@Tulsa 98, Texas Southern 71
Box Score
TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa went on a 28-6 run over a nine-minute span ending the first half and opening the second half en route to a 98-71 victory over the Texas Southern Tigers on Wednesday night in front of 3,806 fans at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Tulsa improved to 2-6 on the season, while Texas Southern fell to 3-6 overall.
Texas Southern jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the first four minutes of the contest as the only Hurricane score came on a layup at the 18:32 mark to pull with two points at 4-2. Tulsa's next score came at the 15:43 mark of the first half snapping 2:49 minute stretch in which TSU held Tulsa scoreless.
Aaric Murray led TSU with a game-high 30 points in 34 minutes. The Hurricanes knocked down a season-high 11 of 21 three-pointers to shoot a season-best 52.4 percent from three-point range.
The Tigers kept Tulsa at a distance and built their lead back to eight points at 17-9 with 12:38 remaining in the first half. Tulsa connected a jumper in the paint and then back-to-back three-pointers to knot the score at 17-17 at the 10:42 mark.
Tulsa opened the second half scoring the first 11 points on three consecutive three point baskets and a layup to build a 55-32 lead before the Tigers tallied their first second-half points. TSU got as close as 17 points at 59-42 on a Ray Penn three-pointer at the 15:24 mark. Tulsa scored the next 10 points for a 27-point lead at 69-42 with 13:21 to play.
Free throws gave Tulsa its' first lead at 18-17 twenty seconds later, and the Hurricane added four straight free throws for a 22-17 lead. The Tigers cut Tulsa's lead to one point twice more in the first half at 22-21 at the 8:57 mark and 27-26 with 6:17 remaining before intermission.
The Golden Hurricanes out-rebounded TSU 39-31
Courtesy: SWAC.org