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Tulsa Beats Texas El-Paso, 76-65
2/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 7, 2009
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa center Jerome Jordan scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Golden Hurricane extended its winning streak to five games with a 76-65 win over Texas-El Paso on Saturday.
Tulsa (17-7, 7-2 Conference USA) limited UTEP (13-9, 4-4) to 30.2 percent shooting and held the conference's all-time leading scorer, Stefon Jackson, to a season-low 11 points, almost 12 below his average.
Blanketed on defense by Tulsa's Ray Reese, Jackson finished 1-of-11 from the field. Randy Culpepper had 12 points to lead the Miners.
"I am really thrilled for our team tonight, we had a great effort by everybody. I know Jerome Jordan gets a lot of the publicity but my MVP of the game is Ray Reese. Stefon Jackson, the all-time leading scorer in UTEP history and Conference USA history, went 1-for-11 from the field and scored just 11 total points. Ray did a phenomenal job with a lot of help, but it was an outstanding individual defensive effort," said Tulsa Head Coach Doug Wojcik.
The Hurricane shot 44-percent from the field and had 43-36 rebound edge in sweeping the season series against the Miners. Tulsa held an eight-point lead at halftime, 37-39, and came out in the second half and built a 12-point lead in the first two minutes. Jordan's jumper in the paint at the 19:15 mark of the second half put the Hurricane ahead 10 points, a lead that would never dip to under double digits.
Tulsa took its' largest lead of 17 points with 1:46 left in the contest on a Uzoh free throw, and again with 0:49 on the clock with a Bishop Wheatley layup. The Miners scored eight of the last 10 points in the game for the 11-point loss.
Justin Hurtt also had 11 points and Ben Uzoh added 10 for Tulsa, which will face No. 14 Memphis on Wednesday. Memphis edged Tulsa 55-54 on Jan. 13 on a last-second shot.
Jordan was 7-of-13 from the field, had three blocks and altered numerous other shots, contributing to UTEP's poor percentage.
