Tuesday, November 27
Reynolds Center
7 PM
Tulsa
5-2
72
vs
58
UT Arlington
3-4
1
2
F
UT Arlington
31
27
58
Tulsa
31
41
72
Photo by: Bill Powell
Jeffries Leads Tulsa Past UT Arlington on Tuesday Night
11/27/2018 10:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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TULSA, Okla. — DaQuan Jeffries tied a career high with 24 points and Tulsa shot 61.5-percent in the second half as Tulsa downed UT Arlington 72-58 on Tuesday night at the Donald W. Reynold Center.
Jeffries went 10-of-11 from the field and 4-of-5 from behind the arc to tie his career mark, which was set in last season's win over Memphis. He was one of four players in double-figures for the Golden Hurricane (5-2) as Elijah Joiner had 11 points to go along with four assists and four steals, while Martins Igbanu and Lawson Korita each chipped in with 10 points.
TU connected on 16 of its 26 attempts in the final 20 minutes and scored 26 points off 16 turnovers by the Mavericks (3-4).
"Our start was not good in terms of energy and carelessness on the court, but our last 10 minutes of the half and then our second half was outstanding," head coach Frank Haith said. "I thought our defense was terrific there in the second half."
UT Arlington was paced by Brian Warren's 15 points and the Mavericks were limited to 39-percent shooting in the contest.
Tulsa quickly broke a 31-all tie at halftime as Jeffries found Korita cutting the hoop for an easy bucket before Sterling Taplin's layup. Minutes later, Taplin set up Jeffries, who hit six of his seven shot attempts in the second half, for a triple that pushed the lead to 40-35.
The Mavericks stayed within striking distance before Tulsa ripped off a 14-0 run midway through the half to put the game away.
Jeriah Horne ignited the spurt with a 3-pointer and Joiner hit another trey during the stretch. But it was Jeffries attacking the basket that helped fuel the run as he scored eight points.
The highlight of the night came when Joiner stole the ball and started a fastbreak. The sophomore saw Jeffries trailing and set him up with a behind-the-back pass. Jeffries finished the play with a thunderous dunk to bring the home crowd to its feet.
When the dust settled, TU had its largest lead of the night, 64-46, and cruised down the stretch to the 72-58 win.
UT Arlington got off to a hot start in the opening minutes of the contest and the visitors led by as much as 10 through the first eight minutes.
However, 3-pointers by Joiner, Jeffries and Korita helped Tulsa erase the deficit and take the lead near the end of the half before going into the break tied at 31.
The Hurricane will be back in action at 4 p.m. (CT) on Saturday, Dec. 1 when the squad heads back west for its first true road game at Utah (3-3). The contest can be seen on the Pac-12 Network.
TULSA, Okla. — DaQuan Jeffries tied a career high with 24 points and Tulsa shot 61.5-percent in the second half as Tulsa downed UT Arlington 72-58 on Tuesday night at the Donald W. Reynold Center.
Jeffries went 10-of-11 from the field and 4-of-5 from behind the arc to tie his career mark, which was set in last season's win over Memphis. He was one of four players in double-figures for the Golden Hurricane (5-2) as Elijah Joiner had 11 points to go along with four assists and four steals, while Martins Igbanu and Lawson Korita each chipped in with 10 points.
TU connected on 16 of its 26 attempts in the final 20 minutes and scored 26 points off 16 turnovers by the Mavericks (3-4).
"Our start was not good in terms of energy and carelessness on the court, but our last 10 minutes of the half and then our second half was outstanding," head coach Frank Haith said. "I thought our defense was terrific there in the second half."
UT Arlington was paced by Brian Warren's 15 points and the Mavericks were limited to 39-percent shooting in the contest.
Tulsa quickly broke a 31-all tie at halftime as Jeffries found Korita cutting the hoop for an easy bucket before Sterling Taplin's layup. Minutes later, Taplin set up Jeffries, who hit six of his seven shot attempts in the second half, for a triple that pushed the lead to 40-35.
The Mavericks stayed within striking distance before Tulsa ripped off a 14-0 run midway through the half to put the game away.
Jeriah Horne ignited the spurt with a 3-pointer and Joiner hit another trey during the stretch. But it was Jeffries attacking the basket that helped fuel the run as he scored eight points.
The highlight of the night came when Joiner stole the ball and started a fastbreak. The sophomore saw Jeffries trailing and set him up with a behind-the-back pass. Jeffries finished the play with a thunderous dunk to bring the home crowd to its feet.
When the dust settled, TU had its largest lead of the night, 64-46, and cruised down the stretch to the 72-58 win.
UT Arlington got off to a hot start in the opening minutes of the contest and the visitors led by as much as 10 through the first eight minutes.
However, 3-pointers by Joiner, Jeffries and Korita helped Tulsa erase the deficit and take the lead near the end of the half before going into the break tied at 31.
The Hurricane will be back in action at 4 p.m. (CT) on Saturday, Dec. 1 when the squad heads back west for its first true road game at Utah (3-3). The contest can be seen on the Pac-12 Network.
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Team Stats
UTA
TLS
FG%
.390
.492
3FG%
.150
.556
FT%
.600
.571
RB
42
28
TO
16
10
STL
6
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
24
FGM
10
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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