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Tulsa vs. Missouri State: MBB Game 11 Preview
12/16/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
TULSA, Okla. - The Tulsa men's basketball team continues its four-game homestand when it welcomes Missouri State to the Donald W. Reynolds Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The Golden Hurricane is looking to get back on track after a pair of recent defeats, including an 87-68 setback against No. 15 Oklahoma on Saturday. The Bears also look to rebound from an 80-61 loss at Oral Roberts on Monday.
TULSA (5-5) vs. MISSOURI STATE (5-4)
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 • 7:02 p.m. • Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355)
TV: ESPN3 (Jim Barbar and Bryndon Manzer)
Radio: News 102.3 and AM 740 KRMG and the Golden Hurricane Radio Network (Bruce Howard and Rick Couri)
Internet: Live Audio on Hurricane Vision
Live Stats: www.TulsaHurricane.com
Twitter: @TUMBasketball | @TulsaHurricane
Instagram: TulsaMBasketball
The Coaches
Tulsa: Frank Haith (Elon '88)
Career Record: 210-134 (11th year) | Record at Tulsa: 5-5 (first year)
Missouri State: Paul Lusk (Southern Illinois '95)
Career Record: 54-77 (fifth year) | Record at Missouri State: 52-54 (fourth year)
The Series
This is 40th meeting between Tulsa and Missouri State. MSU leads the series, 21-18. The Bears won 96-93 in Springfield last season, and the Golden Hurricane claimed a 61-42 victory in 2012 in Tulsa. The home team has been victorious in each of the last six meetings since 2008. The Bears won in 2011, 69-64, in overtime in Springfield. The Golden Hurricane won, 62-50, in 2010 at the Reynolds Center. The Bears took the contest in 2009, 83-75, in Springfield. Tulsa also defeated Missouri State, 70-67, in 2008. TU has won 13 of the last 17 meetings by an average of 10.5 points, while MSU has an average margin of victory of 5.3 points in its four wins in that stretch. Tulsa is 12-5 all-time against MSU in Tulsa.
Quick Hits
• Last time out, Tulsa fell to No. 15 Oklahoma, 87-68, on Saturday. Shaquille Harrison led the Hurricane with 21 points, while Rashad Ray scored 11 points.
• Six TU players - Woodard, Harrison, Curtis, Wright, Rashad Ray and Rashad Smith - have been responsible for 90.6 percent of the team's points, 67.9 percent of the rebounds, 98.1 percent of the assists and 88.5 percent of the steals, while totaling 83 percent of the total minutes played.
• In his last four games, Harrison has averaged 19.8 points and 4.5 rebounds, and 4.4 assists in his last five games.
• Ray has averaged 10 points in his last three games, and 4.5 assists in his last four games.
• Against OU Saturday, Harrison and Ray combined for seven assists and zero turnovers. In their last three games, the two point guards have combined for 26 assists and eight turnovers - 14 asts/5 TO's b Harrison and 12 asts/3 TO's by Ray.
• Marquel Curtis leads the Hurricane with a .540 field goal percentage. He has averaged 11.4 points per game in his last four games.
• Brandon Swannegan leads TU with 15 blocks. He has averaged 6.3 rebounds in his last three games.
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