Tulsa at Oklahoma State: MBB Game 7 Preview

TULSA (4-2) at OKLAHOMA STATE (5-1)
Date/Time:	Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 • 7 p.m.
Site:	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Coaches:	Tulsa – Frank Haith (Elon '88) – 27-13, 2nd year Oklahoma State – Travis Ford (Kentucky '94) – 148-92, 8th year
TV:	Fox Sports Oklahoma (Mike Wolfe and Bryndon Manzer)
Radio:	Big Country 99.5 FM (Bruce Howard and J.R. Rollo)
Live Stats:	Live Stats
Series:	Tulsa leads, 5-3
Twitter:	@TUMBasketball \| @TulsaHurricane
Instagram:	TulsaMBasketball
Game Notes:	Tulsa \| O klahoma State

TULSA, Okla. – The Tulsa men's basketball team travels down the Cimarron Turnpike to take on in-state rival Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

The Golden Hurricane (4-2) is looking to rebound from a pair of losses and get back on the winning track. TU fell to South Carolina at Paradise Jam, 83-75, and to Little Rock, 64-60, Saturday at home. The Cowboys (5-1) are coming off consecutive wins over Long Beach State, 82-77, at the Charleston Classic and, 79-73, in Stillwater on Friday. This is Tulsa's first true road game of the season.

The game will be broadcast on Big Country 99.5 FM and the Golden Hurricane Radio Network, and televised on Fox Sports Oklahoma.

The Series
This will be the 109th meeting between Tulsa and Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State leads the series, 70-38. The series dates back to the 1907-08 season, Tulsa's first year of basketball. The Cowboys won the last meeting, 73-58, last year at the MGM Grand Main Event in Las Vegas, Nev. OSU has won three in a row in the series, including a 59-56 win in Stillwater on Nov. 30, 2011. The Golden Hurricane last defeated OSU on Dec. 2, 2009, 86-65, in Tulsa. The teams split the first two meetings in 1907-08, with each winning at home. TU is 15-39 all-time against OSU in Stillwater.

Quick Hits
• TU at OSU is the first matchup of Tulsa's in-state rivalry week to begin December. The Hurricane plays host to intra-city rival Oral Roberts in the annual PSO Mayor's Cup at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Reynolds Center.
• In its last game, Tulsa fell to Little Rock, 64-60, on Saturday. James Woodard scored 16 points with six rebounds and two assists to lead the Golden Hurricane. D'Andre Wright scored 14 points with six rebounds, Rashad Ray tallied 11 points, and Marquel Curtis added 10 points, six rebounds and two assists
• Woodard ranks 10^th in TU career scoring with 1,505 points, and sixth with 199 career 3-pointers. He needs three points to match Jerome Jordan (2006-10) for ninth place.
• Harrison ranks fourth at TU with 199 career steals, and fifth with 343 career assists. He needs 23 steals to match Shea Seals (1993-97) for fourth place.
• Brandon Swannegan has 126 career blocks, ranking fifth in TU history. He needs 10 blocks to match Eric Coley (1996-00) for fourth place.
• Harrison was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 23. TU nabbed the first two conference weekly honors of the season. Woodard won the award on Nov. 16.
• Tulsa is playing this season with nine seniors – the most seniors on one roster in the country.
• The Hurricane returned 97 percent of its scoring and 98 percent of its minutes to the team in 2015-16 – one of only five schools in the country to return at least 90 percent of its scoring and minutes this year.
• The Golden Hurricane is in its second season as a member of the American Athletic Conference.
• Tulsa is in its second year season under the direction of head coach Frank Haith. In his first season, the Hurricane posted a 23-11 overall record and a 14-4 conference record. TU finished second in the American Athletic Conference regular season, played in the semifinals of the conference tournament, and reached the second round of the postseason NIT.

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Marquel Curtis

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