Tulsa-Tulane Game Preview

3/8/2017 1:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball



 
 
GAME #31 ... TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (14-16, 8-10 AAC) vs. TULANE GREEN WAVE (6-24, 3-15 AAC)
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP • FIRST ROUND
Date/Time:  Thursday • March 9, 2017 • 5:00 p.m. (CT)/6:00 p.m. (CT)
Site:   XL Center (15,564) • Hartford, CT
Coaches:  Tulsa – Frank Haith (Elon '88), 3rd year
 Tulane – Mike Dunleavy Sr. (South Carolina '76), 1st year
TV:  ESPNews (Allen Bestwick and Tim Welsh)
Radio:  Big Country 99.5 FM (Bruce Howard and J.R. Rollo)
Live Stats:  Live Stats
Series:  Tulsa leads 17-6
Twitter:  @TUMBasketball | @TulsaHurricane
Instagram:  TulsaMBasketball
Game Notes:  Tulsa I Tulane
 
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Tulsa (14-16) opens play in the American Athletic Conference Championship on Thursday at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., against the Tulane Green Wave (6-24).  The Tulsa-Tulane game, which can be seen live on ESPNews and heard in the Tulsa area on Big Country 99.5 FM, is set to begin at 5:00 pm Central.
 
The Hurricane was 1-1 in games against the Green Wave this season, with both teams winning on their home court.  Tulsa picked up an 89-82 win on January 18, while Tulane earned an 81-69 victory in the last regular season contest on March 5.
 
The winner of the Tulsa-Tulane game goes on to face No. 2 seed Cincinnati on Friday at 6:00 pm Central.


 
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