Written by Erik Slaby
Hartford, CT - On a cool, windy evening here at the XL Center, in the first round of the 2017 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated the Tulane University Green Wave, 66-60. The entire game was close and physical, with both teams playing aggressive and fast on offense and defense.
At the end of the first half, Tulsa led Tulane by a score of 26-23. Both teams came out playing very fast and physical on both ends of the court. Tulsa, particularly, on the defensive end was impressive to watch as it seemed they were playing with a lot of passion and aggression. Both teams struggled to make shots though. Tulsa made roughly 33% of their shots and Tulane made roughly 23% of their attempts.
Tulsa was led by forward Junior Etou who each had six points apiece. Guard Jaleel Wheeler also led both teams in rebounding as he had six. Tulane was led by guard Malik Morgan, who led all scorers with seven points.
In the second half, it was more of the same. Both teams showed great energy on both ends of the court and were very physical and aggressive. The main difference was that Tulsa improved their shooting percentage. They made roughly 54% of their shots in the second half. In comparison, Tulane only made 32% of their shots in the second half.
Tulsa was led by guard Pat Birt, who led the team in scoring with 15 points, fellow guards Corey Henderson Jr. and Sterling Taplin added 12 points and 10 points respectively. As a team, Tulsa also out-rebounded Tulane 39-32.
Tulane was led by guard Cameron Reynolds, who led all scorers with 17 points. Fellow guards Melvin Frazier and Morgan added 13 and 10 points apiece. While Tulane did improve their shooting percentage slightly in the second half it was not enough to win. They were also particularly hindered by foul trouble in the second half, which led to 24 free-throw attempts by Tulsa. Tulsa made 13 of those free-throw attempts.
Tulane will face off against the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, Friday at 7PM EST here at the XL Center. The game will be televised on ESPNews.
At the end of the first half, Tulsa led Tulane by a score of 26-23. Both teams came out playing very fast and physical on both ends of the court. Tulsa, particularly, on the defensive end was impressive to watch as it seemed they were playing with a lot of passion and aggression. Both teams struggled to make shots though. Tulsa made roughly 33% of their shots and Tulane made roughly 23% of their attempts.
Tulsa was led by forward Junior Etou who each had six points apiece. Guard Jaleel Wheeler also led both teams in rebounding as he had six. Tulane was led by guard Malik Morgan, who led all scorers with seven points.
In the second half, it was more of the same. Both teams showed great energy on both ends of the court and were very physical and aggressive. The main difference was that Tulsa improved their shooting percentage. They made roughly 54% of their shots in the second half. In comparison, Tulane only made 32% of their shots in the second half.
Tulsa was led by guard Pat Birt, who led the team in scoring with 15 points, fellow guards Corey Henderson Jr. and Sterling Taplin added 12 points and 10 points respectively. As a team, Tulsa also out-rebounded Tulane 39-32.
Tulane was led by guard Cameron Reynolds, who led all scorers with 17 points. Fellow guards Melvin Frazier and Morgan added 13 and 10 points apiece. While Tulane did improve their shooting percentage slightly in the second half it was not enough to win. They were also particularly hindered by foul trouble in the second half, which led to 24 free-throw attempts by Tulsa. Tulsa made 13 of those free-throw attempts.
Tulane will face off against the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, Friday at 7PM EST here at the XL Center. The game will be televised on ESPNews.