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Tulsa
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Tulsa Game Preview: Travels to Little Rock for Saturday Game
12/2/2016 9:02:00 AM | Men's Basketball
TULSA BASKETBALL
| GAME #6 ... TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (3-2) vs. LITTLE ROCK TROJANS (5-2) | |
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| Date/Time: | Saturday, December 3, 2016 • 3:00 p.m. |
| Site: | Jack Stephens Center (5,600), Little Rock, Ark. |
| Coaches: | Tulsa – Frank Haith (Elon '88), 3rd year Little Rock – Wes Flanigan (Auburn '97), 1st year |
| TV: | None |
| Radio: | Big Country 99.5 FM (Bruce Howard and J.R. Rollo) |
| Live Stats: | Live Stats |
| Series: | Tulsa leads series 5-4 |
| Twitter: | @TUMBasketball | @TulsaHurricane |
| Instagram: | TulsaMBasketball |
| Game Notes: | Tulsa | Little Rock |
THE GAME . . .
• The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-2) and the Little Rock Trojans (5-2) meet on the court for the eighth straight year.
• Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. from Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas.
• Tulsa is on a three-game winning streak, while the Trojans have posted 5-2 record, winning its last two games.
THE SERIES . . .
• This is the 10th meeting between Tulsa and Little Rock.
• The Hurricane leads the series 5-4 and has a 1-3 record in Little Rock, while Tulsa owns a 4-1 record at home.
• Little Rock won last year's game in Tulsa by a 64-60 score, while Tulsa won the last meeting in Little Rock in December 2014 by a score of 78-73.
• Tulsa has won its five games by an 11.0 margin, while LR has a 6.0 winning margin in its four victories.
QUICK HITS . . .
• Tulsa is playing its 106th season of basketball in 2016-17.
• Tulsa Head Coach Frank Haith is in his third season at Tulsa and has averaged 21.5 wins in his first two seasons, while leading Tulsa to an NIT in 2014 and the NCAAs in 2015.
• Tulsa features only three players on its roster that appeared in a game at TU prior to this season – Pat Birt, TK Edogi and Sterling Taplin.
• Tulsa has 10 newcomers to its roster, including two juniors, one sophomore and five freshmen.
• Tulsa is in its third season as a member of the American Athletic Conference.
• In two seasons as a member of The American, Tulsa finished second and tied for third place in the regular season, respectively.
• For the third straight year, all of Tulsa's conference games and non-conference home games will be televised on an ESPN network or CBS Sports Network.
IN THE EARLY GOING . . .
• Ten players have made their Tulsa debuts this season . . . they have accounted for 77.6 percent of Tulsa's total points, scoring 277 of Tulsa's 357 points thru five games.
• Tulsa has out-rebounded 4 of its first 5 opponents this season, and has a 6.0 rebounding margin.
• After allowing 80+ points in the first two games (82.0 ppg), both losses, Tulsa has held its last three opponents to 65.7 points per game for a difference of 16.3 points.
• Tulsa has used 3 different starting lineups through 5 games this year.
