National Basketball Association
Tulsa 76, Tulane 55
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Where: Donald Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Tom Eades, # Kevin Fehr, # Zelton Steed
Attendance:
4603
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Tulsa 76, Tulane 55: James Woodard and Rashad Smith combined for 35 points as the Golden Hurricane edged the visiting Green Wave.
Woodard scored 18 points on 4-of-8 3-point shooting and Smith added a team-high eight rebounds for Tulsa (20-7, 13-2 American Athletic), which has won 15 of its last 17 games. Rashad Ray chipped in 10 points and six assists off the Golden Hurricane bench.
Louis Dabney scored a career-high 32 points on 10-of-19 shooting - 5-of-10 from the arc - to pace the Green Wave (14-13, 5-10). Jonathan Stark added eight points for Tulane, which finished at 31.1 percent from the field.
Dabney scored 17 points in the first half, but Tulane still trailed 34-26 at the break. Tulsa scored eight of the first 10 points of the second half, including a free throw, a jumper and a 3-pointer by Smith, to open a 42-28 advantage.
Dylan Osetkowski's layup drew the Green Wave within 48-38 with just under 11 minutes left, but a 10-0 run by the Golden Hurricane - five points by Marquel Curtis - pushed the lead to 20. Dabney capped his terrific performance with three 3-pointers in the final two minutes, but it was too little, too late as Tulsa lost for the eighth time in nine games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Dabney's backcourt mates, Jay Hook and Stark, combined to shoot 4-of-20 from the floor. ... Brandon Swannegan added nine points on 3-of-3 shooting for Tulsa and had four of the team's seven blocks. ... The Golden Hurricane finished with a 38-27 rebounding advantage.
Top Game Performances
Tulane |
|
Tulsa |
Louis Dabney 32 |
Scoring |
James Woodard 18 |
Jonathan Stark 3 |
Assists |
Rashad Ray 6 |
Dylan Osetkowski 7 |
Rebounds |
Rashad Smith 8 |
Louis Dabney 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Rashad Smith 6 |
Louis Dabney 3 |
Steals |
Marquel Curtis 1 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Brandon Swannegan 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Tulane
|
55 |
31.1 |
7-26 |
10-17 |
7 |
21 |
0 |
9 |
7 |
Tulsa
|
76 |
56.8 |
8-18 |
18-22 |
14 |
34 |
7 |
3 |
14 |