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TU Closes Out Tulane, 60-56
1/18/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 18, 2012
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TULSA, Okla. - The University of Tulsa men's basketball team earned a 60-56 victory over Conference USA foe Tulane Wednesday night in front of 4,108 fans at Donald W. Reynolds Center.
Sophomore guard Jordan Clarkson led the way with a game-high 16 points for Tulsa (10-9, 3-2 C-USA), who is now riding a three-game win streak. Tulane (12-6, 0-4 C-USA) was led by Ricky Tarrant's 15 points.
Senior center Steven Idlet came off the bench to tally 13 points, six rebounds and five blocks in 28 minutes. He also knocked down his second three-pointer of the season, while junior guard Scottie Haralson dropped 12 points.
Tulsa shot 41 percent from the field and converted 14-of-15 free throws. The .933 percentage from the charity stripe was the second-best of the Doug Wojcik era (7-for-7 against Oklahoma on Dec. 5, 2007).
TU also tied a season high with 12 blocks, led by five each from Idlet and sophomore forward Kodi Maduka. Maduka also scored seven points and hauled in five rebounds.
The Green Wave received 14 points and five rebounds from Jordan Callahan, while Josh Davis added 10 points, five assists and four rebounds. Trey Drye scored just four points, but he pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds in 30 minutes.
Tulane shot 57 percent from the field in the first half, but Tulsa held the visitors to just 24 percent in the second half of play. The Green Wave knocked down 7-of-15 three-pointers and hit 11-of-14 free throws.
Tulane gained the early momentum and built a 12-7 lead before the first media timeout. Idlet and Clarkson combined to tie the score at 12, and TU fought to a 16-15 lead midway through the first half.
A jumper from Callahan at the 9:13 mark sparked a 9-0 run that lasted five minutes, which gave the road side a 24-16 advantage with 5:58 to play.
A layup from Haralson ended the run and cut the lead to six, but the Green Wave was able to stay on top and take a 32-25 margin into the locker room.
Tulsa started the second half slow, falling behind 36-28 with 15:37 to play, but the home team exploded for a 26-8 run that spanned the next 10 minutes to take a 54-44 lead. The Golden Hurricane received major contributions from six players during the game-changing run, which was capped by Idlet's three-point basket.
Tulane was able to narrow the gap in the remaining 5:35, but free throws late from Clarkson, Idlet and Haralson sealed the win for TU.
Next up for Tulsa will be a trip to Houston for a 7 p.m. meeting on Jan. 21 with Rice.
