Tulsa
Boise State
Tulsa Hosts Boise State Tonight
12/10/2019 10:29:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| GAME #10: TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (7-2) vs. Boise State (5-3) | |
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| Date/Time: | Wednesday • Dec. 11, 2019 • 7:00 p.m. (CT) |
| Site: | Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355) • Tulsa, Okla. |
| Coaches: | Tulsa – Frank Haith (Elon '88), 5th year BSU – Leon Rice (Washington St. '84), 10th year |
| TV: | ESPN3 | Chad McKee (PxP) & Bryndon Manzer (Analyst) |
| Radio: | Big Country 99.5 FM (Bruce Howard & J.R. Rollo) |
| Live Stats: | Live Stats |
| Series: | 11th Meeting (Tulsa 6-4 advantage) |
| Twitter: | @TUMBasketball | @TulsaHurricane |
| Instagram: | TulsaMBasketball |
| Game Notes: | Tulsa (PDF) | Boise State |
THE GAME
• This is the 11th meeting between Tulsa and Boise State.
• The game is the last home game of a three-game home stand in the month of December for the Hurricane.
• The Broncos are 5-3 on the season … Boise State comes into Wednesday's match-up with key wins over Colorado State and BYU ... their three losses on the season have come at the hands of Oregon, UC Irvine and New Mexico.
THE SERIES
• Tulsa has a 6-4 series lead ... the Hurricane is 5-0 at home against the Broncos
• The last meeting between the two teams came in 2004-05 season as the Hurricane lost in the first round of the WAC championships 73-83 to the Broncos in Reno, Nev.
• The first game between the two teams came in the 2001-02 season as Tulsa defeated Boise State at home with a final of 80-60.
LAST MEETING AGAINST BOISE STATE
•In the first round of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament, the 9 seed Hurricane lost by 10 to the Broncos.
• Tulsa was led by Brett McDade who scored 22 points ... Jarius Glenn and Chris Wallace both added 17 each for the Hurricane.
• Tulsa connected on 9 of 27 3-point attempts ... Tulsa only shot 36-percent from the field.
• The Broncos were led by Jason Ellis who had 22 points and 21 rebounds ... Boise State held a 51-32 lead at the half.
LAST WIN AGAINST THE BRONCOS
• The Hurricane defeated the Broncos 76-63 at the Reynolds center during WAC conference play on Feb. 5, 2005.
• Tulsa was led by Jarius Glenn who scored 27 points ... 18 of Glenn's 27 points game in the second half.
• Tulsa led the entire game as the closest the Broncos came to the lead was 60-55 with 4:05 remaining in the contest.
• The Broncos were led by Coby Karl who had 15 points, 12 in the second half ... Karl made 8 of his 9 free throw attempts.
THE LAST HOME GAME
• Tulsa dropped to 6-1 at home this season with a 66-63 loss to Arkansas State on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2019.
• Brandon Rachal led the Hurricane in scoring with 17 ... he made 6-8 shots from the field and put in 4 of 6 free throws ... Rachal recorded a season-high in minutes played with 37.
•Tulsa ended with 3 players scoring in double figures ... Rachal (17), Igbanu (12) and Joiner (10)
• Tulsa shot 51.1-percent from the field and 46.7-percent from behind the three-point line ... The field goal percentage was Tulsa's best output of the season ... The three-point percentage was the Hurricane's second best showing of the season behind UAPB (47.6).
SCOUTING THE BRONCOS
• Boise State was picked to finish 5th in The Mountain West Conference.
• Boise State finished last season going 13-20 overall and 7-11 in Mountain West Conference play losing in the second round of their conference tournament to Nevada.
• Boise State comes into Wednesday's matchup following a 75-64 win at home against Colorado State... the win was the Bronco's first in Mountain West Conference play this season
• They were led in the game by Justinian Jessup who had 27 points ... Derrick Alston Jr. added in 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Broncos.
• Boise State has 3 players averaging over 13.0 ppg ... they are led in scoring by Derrick Alston Jr. (21.4) who has started all 8 games for the Broncos.
• The Broncos are averaging 81.0 ppg for the season ,while their opponents average 71.4 points per game.
A TULSA WIN WOULD
• Give Tulsa their 7th home victory of the season giving them a record of 7-1 at the Reynolds Center.
• Close Tulsa's three-game home stand to start the month of December by winning 2 out of 3.
