TULSA POSTGAME NOTES VS. UCONN
1/14/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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• Tulsa wore black uniforms vs. UConn. It was the seventh time this season TU has worn black. TU is 5-2 in black uniforms this year.
• Junior guards Shaquille Harrison, Rashad Smith and James Woodard, and junior forward D'Andre Wright all started their 15th games of the season, and junior guard Marquel Curtis started his 11th game of the season.
• Harrison started his 83rd career game, Woodard started his 79th career game, Wright started his 45th career game, Smith started his 44th career game, and Curtis started his 12th career game.
• Harrison has started all 83 games in his career, Woodard has started 57 straight games, Wright has started 36 straight games, and Smith has started 21 straight games.
• Tulsa increased its winning streak to six in a row.
• The Hurricane improved its record to 4-0 in American Athletic Conference play, and its home record to 7-2.
• Tulsa's 4-0 record in conference play is its best start the 2009-10 team started league play 5-0.
• Tulsa improved its record when leading at halftime to 10-0 this season. The Hurricane also improved to 10-0 this season when it shoots better from the field than its opponents, and 9-0 when it holds its opponent to fewer than 65 points.
• Tulsa has won 15 games in a row against conference opponents, dating back to the 2013-14 season.
• UConn's loss was its first loss this season on an opponent's home court. The Huskies were 2-0 on the road entering Tuesday's game.
• Woodard scored 21 points in the game. He has scored at least 20 points three times this season, and 14 times in his career.
• With 21 points tonight, Woodard now has 1,154 in his career, ranking 23rd on the Tulsa career scoring chart. He surpassed Dana Lewis, who scored 1,135 from 1969-71.
• Tulsa held UConn to a .431 field goal percentage. It was the 15th time in 16 games, and the 11th straight time TU has held its opponent under 50 percent from the field.
