Tulsa
Hawaii
Men's Hoops Tops Hawaii, 76-51
2/27/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb 28, 2003
By CLAYTON BELLAMY
Associated Press Writer
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Kevin Johnson scored 19 points and Jason Parker and Dante Swanson added 15 points apiece as Tulsa snapped a five-game losing streak against Hawaii with a 76-51 win Thursday night.
Johnson scored seven points in a 10-2 run just after halftime that the Golden Hurricane (16-9, 9-6 Western Athletic Conference) used to pull ahead 41-23 and put Hawaii away.
Usually undersized Tulsa outrebounded the Rainbow Warriors 43-33, dominating after Hawaii (15-9, 7-8) center Haim Shimonovich left the game halfway through the first half with a sprained right ankle.
Carl English, the WAC's leading scorer coming in with a 20.4 average, was held to just 7 points on 3-of-9 shooting for Hawaii, which was halfway through its second 11-day trip to the mainland this season.
Phil Martin's 12 points led the Rainbow Warriors, who dropped their seventh straight conference road game. Hawaii, which came in tied for the conference lead in field goal percentage, shot just 38 percent.
Tulsa came out after halftime on fire. Johnson and Parker hit 3-pointers in the decisive early run, and, later, Swanson's 3 and layup after a steal put the Golden Hurricane ahead 59-34 with 8:23 remaining.
Tulsa led 31-21 at halftime. Jarius Glenn scored four of his nine first-half points on two putbacks in a 13-3 run that put the Golden Hurricane ahead 27-19 with 4:05 left.
Tulsa led just 14-13 when Shimonovich fell to floor after grabbing a rebound. He had two points, two rebounds and two blocks before leaving the game, and Johnson was ineffective while Shimonovich was guarding him.
