a career-high-tying five assists.
• Memphis dropped a 72-67 decision to UTEP on Jan. 20. The Tigers' last loss to a C-USA opponent was on March 2, 2006 to UAB, going 1,419 days without losing a conference game. Their winning streak ended at 64 games, which ties Kentucky (1945-50) for the NCAA's longest winning streak.
• Memphis set the all-time NCAA mark for consecutive conference regular-season victories with an 80-68 win over Rice on Jan. 16. The 52 wins passes Kentucky's record of 51 consecutive victories from 1950-54.

RICE (6-13, 0-6 C-USA)
• Next Game: Jan. 30 at East Carolina - 6 p.m. CT
• Freshman G Tamir Jackson led Rice with 18 points, all in the second half, but host Tulsa edged the Owls, 62-58, Saturday afternoon. Junior C Trey Stanton added 11 points.
• Freshman F Arsalan Kazemi finished a field goal shy of his fifth career double-double against Tulsa with eight points and 11 rebounds. Kazemi, the first Iranian-born player to play in the NCAA, is averaging 10.4 points and a team-leading 8.3 rebounds.
• Jackson remains the Owls' leading scorer, averaging 11.5 ppg. He also leads the team with 57 assists and 38 steals.
• Sophomore F Lucas Kuipers scored a season-high 15 points in the Owls' loss to SMU on Jan. 20. He is averaging 7.1 points for the year and is scoring 8.3 ppg in league outings.
• Rice earned its 1,000th all-time win in program history with a 70-57 victory over Santa Clara on Dec. 16.

SMU (8-10, 1-3 C-USA)
• Next Game: Jan. 27 vs. UCF - 7 p.m. CT (TW Texas - tape delay 1/28 at 7 p.m.)
• Senior G Derek Williams scored a game-high 27 points and sophomore F Robert Nyakundi added 20 to lead the Mustangs to an 82-68 victory against Houston Baptist on Saturday. Williams scored at least 20 points for the seventh time in his career and for the third game in a row. He also had five assists. SMU blocked a season-high six shots.
• Williams and junior F Papa Dia combined for 43 points as SMU held off Rice, 73-65, on Jan. 20 for its first conference win. Dia also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
• SMU led 34-20 at intermission against UAB on Jan. 16 as the Mustangs shot 60.9 percent from the floor through the opening 20 minutes. However, the Blazers came back to win 63-62.
• Time Warner Texas announced it will carry seven Mustang games against C-USA opponents this season. Those games bring the Mustangs' total to 10 televised games this season.

SOUTHERN MISS (11-8, 1-4 C-USA)
• Next Game: Jan. 30 at Tulane - 7 p.m.
• Five players scored in double-figures as Southern Miss earned its first conference victory this season, with a 68-53 win against East Carolina on Saturday. The win snapped a nine-game conference losing streak dating back to last year.
• Juniors Gary Flowers, R.L. Horton and Torye Pelham all had 12 points, and Sai'Quon Stone and Buchi Awaji scored 10 apiece. Flowers added a game-high six rebounds. Awaji connected on a three-pointer to catapult Southern Miss on a 13-0 run in the second half.
• Flowers currently ranks fourth in C-USA for blocks (2.0 per game), sixth in rebounding (7.9 rpg), and ninth in scoring (14.7 ppg).
• Horton needs just 27 more points to reach 1,000 for his career.
• Head Coach Larry Eustachy is in his sixth season as the leader of the Southern Miss basketball program and needs just four more victories to record his 350th career win.

TULANE (6-12, 1-4 C-USA)
• Next Game: Jan. 27 at UTEP - 8:05 p.m. CT
• Freshman G Kendall Timmons scored a team-high 15 points, including seven free throws in the final 2:54 of the first half, in a 61-46 loss to visiting East Carolina on Sunday.
• Senior F Asim McQueen led the Green Wave with a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds in an 89-79 loss to Marshall on Jan. 16. Junior G Kris Richard also scored 20 points off the bench, while junior F David Booker added 13.
• Tulane played those two games without starting PG Kevin Sims, who suffered a non-displaced fracture in his right ulna bone in the first half of the UAB game on Jan. 9. Sims, who is averaging 12.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 2.9 apg, will have the fracture re-evaluated this week before a return to play date is set. Junior Aaron Holmes, who started 13 games this season, suffered a cartilage tear and tendon subluxation in his right wrist during a Jan. 8 practice.

TULSA (16-3, 5-0 C-USA)
• Next Game: TONIGHT at UAB - 7 p.m. CT
• Tulsa has posted a 13-0 home record this season and has now won 21 consecutive home games dating back to last season. The streak ranks fifth nationally. The last home loss came against Memphis, a 55-54 last second decision on January 13, 2009.
• Tulsa's 16-3 record is the best start for the Golden Hurricane since the 1999-2000 season when TU managed a 29-3 record during its run to the NCAA's "Elite Eight." Tulsa bettered the 2001-02 teams' start of 15-3 with its' 16th win over Rice on Saturday. Tulsa's 5-0 start in Conference USA play is also the best league start for the Hurricane since a 5-0 start in 2001-02 as a member of the Western Athletic Conference.
• Senior C Jerome Jordan had 17 points and eight rebounds in a 57-52 win at Oral Roberts Jan. 16, including eight points in the final 7:11 with four fouls to overcome a 47-40 deficit and win the Mayor's Cup.
• Jordan has moved to within 10 of the C-USA career blocks record and ranks ninth on the league's rebounders chart with 824 career boards.

UAB (17-2, 5-0 C-USA)
• Next Game: TONIGHT at Tulsa - 7 p.m. CT
• At 17-2 on the campaign, UAB has set a new school record for a start to a season, topping the former mark of 16-2 set on a pair of occasions (1985-86 and 1993-94 seasons). The Blazers have now won six-straight contests and captured wins in 16 of their last 17 games.
• Only five teams in the nation among Division I schools have a better record than UAB (Kentucky, BYU, Kansas, Syracuse and Villanova).
• The last three UAB contests, all wins, have been decided by a total of four points.
• Coach Mike Davis is 4-0 in one-point games this season, and 9-3 in all such contests during his tenure at UAB. Additionally, the Blazers are 6-0 in games decided by five points or fewer this year.
• The Blazers are holding the opposition to 59.4 points a game, which leads C-USA, and have held 15 of their 19 opponents to 64 points or below and 12 of the 19 to below 60 points throughout the season.

UCF (10-9, 2-3 C-USA)
• Next Game: Jan. 27 at SMU - 8 p.m. ET
• Freshman F Keith Clanton scored a career-best 19 points, but the Knights could not withstand a second-half spurt by visiting UTEP as the Miners earned a 96-59 win on Saturday.
• Freshman G Marcus Jordan scored a career-high 23 points to help UCF post a big C-USA road win Jan. 20 as the Knights defeated Houston, 78-71. Jordan's previous career-high was 19 points against Marshall on Jan. 13. A total of 9,460 fans, the second-largest crowd in UCF Arena history, were on hand.
• The Knights led the Cougars by 11 at halftime, and withheld a late rally caused by the hosts' full-court press. UCF shot 50.9 percent overall and finished with a 49-38 edge on the glass.
• Coach Kirk Speraw needs just one more victory to become the winningest coach in program history. In his 17th year at UCF, Speraw has 274 victories. He registered his 350th career win earlier this season with a 59-50 victory over Drake on Nov. 22.

UTEP (12-5, 3-1 C-USA)
• Next Game: Jan. 27 vs. Tulane - 7:05 p.m. MT
• Junior G Randy Culpepper drained nine 3-pointers - tying the C-USA record for treys in a conference game - to lead the Miners with 39 points in a 96-59 win at UCF. UTEP was up by four at the half, then outscored the Knights 52-18 after the intermission. UTEP shot 65.5 percent overall in the second half, and Culpepper scored 25 points after the break. For the game, he made 9-of-15 attempts from 3-point range.
• Junior F Jeremy Williams posted his first double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds as the Miners defeated Memphis, 72-67, Wednesday to end the Tigers' 64-game conference win streak. Memphis natives Williams, Culpepper and Arnett Moultrie scored 10 of UTEP's points during a 13-3 run midway through the second half to take the lead.
• Junior Derrick Caracter, a mid-season transfer, is averaging 13.2 ppg and 8.2 rpg for the Miners. He does not appear in the conference rankings as he has not yet played in 75 percent of games this season, but would rank 13th in scoring and fifth in rebounding in C-USA.

 

Tulsa and UAB will meet for the only time during the regular season on Tuesday night at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, as this contest will be for the early lead in the Conference USA standings. Both Tulsa and UAB enter the game with 5-0 league records. Game time is slated for 7:00 pm.with a pre game of 6:30 on KRMG.

Rick Couri is with the team and is playing with his video camera, the result and the rest of the preview is below.

 
UAB, who entered the national polls on Monday ranked 25th, has an overall 17-2 mark with impressive home victories over Georgia, Cincinnati and Butler. The Blazers have posted a 9-0 home record this season. Tulsa comes into the game with its' best record since the 1999-2000 season with a 16-3 mark this year. The Hurricane has posted a 3-0 road record with the wins coming in its' last three contests over Houston, SMU and Oral Roberts.
 
UAB comes into the showdown of C-USA's only unbeaten teams after 5'8" junior guard Aaron Johnson's layup in traffic with 5.6 seconds remaining gave the Blazers a 61-59 victory over previous league undefeated Marshall on Saturday night. Tulsa had a hard-fought 62-58 victory over lowly Rice on Saturday afternoon.
 
Junior Elijah Millsap, a transfer from Louisiana-Lafayette, leads the Blazers with a 16.4 scoring average, and if that's not impressive enough the 6'4" guard is also the UAB leading rebounder with a 9.5 average per game. Senior forward Howard Crawford scores t a 12.5 clip an grabs 4.8 rebounds per game, while junior transfer Jamarr Sanders averages 10.7 points.
 
Tulsa's Ben Uzoh leads Tulsa with 16.3 points and 4.2 assists per game. The 6'3" senior guard is coming off of a 17-point, 5-rebound and 4-steal performance against Rice. The Hurricane will need a big performance from 7'0" senior center Jerome Jordan, who's three-footer in last year's meeting gave the Hurricane a 75-74 victory at the Reynolds Center.
 
Jordan averages 14.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots for the Hurricane, while junior Justin Hurtt scores at a 14.7 clip, but the 6'4" guard is coming off of his lowest scoring game with only four points against Rice.
 
Tulsa leads the overall series 6-5. The Hurricane has won the last three meetings, including once at home and twice in Memphis at the Conference USA Tournament. Tulsa has never won in four meetings in Birmingham. The last time Tulsa visited UAB, the Blazers captured an 84-70 win on March 5, 2008.

The game can be heard locally in Tulsa on KRMG Radio 740 AM/FM 102.3,

 

We're in the middle of conference play in college basketball, this is when conference tournament seedings become huge. With that in mind, here is a run-down of the Conference USA mens basketball weekend. 

 Ben Uzoh scored 17 points, including two emphatic second-half dunks over Rice players, as Tulsa kept the Owls winless in conference play with a 62-58 victory Saturday.

Donte Medder came off the bench to score a career-high 13 points and 7-foot center Jerome Jordan added 11 points and nine rebounds despite constant double-teaming.

Tulsa is 5-0 in Conference USA, 16-3 overall and 13-0 at home this season while extending its home court victory string to 21, the fifth best streak in the country.

 

Aaron Johnson's layup in traffic with 5.6 seconds remaining helped the Blazers edge Marshall, 61-59, to remain undefeated in C-USA play and improve to 17-2 on the season. It was the first conference loss for Marshall and its first loss at home this season. UAB is now tied with Tulsa, who picked up a 62-58 win over Rice this afternoon, atop the C-USA standings at 5-0. Only one team will emerge as the leader as the two teams meet Tuesday night in Birmingham.

Some of Conference USA's sharp shooters were in top form over the weekend. UTEP junior Randy Culpepper drained nine three-pointers to lead the Miners to a 96-59 win at UCF. Culpepper tallied 39 points, with 25 in the second half as UTEP outscored the Knights, 52-18, after the break. Houston senior Aubrey Coleman, the nation's leading scorer, tossed in 32 points but the Cougars dropped a 92-77 decision to Memphis on the road.

Southern Miss picked up its first conference win of the season with a 68-53 win over visiting East Carolina. The Golden Eagles had a balanced offense as five Golden Eagles scored in double-figures. ECU plays at Tulane on Sunday afternoon.

SMU picked up its second win in a row with an 82-68 non-conference victory over Houston Baptist. Senior Derek Williams led the Mustangs with 27 points, while sophomore Robert Nyakundi chipped in 20 points.

Complete C-USA Standings and Results

Updated Conference USA Statistics

Saturdays results
Tulsa 62, Rice 58
Southern Miss 68, East Carolina 53
UTEP 96, UCF 59
UAB 61, Marshall 59
Memphis 92, Houston 77
SMU 82, Houston Baptist 68

C-USA MEN'S BASKETBALL SHOOTING STARS (Saturday, Jan. 23)

UAB junior G Aaron Johnson's (Chicago, Ill.) layup in traffic, with 5.6 seconds remaining, proved to be the game-winning shot as the Blazers edged Marshall, 61-59. Senior F Howard Crawford (Eutaw, Ala.) led the Blazers with 19 points and Johnson finished with 11 - seven of those points coming on free throws. With the win, UAB improves to 5-0 in C-USA and 17-2 overall.

Senior F Tyler Wilkerson (Lexington, Ky.) led the offensive charge for the Herd, tallying 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting, while adding six rebounds and four block shots. Freshman Hassan Whiteside (Gastonia, N.C.) collected his 10th double-double of the season (tying UAB's Elijah Millsap for the most in C-USA) with 11 points and 13 rebounds along with five blocks. Whiteside set the Marshall school record for most blocks in a season as he improved his season total to 102, breaking Omar Roland's previous mark of 101 set during the 1989-90 season.

 

Freshman G Tamir Jackson (Paterson, N.J.) led Rice with 18 points, all in the second half, followed by junior C Trey Stanton (Friendswood, Texas) with 11. Freshman F Arsalan Kazemi (Esfahan, Iran) finished a field goal shy of his fifth career double-double with eight points and 11 rebounds.

UTEP junior Randy Culpepper (Memphis, Tenn.) drained nine 3-pointers - tying the conference record - to lead the Miners with 39 points in a 96-59 win at UCF. UTEP was up by four at the half, then outscored the Knights 52-18 after the intermission. UTEP shot 65.5 percent overall in the second half, and Culpepper scored 25 points after the break. For the game, he made 9-of-15 attempts from 3-point range.

UCF freshman F Keith Clanton (Orlando, Fla.) scored a career-best 19 points for the Knights.

Memphis junior G Roburt Sallie (Sacramento, Calif.) and sophomore Wesley Witherspoon (Atlanta, Ga.) scored 20 points apiece and combined for 13 rebounds as the Tigers defeated Houston, 92-77. Witherspoon has now tallied double figures in nine of the last 11 games and Sallie's 20 points tie a season-high. Senior G Doneal Mack (Charlotte, N.C.) added 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting to go along with a career-high-tying five assists. Senior G Willie Kemp (Bolivar, Tenn.) chipped in 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting. Sophomore G Elliot Williams (Memphis, Tenn.) was a perfect 3-of-3 from the field, scoring 10 points in limited action. Williams was forced to miss most of the second half after picking up his fourth less than five minutes into the half.

Houston senior G Aubrey Coleman (Houston, Texas) led all scorers with 32 points on 12-of-21 shooting. Coleman, the nation's leading scorer, has now scored 30 or more in four games this season. Junior F Maurice McNeil (New York, N.Y.) registered his fifth double-double of the season with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

Five players scored in double-figures as Southern Miss earned its first conference victory this season, with a 68-53 win against East Carolina, and snapped a nine-game conference losing streak dating back to last year. Juniors Gary Flowers (Dallas, Texas), R.L. Horton (Jackson, Miss.) and Torye Pelham (Nashville, Tenn.) all had 12 points, and Sai'Quon Stone (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Buchi Awaji (Los Angeles, Calif.) scored 10 apiece. Flowers added a game-high six rebounds, while Pelham pulled down five to go with his season-high in points. Awaji connected on a three-pointer to catapult Southern Miss on a 13-0 run in the second half.

Junior Jamar Abrams (Richmond, Va.) pulled ECU back to within seven points with 4:33 left, but Southern Miss went on an 18-1 run over the next 3:34 for its largest lead of the game at 66-48. Abrams led East Carolina with 18 points and freshman Corvonn Gaines (Madison, Wisc.) added nine points.

SMU senior Derek Williams (Jamaica, N.Y.) scored a game-high 27 points and sophomore F Robert Nyakundi (Arlington, Texas) added 20 to lead the Mustangs to an 82-68 victory against Houston Baptist on Saturday. Williams scored at least 20 points for the seventh time in his career and for the third game in a row. He also had five assists. SMU blocked a season-high six shots.

C-USA UPCOMING GAMES
Sunday, January 24
East Carolina at Tulane - 2:00p

Tuesday, January 26
Tulsa at UAB - 7:00p

Wednesday, January 27
Memphis at Marshall (CBS C) - 7:00p
UCF at SMU (TW Texas) - 7:00p
Tulane at UTEP - 8:05p

All times Central. Conference USA games in bold.

A couple of pictures I thought you would enjoy. UAB sold ad space UNDER the visitors chairs and the trainer guy everyone likes to heckle.

 

Just a minute or so of UAB warming up for Tulsa. Just a quick look, the do appear long and lean.

 

Tulsa never pulled away from Rice and had to withstand a late flurry to beat the Owls 62-58   at the Reynolds Center. Tulsa led the game 58-49 with 1:22 to go but threw away a couple of inbounds passes and had to rely on some luck and a late Jerome Jordan free throw to get the win.

Listen here as Doug Wojcik talks about the game from the locker room. Warning; He isn't happy!

Freshman Dante Medder was outstanding, scoring a career high 13 while Ben Uzoh led TU with 17. The Hurricane was outrebounded by the Owls 35-34.

Next up for TU, a HUGE Tuesday match-up with UAB in Birmingham on Tuesday night. The Blazers are at Marshall Saturday night, both of those teams are unbeaten in C-USA play.

Tulsa battled from a 15-point second-half deficit to defeat Oral Roberts 57-52 in the Mayor's Cup on Wednesday night in front of 9,303 fans at the Mabee Center.

Listen as coach Wojcik talked about the win from the locker room.

 
Jerome Jordan led the Hurricane (15-3, 4-0 C-USA) with 17 points and eight rebounds. Justin Hurtt added 11 points and Steven Idlet chipped in 10 points and three blocks. Joe Richard posted eight points, eight rebounds and two steals.
 
Kevin Ford led ORU (10-10) with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Dominique Morrison and Warren Niles each added 11 points each.
 
Tulsa fell behind 15 points with 17:42 left in the second half, but slowly climbed back into the game throughout the second period.
 
The Hurricane grabbed its first lead since the 17:05 mark in the first half when a pair of Hurtt free throws gave Tulsa a 51-49 lead with 2:38 remaining.
 
Kevin Ford had a chance to tie the game for ORU after a Richard foul put him at the line with 1:56 left in the game. Ford connected on only one-of-two free throws to cut the deficit to 51-50.
 
Richard pushed the lead to 53-50 on a put-back slam off of a Ben Uzoh missed jumper with 37 seconds remaining.
 
ORU scored on the following possession as Dominique Morrison rattled in a fall-away jumper with 29.2 seconds to cut the lead to 53-52. Tulsa broke the ensuing full-court press as Jordan found a wide open Steven Idlet for a slam dunk, giving Tulsa a 55-52 lead with 19 seconds on the clock.
 
Uzoh drilled two free throws with 8.2 seconds on the clock to seal the 57-52 victory.
 
"A lot of the guys contributed, but the fact that we held them to two offensive rebounds in the second half won us the game," Head Coach Doug Wojcik said.  They had 11 in the first half.  We worked on rebounding, rebounding and rebounding to prepare for this game."
 
In the first half, Tulsa and ORU traded baskets early with the Golden Eagles taking an 11-10 lead at the 14:21 mark. ORU then went on a 12-0 run over the next 9:57 to build a 23-10 lead. Jordan ended TU's scoring drought with a jumper at the 4:25 mark.
 
The Golden Hurricane continued on an 11-4 spurt over the next four minutes, cutting the deficit to 27-21 on a Hurtt three-pointer with just 18 seconds remaining in the half. ORU ended the half with a Dominique Morrison three-pointer at the buzzer, extending the lead to 30-21.
 
"It was a hard-fought, ugly game, but we found a way to win," Wojcik said.  "Honestly, give the kids all of the credit in the world. They hung in there and fought for the win.  This was a great win for us, it was a great night and I am very happy for our guys, especially the seniors."
 
Tulsa will return to action on Saturday, as the Golden Hurricane hosts Rice beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.  With the purchase of a men's ticket, fans can stay FREE for the women's game against Marshall starting at 5:00 p.m.

It's the Mayors cup as ORU faces cross town rival Tulsa at the Mabee Center. ORU has won four of the last six games in the series, including three straight at home ... Tulsa hasn't won in the Mabee Center since a 73-66 overtime victory on Dec. 1, 2001 ... ORU has played Tulsa more times (45) than any opponent in program history ... Southern Utah is second at 33 games (25-8) ... sophomore forward Dominique Morrison will start his 51st consecutive game tonight.

The Coaches
ORU's Scott Sutton is in his 11th season as the head coach of the Golden Eagles, and his 15th overall with the program. Sutton is 194-135 (.590) as head coach and ranks second in school history in career wins. He is the son of legendary coach Eddie Sutton, and the younger brother of former Oklahoma State head coach Sean Sutton. Scott Sutton is a two-time Summit League Coach of the Year (2002, 2008) and earned NABC District 12 co-Coach of the Year in 2005, sharing the award with his father. In 2007, Sutton was a finalist for the Clair Bee Coaching Excellence Award. Since the start of the 2001-02 season, Sutton has posted a 171-99 (.634) record, including four 20-win seasons, four consecutive Summit League regular-season titles (2005-08) and three straight NCAA Tournament berths (2006-08). 
Tulsa's Doug Wojcik is 95-56 in his fifth season with TU.

Tulsa Category	Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual
Won-Lost Percentage (334 ranked)	28	82.4	Kentucky	100.0
Scoring Offense (334 ranked)	39	78.2	VMI	89.9
Scoring Defense (334 ranked)	72	63.6	Arizona St.	54.7
Scoring Margin (334 ranked)	19	14.6	Kansas	24.5
Field-Goal Percentage (334 ranked)	25	48.5	Syracuse	53.2
Field-Goal Percentage Defense (334 ranked)	12	37.7	Florida St.	35.1
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (334 ranked)	186	6.1	VMI	12.0
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (334 ranked)	24	39.8	Marquette	43.4
Three Pt FG Defense (334 ranked)	93	32.1	UNC Wilmington	24.9
Free-Throw Percentage (334 ranked)	75	71.9	BYU	77.7
Rebound Margin (334 ranked)	3	9.9	Baylor	11.4
Assists Per Game (334 ranked)	167	13.2	Sam Houston St.	20.2
Assist Turnover Ratio (334 ranked)	121	1.01	Notre Dame	1.71
Blocked Shots Per Game (334 ranked)	12	6.6	Connecticut	9.1
Steals Per Game (334 ranked)	300	5.2	Missouri	12.5
Turnovers Per Game (334 ranked)	96	13.1	Houston	9.2
Turnover Margin (334 ranked)	304	-2.7	Houston	9.3
Personal Fouls Per Game (334 ranked)	48	16.6	Mississippi St.	12.7

ORU Category	Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual
Won-Lost Percentage (334 ranked)	175	52.6	Kentucky	100.0
Scoring Offense (334 ranked)	209	68.2	VMI	89.9
Scoring Defense (334 ranked)	145	66.9	Arizona St.	54.7
Scoring Margin (334 ranked)	171	1.2	Kansas	24.5
Field-Goal Percentage (334 ranked)	230	42.3	Syracuse	53.2
Field-Goal Percentage Defense (334 ranked)	153	42.5	Florida St.	35.1
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (334 ranked)	268	5.1	VMI	12.0
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (334 ranked)	252	30.8	Marquette	43.4
Three Pt FG Defense (334 ranked)	148	33.4	UNC Wilmington	24.9
Free-Throw Percentage (334 ranked)	155	69.1	BYU	77.7
Rebound Margin (334 ranked)	65	4.3	Baylor	11.4
Assists Per Game (334 ranked)	234	12.2	Sam Houston St.	20.2
Assist Turnover Ratio (334 ranked)	248	0.81	Notre Dame	1.71
Blocked Shots Per Game (334 ranked)	170	3.4	Connecticut	9.1
Steals Per Game (334 ranked)	264	5.8	Missouri	12.5
Turnovers Per Game (334 ranked)	228	15.0	Houston	9.2
Turnover Margin (334 ranked)	298	-2.5	Houston	9.3
Personal Fouls Per Game (334 ranked)	103	17.6	Mississippi St.	12.7

 

 

We're closing in on tip off time for Wednesday nights Mayors Cup game. Tulsa head coach Doug Wojcik got up early to talk to us and we wanted to share it.

Click here to listen as coach Wojcik talks about the game and the atmosphere that surrounds it!

 Lower level tickets are sold out for the upcoming annual Mayor's Cup men's basketball game between cross-town rivals Oral Roberts University and the University of Tulsa on Wednesday, January 20, at the Mabee Center. Tip-off is set for 7:05 p.m.

The Mabee Center Ticket Office will be closed on Monday for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  However, fans can buy and print $5 upper level tickets online at www.orugoldeneagles.com.

The ticket office accepts orders by phone by calling (918) 495-6000.  Phone and in-person ticket orders can be made Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  The ticket office is located in the north lobby of the Mabee Center located at 8100 S. Lewis Ave. in Tulsa.

A small number of wheelchair, limited mobility and single seat tickets are available in the lower level.

Jerome Jordan was focused and efficent. Jordan scored 21 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked four shots as Tulsa blew out Central Florida 90 to 70. Justin Hurtt added 22 while Ben Uzoh added 16.

The Hurricane outrebounded the Knights 37-30 and forced 15 turnovers on their way to a 4-0 record in Conference USA.

Listen as coach Wojcik talks about the game from the locker room.

Tulsa basketball is hosting UCF Saturday night and the Hurricane unveiled a new video board as well. The scorers table video will show pictures, highlights, scores, etc. Take a look below at a short video of the board before the game tipped off.

TU is 3-0 in C-USA play for the first time ever with a chance to make it 4-0 this Saturday. The Central Florida Knights will try to invade the Reynolds Center, take a look at some of the notes for that game below. Remember you can listen to every TU basketball game all year on AM 740/FM 102.3 NewsTalk KRMG. This weekends game tips off at 7:00 with pre game begining at 6:30.

This is the 10th meeting between Tulsa and UCF . . . the Hurricane lead the series 5-4 . . . Tulsa has won all five home games, while UCF has won all four of their home contests . . . Tulsa won the last meeting a year ago at home, 79-70 . . . three of the games in the series have come down to two points or less, while two have also gone into overtime, including a triple OT game on Jan. 12, 2008 at UCF, as the Knights won 97-91 . . . the Hurricane has a 14.0 winning margin in its' five victories, while UCF won its' four games by 4.8 points.

TULSA HAS 11-0 HOME RECORD; RANKS 6th NATIONALLY WITH 19 CONSECUTIVE HOME WINS . . .

√ Tulsa has posted a 11-0 home record this season . . . among the home wins, Tulsa claimed a 21-point home victory, 86-65, against Oklahoma State on Dec. 2 . . . the Cowboys came into the game ranked 26th nationally in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches polls . . . dating back to last year, the Hurricane has now won 19 consecutive home games, which ranks 6th nationally . . . the last home loss came against Memphis, a 55-54 last second loss on January 13, 2009.

Since Doug Wojcik became the Tulsa head coach before the 2005-06 season, Tulsa has posted an overall 67-12 record at the Donald W. Reynolds Center . . . five of those losses came in his first season as the Hurricane head coach . . . Tulsa is 43-4 in non-conference games for a winning percentage of .915 . . . Tulsa has also posted a 24-8 record in Conference USA action under Wojcik.

Tulsa's Record at the Reynolds Center the Last 5 Years . . .

Year Overall C-USA Non-Conference

2005-06 8-5 5-2 3-3

2006-07 15-3 5-3 10-0

2007-08 18-2 6-2 12-0

2008-09 15-2 7-1 8-1

2009-10 10-0 0-0 10-0

Totals 67-12 24-8 43-4

(.848) (.750) (.915)

 

 

Tulsa jumped out to a 16-2 lead and played outstanding defense to beat SMU 63-56 on Wednesday night in Dallas. The Hurricane held SMU to 22% shooting in the first half before withstanding a run by the Ponies late in the game.

 Justin Hurtt scored 17 for TU while Ben Uzoh added 16. The Hurricane were sharpshooters from outside, hitting 10 of 18 threes for the game.

Click here to hear Doug Wojcik from the locker room after the win.

 

Tulsa now stands at 3-0 in C-USA play and will host Central Florida on Saturday night at 7pm at the Reynolds Center.

University of Tulsa senior guard Ben Uzoh (San Antonio, Texas) was named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Week, as announced today by the league office.

In two Conference USA wins last week, senior Ben Uzoh averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds, while shooting 63-percent from the field and 89-percent from the free throw line. In a 14-point win over Tulane, Uzoh scored a game-high 20 points and had 6 assists and 3 rebounds and shot 64-percent from the field.

In Tulsa's 86-80 road win at Houston, Uzoh had his eighth 20-point scoring game of the season with 21 points, while adding 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

On the season, Uzoh has a team-leading 16.9 scoring average and 4.5 assists pre game. He is shooting 51-percent from the field, 41-percent from three-point range and 78-percent from the free throw line, while collecting 4.7 rebounds from his point guard position.

Uzoh has become one of the premier players in Golden Hurricane history. He ranks among the top-10 in five statistical categories, including fourth on the all-time scoring list with 1,671 points, seventh for assists with 329, eighth in steals with 143, and ninth for blocks (79) and three-pointers made (148). Uzoh is also in 19th place on the school's career rebounding chart with 610 boards.

It's the second weekly honor for a Golden Hurricane player this year, as junior Justin Hurtt won the award on Dec. 7th, and is also the first career honor for the senior Uzoh.

Tulsa has posted a 12-3 overall record and a 2-0 C-USA mark. The Hurricane will be in action next on Wednesday night in Dallas against the SMU Mustangs. The game can be seen live in Oklahoma on Cox Cable-Channel 117 in Tulsa and Channel 7 in Oklahoma City.

 Ben Uzoh scored 21 points and Justin Hurtt had 20 as Tulsa held on for an 86-80 victory over the Houston Cougars Saturday night in front of 3,115 fans at Hofheinz Pavilion.

Tulsa (12-3, 2-0 C-USA) shot 67.5 percent from the field on 27-of-40 shooting, while holding the Cougars (8-7, 1-1 C-USA) to 37.5 percent shooting on 72 attempts. Tulsa's seven-foot center Jerome Jordan added 19 points and three blocks for the Hurricane. Click here to listen to Doug Wojcik from the TU locker room after the HUGE win.

 

Tulsa's Bishop Wheatley assigned with guarding the nation's leading scorer Aubrey Coleman, held Coleman to 5-of-21 from the field, despite scoring 25 points with 14-of-15 shooting from the free throw line.

After Tulsa's two-point lead at halftime, Houston tied the score at 46-46, but that was the last time the game would be tied. Tulsa had a double-digit lead three times in the second half, including a high of 11 points with 5:31 remaining in the contest on an Uzoh jump shot to make the score 77-66.

The Cougars kept battling back, cutting the lead to four points, 77-73, with 4:31 on the clock with a Coleman dunk and two free throws and a Nick Haywood three-pointer.

Coleman brought Houston to within one point at 81-80 on a three-pointer with 1:22 left on the clock. Tulsa then made its next five free throws while holding the Cougars scoreless for the 86-80 victory. Jordan and Wheatley hit two each, while Hurtt knocked down one free throw with 0:19 remaining in the game.

It took nearly two minutes for the first score of the game, as Justin Hurtt knocked down a jumper. From there the Hurricane kept the lead until Maurice McNeil's layup tied the score at 14 with 12:13 in the first half.

The game would be tied four more times in the first half, then the Hurricane took the largest first-half lead at 41-31 on a dunk by Joe Richard at the 2:25 mark, but the Cougars scored the next eight points to cut the Tulsa lead to two points with a 41-39 halftime score.

Tulsa's senior tandem of Uzoh and Jordan combined for 18 points, while the Hurricane held the nation's leading scorer Aubrey Coleman to just six first-half points. Tulsa had an 18-13 rebounding edge at the intermission while shooting 65-percent, but was forced into 10 turnovers by the Cougars.

Tulsa will be back on the road Wednesday night against the SMU Mustangs in Dallas, Texas. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 pm. The game can be seen live in Oklahoma on Cox Cable-Channel 117 in Tulsa and Channel 7 in Oklahoma City.

Tulsa and Houston don't like each other much. That feeling really carries over into sports and today, in Houston, Tulsa would like to strike a blow! It's the Hurriciane and the Cougars in a big Conference USA basketball game and this arena has been a death trap for Tulsa. In Doug Wojcik's first year, Houston led 23-1 early. Two years ago, the Cougars pulled away late. The last time TU has won in this oil town was wait for it......February 9th, 1963.

Some facts about both teams.

Tulsa defense allows only 62.5 points/game and 37.9% shooting this season.

The Cougs allow 78.1 points/game and 47.4% shooting.

Houston is 0-6 after having lost 2 of their last 3 games over the last 2 seasons.

The Cougars are 0-8 versus very good defensive teams, shooting pct defense of under 39% over the last 2 seasons.

During the Friday night shoot around, I made a video of the team and some of the surroundings here in the arena. See it below and remember the pre-game is at 5:30 with the tip off at 6:00 on KRMG.

 

 

 

TU got over a big hump by thrashing Tulane 73-59 Wednesday night at the Reynolds Center. Ben Uzoh had his normal, amazing game with 20 points and six assists. Justin Hurtt added 14 while Jerome Jordan brought down nine rebounds.

The win is the first for the Golden Hurricane over Tulane in the last four games and makes the Hurricane 11-3 overall and 1-0 in C-USA play.

Listen here as coach Doug Wojcik

 talks about the game from the locker room after the win.

Next up for TU, a trip to Houston for a 6:00 tip off with a 5:30 pre game on KRMG.

Conference USA basketball starts this week for Tulsa. After a drubbing of Colorado, the always pesky Tulane Green Wave visit the Reynolds Center on Wednesday followed by a trip to Houston on Sunday. On Monday, TU head coach Doug Wojcik took time to look back a little a forward a lot.

Listen to the audio of coach Wojcik here and remember to tune in Golden Hurricane basketball all year on KRMG.

Tulsa shook off the poor play in the Las Vegas tournament and hammered Colorado 84-59 Saturday afternoon at the Reynolds Center. Justin Hurtt tied a career high with 21 points and Steven Idlet added 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Listen as TU head coach Doug Wojcik talks about the game from the locker room.

Nevada handed Tulsa a 99-68 loss in the consolation game of the 2009 HoopTV Las Vegas Classic at the Orleans Arena on Wednesday night.

Tulsa was led by Jerome Jordan's 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Ben Uzoh chipped in 14 points and Bryson Pope had 10 points. Nevada was led by Luke Babbitt's 24-point, 11-rebound performance.

The 31-point deficit was Tulsa's worst loss since a 35-point setback at UTEP in January 2005, and the 99 points was the most allowed in the Doug Wojcik era for the Hurricane.

Tulsa fell to 9-3 on the season, while the Wolf Pack improved to 7-5

Nevada built an 18-point halftime lead, and increased that to 27 points in the first four minutes of the second half as the Wolf Pack had 11-2 run to start the half. Nevada pushed its lead to 39 points, 95-56, with 4:19 left in the game.

Hear TU head coach Doug Wojcik talk about the game from the Hurricane locker room.

In the first half, Tulsa cut a 16-point Nevada lead to 10 points with 1:44 left on the game clock. However, the Wolf Pack closed out the half with an 8-0 run on two three-pointers and a tip-in at the buzzer. Brandon Fields led the way for Nevada in the first half with 13 points.

Tulsa will be in action next on Saturday, January 2nd, against the Colorado Buffaloes of the Big 12. Game time is 2:05 pm at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.

Obviously it didn't go the way Tulsa would have liked in college basketball on Tuesday. The Hurricane lost to Nebraska 74-70 in a game that was close all the way.

 

Want to know what went wrong? Listen to Doug Wojcik from the locker room after the loss.

Tulsa will take on dangerous Nevada today at 7:00 pm on KRMG.

This is the 13th meeting between Tulsa and Nevada . . . Tulsa leads the series 7-5, but Nevada has won the last two contests, including the last meeting in Tulsa, 89-67, on March 2, 2004 . . . before those two Nevada wins, the Hurricane had won seven consecutive games . . . the last Tulsa win came in the championship game of the Western Athletic Conference on March 15, 2003 as Tulsa captured a 75-64 win at home to claim the WAC title . . . Nevada won the first meeting in the series in March 1921.

TULSA OFF TO 9-2 START, 9-0 HOME RECORD INCLUDES WIN OVER 26th-RANKED OKLAHOMA STATE . . .

√ Tulsa is off to a 9-2 start and has won the nine games all at home this year . . . Tulsa's only losses have come at Missouri State and against Nebraska in a neutral site game . . . among the wins, Tulsa claimed a 21-point home victory, 86-65, against the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Dec. 2 . . . the Cowboys came into the game ranked 26th nationally in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches polls.

It's not every day you get to Vegas. As a matter of fact, I only get here to broadcast games and the last time was 1999. So I thought I would stick my flip video camera out the window of the car and see what had changed. Wow, is this town different.Check below for a video of a drive down Las Vegas blvd.

Ben Uzoh scored a game-high 23 points but it was not enough as Tulsa's comeback fell short as Nebraska held on for a 74-70 victory at the Orleans Arena. Nebraska was led by Eshaunte Jones' 12 points, including three huge three-pointers in the second half.
 
Listen to Doug Wojcik's comments from the locker room after the TU loss.

Tulsa fell to 9-2 on the season, while Nebraska improved to 8-2.
 
After a 31-31 halftime tie, the Cornhuskers went on an 13-4 run in the first four minutes of the second half to take a 44-35 lead with 16:26 in the second half. Nebraska increased its lead to double digits and had its biggest lead of 13 points, 50-37, at the 14:36 mark.
 
The Hurricane cut it to three points, 57-54, on a Justin Hurtt three-pointer with 6:07 left in the game, and an Uzoh three-pointer cut it to two points at 61-59 with 4:27 on the clock. The Huskers increased its lead to four points on a Lance Jeter jumper, while Jones made it a seven-point lead at 66-59 with 3:00 left.
 
NU's Brandon Richardson connected on six-of-six free throws in the final 0:15 to maintain the lead. With 0:02 left on the clock Donte Medder's three-pointer cut the Nebraska lead to two points, 72-70, but Richardson connected on his final two free throws to give the Huskers the final margin of victory.
 
Justin Hurtt added 14 points, Medder 11 and Jerome Jordan 10 points for the Hurricane.
 
Tulsa will play Nevada tomorrow in the consolation game at 7:00 pm (CT). Nevada dropped a 110-104 decision against BYU in the first game of the day.
 
The Tulsa-Nevada game can be seen locally in Tulsa on Cox Digital Cable Channel 117. The game can also be seen on the internet at HoopTV.net.
 

Jerome Jordan had 22 points and 12 rebounds and Ben Uzoh scored 17 as Tulsa's two senior stars paced an 86-49 thumping of Chicago State on Saturday night.

Freshman Bryson Pope scored a career-high 14 points and Justin Hurtt added 11 for the Hurricane (9-1). Damian Windham and Antonio Lofton led the Cougars(3-7) with 12 points each.

Listen here to TU hrad cosch Doug Wojcik from the TU locker room after the win.

All five Tulsa starters scored in the first 2:45 as the Hurricane jumped to a 12-2 lead. Tulsa led 42-23 at halftime.

Jordan, a 7-foot center, dominated inside in the second half. He scored Tulsa's first seven points, and his rebound slam with 6:00 left made it 71-43.

Chicago State shot just 31.8 percent (21 of 66) and made 1 of 17 3-pointers. The Cougars had 11 shots blocked, four by Joe Richard and three by Jordan.

Tulsa shot 53.7 percent (29 of 54) and had a 45-36 rebounding advantage.

Tulsa hit a three to start the game and was never close after that, TU hammered Jackson State 92-39 in the first game off an eleven day break. Bem Uzoh scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds and eight assists in just 27 minutes of action. Justin Hurtt had 14 and Steven Idlet added eleven points and eight rebounds as well.

Tulsa held the Tigers to just 24% from the field and outrebounded Jackson State 52-26. This was game one in the Las Vegas Hardwood series tournament. Tulsa will play Chicago State at the Reynolds Center Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. in the second round before moving on to Las Vegas for the final two games in the tournament.

Listen here as TU head coach Doug Wojcik talks about the game from the locker room.

Longtime Missouri Valley Conference rivals, Tulsa and Wichita State, will renew the longest series in Golden Hurricane basketball history when the two teams tip-off a four-game series in the 2010-11 season.
 
The four-year series will begin next season as Tulsa will travel to Wichita to play the Shockers on Dec. 21, 2010. Wichita State will be in Tulsa at the Donald W. Reynolds Center in the 2011-12 and 2013-14 seasons, while the Hurricane will travel to Wichita in 2012-13.
 
"This is a great series for the fans of both Tulsa and Wichita, and for our basketball programs. The previous history between the two schools and the proximity makes it an intriguing series for both universities," said Tulsa Head Coach Doug Wojcik.
 
Tulsa and Wichita State have met on the hardwood 119 times before as the Hurricane leads the series 60-59. Tulsa, now a member of Conference USA, became a member of the MVC in 1934-35 until leaving the league following the 1995-96 season, while Wichita State is still a Valley member since joining the conference in 1945-46.
 
Tulsa has won 13 of the last 15 meetings. The last contest came in the 2004-05 season with Wichita State winning 71-66.
 

The Tulsa men's basketball team returns to the court on Thursday night following a 10-day layoff to face the Jackson State Tigers. The game tips off on Thursday night at 7:05 pm at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.

It's the first of two preliminary round games of the 2009 Hoop TV Las Vegas Classic for the Hurricane. Tulsa also faces Chicago State on Saturday night before heading off to Las Vegas to play Nebraska on Tuesday, Dec. 21st at 4:30 pm (CT).

Tulsa has posted a 7-1 record and will be looking for its 15th straight home victory dating back to last season. The Hurricane has four double-figure scorers including co-leaders Ben Uzoh and Justin Hurtt, tallying 15.5 points per game. In Tulsa's last two games, Hurtt averaged 21.0 points in victories over Oklahoma State and Ohio, while Uzoh enters the game in sixth-place on the school's career scoring chart.

Jackson State (0-7) is looking for its first win of the season after having lost its top player, Grant Maxey, earlier this season. The Tigers are led by 6'5" guard Garrison Johnson, scoring at a 16.8 clip, and 6'7" forward Tyrone Hanson, averaging 11.0 points per game.

Tickets are still available and can be purchased online at www.TulsaHurricane.com, by calling the TU athletic ticket office at 918-631-3200, or stopping by the ticket office at the Reynolds Center. Ticket prices start at only $10.

Oklahoma State freshman guard Ray Penn has been nominated for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award, given annually to the nation's top point guard. He is one of just five nominations from the Big 12 Conference.

The Tulsa men's basketball team returns to the court on Thursday night following a 10-day layoff to face the Jackson State Tigers. The game tips off on Thursday night at 7:05 pm at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
 
It's the first of two preliminary round games of the 2009 Hoop TV Las Vegas Classic for the Hurricane. Tulsa also faces Chicago State on Saturday night before heading off to Las Vegas to play Nebraska on Tuesday, Dec. 21st at 4:30 pm (CT).
 
Tulsa has posted a 7-1 record and will be looking for its 15th straight home victory dating back to last season. The Hurricane has four double-figure scorers including co-leaders Ben Uzoh and Justin Hurtt, tallying 15.5 points pr game. In Tulsa's last two games, Hurtt averaged 21.0 points in victories over Oklahoma State and Ohio, while Uzoh enters the game in sixth-place on the school's career scoring chart.
 
Jackson State (0-7) is looking for its first win of the season after having lost its top player, Grant Maxey, earlier this season. The Tigers are led by 6'5" guard Garrison Johnson, scoring at a 16.8 clip, and 6'7" forward Tyrone Hanson, averaging 11.0 points per game.
 
Tickets are still available and can be purchased online at www.TulsaHurricane.com <http://www.TulsaHurricane.com> , by calling the TU athletic ticket office at 918-631-3200, or stopping by the ticket office at the Reynolds Center. Ticket prices start at only $10.
 
 

University of Tulsa junior Justin Hurtt (Raytown, Mo.) was named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Week, as announced today by the league office.
 
In wins over #26-ranked Oklahoma State and Ohio University, junior Justin Hurtt scored a team-high 21 points in each game. He averaged 21.0 points, 2.0 assists and shot 57-percent from the field, 54-percent from three-point range and 86-percent from the free throw line, while hitting the game-winning free throws against Ohio.
 
Hurtt, a 6'4" guard, shot 64-percent from the field (7-11) and 60-percent from three-point range (3-5) in a 21-point victory (86-65) over Oklahoma State and added 2 rebounds in 34 minutes. Hurtt had 11 of his points in the first-half helping Tulsa build a 15-point halftime lead over OSU.
 
In an 81-80 victory over Ohio, Hurtt sealed the win with two free throws with 11 seconds remaining in the game to give Tulsa an 81-77 lead. He converted 8-of-15 field goals for 53-percent and hit 50-percent on his three-pointers (3-6), while adding 3 assists, 2 blocks, 2 rebounds with 0 turnovers in 35 minutes
 
It's the first weekly honor for a Golden Hurricane player this year, and the first career award for Hurtt.

Tulsa has posted a 7-1 record and will be in action again on December 17th against Jackson State. The game is slated for 7:05 pm at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.

It wasn't easy. Ohio rained threes in the second half and made it tight but the Hurricane held on for an 81-80 win to move to 7-1 on the year with a break of 11 days coming up for finals.

Justin Hurtt and Steven Idlett saved Tulsa's bacon on an afternoon where Jerome Jordan didn't get off a shot until the second half. Hurtt scored a team high 21, ben Uzoh added 20 and Idlett put in 18 to go with 16 rebounds.

TU survived 18 turnovers but blocked 10 shots to help out their own cause. The Hurricane shot 51% from the field and held the Bobcats to just 36%.

Hear head coach Doug Wojcik from the locker room after the win.

Tulsa came out smoking hot and playing intense defense. The Hurricane led Oklahoma State by 15 at the half and extended that to as many as 21 in the second before finishing out an 86-65 win.

The Tulsa defense held the Pokes to 40% shooting and James Anderson was held to 10 points on 3 of 15 shooting. Tulsa dominated on the boards as well, outrebounding OSU 41-24 on the boards.

Listen here as Doug Wojcik recaps the game from the Tulsa locker room.

OSU and TU looks like a heck of a basketball game. Sometimes numbers can tell a story and sometimes they are misleading. We'll let you make up your mind about that, just look below. The NCAA compiles every stat possible, we've added them for both teams so compute away!

 

TULSA

Scoring Offense (334 ranked)	102	75.0	VMI	93.2
Scoring Defense (334 ranked)	34	58.5	Delaware St.	50.8
Scoring Margin (334 ranked)	39	16.5	Kansas	31.0
Field-Goal Percentage (334 ranked)	134	45.0	St. Bonaventure	55.1
Field-Goal Percentage Defense (334 ranked)	44	37.7	Texas	32.8
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (334 ranked)	286	4.7	VMI	13.4
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (334 ranked)			Iowa St.	49.6
Three Pt FG Defense (334 ranked)	216	35.6	VCU	17.1
Free-Throw Percentage (334 ranked)	78	72.5	Oklahoma	82.9
Rebound Margin (334 ranked)	3	13.2	Southern Miss.	14.0
Assists Per Game (334 ranked)	256	11.7	Syracuse	23.0
Assist Turnover Ratio (334 ranked)	231	0.82	Eastern Ky.	2.24
Blocked Shots Per Game (334 ranked)	12	7.0	Connecticut	9.4
Steals Per Game (334 ranked)	175	6.8	VMI	14.8
Turnovers Per Game (334 ranked)	147	14.2	Eastern Ky.	7.5
Turnover Margin (334 ranked)	245	-1.7	Houston	13.3
Personal Fouls Per Game (334 ranked)	22	15.5	Mississippi St.	12.3

 

OKLAHOMA STATE

Scoring Offense (334 ranked)	33	81.0	VMI	93.2
Scoring Defense (334 ranked)	55	60.5	Delaware St.	50.8
Scoring Margin (334 ranked)	14	20.5	Kansas	31.0
Field-Goal Percentage (334 ranked)	76	46.9	St. Bonaventure	55.1
Field-Goal Percentage Defense (334 ranked)	15	36.1	Texas	32.8
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (334 ranked)	136	6.5	VMI	13.4
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (334 ranked)	228	29.8	Iowa St.	49.6
Three Pt FG Defense (334 ranked)	88	30.1	VCU	17.1
Free-Throw Percentage (334 ranked)	116	70.6	Oklahoma	82.9
Rebound Margin (334 ranked)	60	6.5	Southern Miss.	14.0
Assists Per Game (334 ranked)	236	12.0	Syracuse	23.0
Assist Turnover Ratio (334 ranked)	99	1.06	Eastern Ky.	2.24
Blocked Shots Per Game (334 ranked)	231	2.7	Connecticut	9.4
Steals Per Game (334 ranked)	307	5.0	VMI	14.8
Turnovers Per Game (334 ranked)	25	11.3	Eastern Ky.	7.5
Turnover Margin (334 ranked)	78	2.7	Houston	13.3
Personal Fouls Per Game (334 ranked)	218	19.7	Mississippi St.	12.3

Oklahoma State is 6-0 this season and won the tournament title at the HoopTV Las Vegas Invitational last Saturday with a 77-55 win over Utah in the championship game. The Cowboys have won all six games by double digits and have a +20.5 scoring margin. As a team, OSU is averaging 81 points and 40.3 rebounds per game. The Pokes are also averaging just 11.33 turnovers per contest, nearly a full turnover lower than last year's school record of 12.31 turnovers per game. James Anderson leads the Cowboys with 22.8 points per game. Obi Muonelo and Keiton Page are both chipping in 11.8 points per contest, while Marshall Moses is averaging 10.7 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Newcomers Ray Penn and Matt Pilgrim are each averaging better than eight points per game.

All notes provided by Oklahoma State athletic media relations. Get more at okstate.com.

About Tulsa
Tulsa is 5-1 this season and coming off an 83-75 loss at Missouri State on Saturday, the Golden Hurricane's first road game of the season. TU is 5-0 at home and led by senior Jerome Jordan who is averaging 16 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. As a team, Tulsa is allowing just 58.5 points per game, having held three opponents under 50 points. The Hurricane is also outrebounding its opponent by an average of 13.2 boards per contest. Tulsa's starting lineup averages six feet, seven inches tall compared to OSU's smaller starting five of six feet, 2-1/2 inches.

Quick Notes
Oklahoma State will play its second former rival from the Missouri Valley Conference after defeating Bradley last Friday ... OSU and TU were both members of the MVC from 1935-43 and 1946-57 ... Cowboy senior Nick Sidorakis and Tulsa freshman Bryson Pope both played at Jenks High School, the only two players on either roster from the Tulsa metro ... Oklahoma State has not played at Tulsa since Nov. 22, 1996, when the TU defeated OSU 72-54 in the second round of the Preseason NIT ... head coach Travis Ford has the second-highest winning percentage by a coach in OSU history. Only Eddie Sutton (70.9 percent) had a higher winning percentage that Coach Ford has (70.7) ... Oklahoma State is 23-0 in the Ford era when shooting better than its opponent.

Up Next
Oklahoma State will host former Cowboy Brooks Thompson and his UTSA Roadrunners (5-1) on Sat., Dec. 5, at 3 p.m. The game will be televised by the Cowboy Sports Network. OSU will take a week off for finals before hosting Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-4) on Sun., Dec. 13 at 3 p.m.

Game Info at Tulsa
Date -- Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009
Tipoff -- 7:05 p.m.
Location -- Tulsa, Okla.
Venue -- Reynolds Center (8,355)
Series History with Tulsa -- OSU leads 69-36
Last Meeting -- Nov. 20, 2008 (OSU won 91-73)
Last Meeting in Tulsa -- Nov. 22, 1996 (TU won 72-54 in the Preseason NIT)

Radio -- Cowboy Radio Network
Play-by-Play • Dave Hunziker
Analyst • John Holcomb
Flagship Station • KSPI (93.7 FM)

 

 

The Tulsa-Oklahoma State basketball game slated for Wednesday, Dec. 2, has also been designated as the Fourth Annual Hurricane Hoops for Hunger game. The contest tips off at 7:05 pm at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
 
Fans coming to the game are asked to bring canned or non-perishable food items to the games to help benefit the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. Fans can also make a cash donation to the food bank at the game.
 
The game is sold-out. A limited number of standing room only tickets will go on sale at the Donald W. Reynolds Center Ticket Office on Wednesday night at 5:30 pm. Standing room only tickets are $10 and can be purchased in person at the ticket office only.

Tulsa comes into the game with a 5-1 record, while Oklahoma State has posted a 6-0 record and is coming off the tournament championship at the HoopTV Las Vegas Invitational. OSU will be making its first-ever appearance at the Donald W. Reynolds Center and its first appearance in Tulsa against the Golden Hurricane since November 1996, when Tulsa claimed a 72-54 victory in the preseason NIT.